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Thursday, January 19, 2012

For Research: "Human Rights vs. Civil Rights"

Human rights are rights that every human is automatically given upon birth, regardless of race, sex, nationality, or ethnicity.


A civil rights in an enforceable right or privilege, which may cause harm if interfered with. 


Human rights include: the right to life, equality before the law, freedom of expression, rights to work, social security, educational opportunity, and the rights to development. 


Civil rights include: freedom of press, speech, and assembly, equality in public places, freedom from involuntary servitude, and the right to vote. 


Sources:
http://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/Civil_rights
http://www.ohchr.org/en/issues/Pages/WhatareHumanRights.aspx

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