UNESCO Thesaurus: hierarchical list

6.10 Human rights

Civil and political rights

Used For

UF Civil liberties, Civil rights, Freedom, Political rights, Right to dignity

Narrower Term

NT1 Freedom of assembly

UF Right of assembly, Right to demonstrate

NT1 Freedom of association

UF Right of association, Trade union rights

NT1 Freedom of expression

UF Right of reply, Right to communicate

    NT2 Freedom of speech

    UF Right to freedom of speech

    NT2 Freedom of the press

    NT2 Right to information

    UF Freedom of information

NT1 Freedom of movement

UF Right to freedom of movement

NT1 Freedom of thought

UF Freedom of conscience, Freedom of opinion

    NT2 Freedom of religion

    UF Religious freedom

NT1 Political prisoners

UF Prisoners of conscience

NT1 Right to justice

UF Legal rights, Right to a fair trial

NT1 Right to life

    NT2 Euthanasia

NT1 Right to privacy

UF Confidentiality, Privacy

NT1 Right to property

UF Property law, Property rights

NT1 Right to seek asylum

Used For

UF Peoples rights, Rights of peoples

Narrower Term

NT1 Right to development

NT1 Right to environmental quality

NT1 Right to live in peace

NT1 Right to natural resources control

NT1 Self determination

UF Right to self determination

Used For

UF Access to culture, Right to cultural identity, Right to culture

Human rights

Used For

UF Individual human rights

Human rights violations

Used For

UF Abuse of human rights

Humanitarian law

Used For

UF Law of war, Rights of civilians, Rights of war prisoners, Rights of war wounded

Narrower Term

NT1 Occupied territories

NT1 War crimes

UF War criminals

    NT2 Concentration camps

    NT2 Genocide

Rights of special groups

Narrower Term

NT1 Rights of prisoners

NT1 Rights of soldiers

NT1 Rights of the child

UF Childrens rights

NT1 Rights of the disabled

NT1 Womens rights

    NT2 Reproductive rights

    NT2 Womens status

Narrower Term

NT1 Equal opportunity

UF Affirmative action, Equal rights

NT1 Right to employment

UF Right to work

NT1 Right to food

NT1 Right to health

NT1 Right to housing

UF Right to shelter

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