Types of Human Rights of A Citizen JSS1 Civic Education Lesson Note

TOPIC: TYPES OF HUMAN RIGHTS

The rights of Nigerian citizens are classified into three basic categories namely;

1.   Civic (individual) rights
2. Economic rights
3.   Political rights

Civic Rights

These are the human rights that every person enjoys as a resident of the country. They are created and protected by the state for its citizens. These rights enable the citizens to live decent, comfortable lives and enhance their relationships as citizens of the community.

Civic rights include:

1.                   Right to life
2.                 Right to liberty
3.           Right to privacy and family life
4.               Right to the dignity of human person
5.                 Right to fair hearing and judgment

 Economic rights

They are the rights of citizens to be engaged in a profitable means of livelihood. These economic rights include:

1. Right to an adequate  standard of living
2. Right to free choice of employment without discrimination
3. Right to protection against unemployment
4. Right to join and form trade unions
5. Right to free elementary education and health care 

Political Rights

These rights specify the natural justice of fairness in law. They include:

1. Rights of the accused; which are:
2.   Right to fair trial
3. Right to due process
4.   Right to seek redress or legal remedy