Question

Which of the following is considered as first generation rights ?

• A. Social and Economic Rights
• B. Civil and Political Rights
• C. Cultural Rights
• D. All the above

Answer 1

Answer:

B. Civil and Political Rights

• ) The right to life
• 2) The right to property
• 3) The right to be seen equal before the law
• 4) The right to receive a fair and public hearing where one is innocent before proven guilty5) The right to privacy at home
• 6) The right to move and reside anywhere within one’s country
• 7) The right to seek asylum internationally
• 8) The right to marry and found a family
• 9) The right of freedom of belief and religion
• 10) The right of freedom of speech and opinion
• 11) The right to peacefully assemble and associate
• 12) The right to take part in the government directly or indirectly1
• 3) The right to periodic and genuine elections
• 14) The right to have free choice of employment
• 15) The right to be protected from compulsion to join an organization
• 16) The right to be protected against slavery
• 17) The right to be protected against torture and cruel punishment
• 18) The right to be protected against arbitrary exile or arrest
• 19) The right as a parent to choose the type of education for your child
• 20) The right to hold ownership over any scientific, literary, or artistic production one creates