rights and responsibilites

1. What are every human’s fundamental rights?

Every person has a fundamental right to life and a right to those things required for human decency – starting with food, shelter and clothing, employment, health care, and education.

2. What is the role of the Government in maintaining human rights?

The state has a positive moral function. It is an instrument to promote human dignity, protect human rights, and build the common good.

3. Who is responsible for assisting the government to achieve its goals?

All people have a right and a responsibility to participate in political institutions so that government can achieve its proper goals.