A journey through human rights and your company

A journey through human rights and your company Page 7 | 24 2. Classification of human rights Although there are different classifications of humans rights, we have used a chronological approach. 2.1. FIRST GENERATION. CIVIL AND POLITICAL RIGHTS These rights were already included in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights of 1948 and were reinforced with the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights of 1966 . First Generation rights put the accent on the individual and seek to protect their freedom. Enshrined also as civil and political rights.