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Second Generation Human Rights

The Second Generation of Human Rights encompasses economic, social, and cultural rights aimed at ensuring equality and access to essential resources for a dignified life. These rights emerged in the 20th century, particularly post-World War II, and emphasize the positive obligations of states to provide support. Key examples include the right to education, work, social security, and healthcare, with legal backing from instruments like the ICESCR and UDHR.

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Second Generation Human Rights

The Second Generation of Human Rights encompasses economic, social, and cultural rights aimed at ensuring equality and access to essential resources for a dignified life. These rights emerged in the 20th century, particularly post-World War II, and emphasize the positive obligations of states to provide support. Key examples include the right to education, work, social security, and healthcare, with legal backing from instruments like the ICESCR and UDHR.

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Second Generation of Human Rights

Second Generation of Human Rights

Second Generation of Human Rights refers to economic, social, and cultural rights.

These rights focus on ensuring equality and access to essential resources and opportunities

necessary for a dignified life.

Key Features:

- Emerged mainly in the 20th century, especially after World War II.

- Emphasize positive obligations of the state - governments must actively provide or support access

to these rights.

- Inspired by social justice and equality principles.

Examples of Second-Generation Human Rights:

1. Right to education

2. Right to work and fair wages

3. Right to social security

4. Right to adequate standard of living

5. Right to health and healthcare

6. Right to housing

7. Right to form trade unions

Legal Instruments:

- International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR) - 1966

- Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) - Articles 22 to 27

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