Convention on the rights of persons with disabilities

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Human rights are not moral principles without practical applications. No-one can be deprived of them without suffering a serious injustice. What is their place in the international legal system?
The Human rights system is supported by several UN bodies : High Commissioner for Human rights, Human rights council, Human rights committee ...etc. What is the role of these bodies?

This paper provides information on:

• DEFINITION of Human rights.
• Differences between CIVIL AND POLITICAL RIGHTS and ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND CULTURAL RIGHTS.
• Role of UN BODIES’ in the field of Human rights.