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Peace and Human Rights

What human rights are, their characteristics by anchor phrase, the UDHR and its article map, and the Philippine peace and human-rights measures of 2021-2022.

30 min read · Professional and Sub-Professional

What it is

Human rights are the rights every person has simply because he or she is a human being. When a constitution writes them down, they are called fundamental or constitutional rights. This lesson covers three things the exam asks about:

  • the characteristics of human rights (universal, inalienable, indivisible and others);
  • the 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) and what its articles cover;
  • Philippine peace and human-rights measures of 2021-2022, by sector (children, women, migrants, refugees, education, peace).

This topic is partial: the lesson teaches only what the reviewer materials and the knowledge base cover.

Why it matters on the exam

Human-rights items are usually short recall or "which characteristic?" items. Many traps use look-alike terms (indivisible vs interdependent) or look-alike numbers (R.A. 11642 vs R.A. 11648; EO 163 of 1987 vs 2022). Clear anchor phrases and tables prevent these mistakes.

At work, government offices apply these laws every day, for example the Safe Spaces Act in the workplace and child-protection laws in schools and barangays.

Rule 1 of 7What human rights are
Human rights are what every person is entitled to simply by being human; the UDHR roots them in the inherent dignity of every person. Written into a constitution, they are called fundamental or constitutional rights.
Worked example 1 of 3Which characteristic? The close pair
A health office says it will protect the right to health but will set aside the right to information about health risks for now, since health matters more. Which characteristic of human rights does this approach violate?
  1. Indivisible
  2. Interdependent
  3. Imprescriptible
  4. Universal
Step 1 · Find the key phrase"Health matters more" and setting another right aside: the office ranks one right above another.
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