Module 3: Review Questions

• Generations of human rights

  • First Generation (Civil and Political Rights)
  • Second Generation (Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights)
  • Third Generation (Solidarity Rights)
• First Generation (Civil and Political Rights)

  • Focus on individual liberties, such as freedom of speech and the right to a fair trial
• Second Generation (Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights)


  • Emphasis on socio-economic rights, including the right to education, work, and social security
• Third Generation (Solidarity Rights)

  • Encompass collective rights related to group identity, environmental rights, and the right to self-determination
  • Evolution from individual to collective rights
  • Emphasis on addressing broader social and economic inequalities