The right to a fair trial - Every person has a right to a fair trial. They have the right to be equal before courts and tribunals. They have a right to a fair and public trial before a competent and impartial court.
The rights of liberty and security - Article 9(1) of the ICCPR uses the expression "Liberty and security of the person." It says no one may be arbitrarily arrested or detained. No one may have their liberty taken away except by lawful process.
The right of asylum - When the UDHR was first drafted, one of the rights granted was the right to enjoy asylum. This status right was included with the right to a nationality and the right to be recognized before the law.
The right to due process - The right to due process in criminal proceedings under the law. Currently it is not a derogable right (see freedom of speech above).
The right to seek legal redress - This is a right all people have to the court system. It is the right to bring a lawsuit against another person, organization or government.
The right to Political participation - A right granted UDHR. It states: "Everyone has the right to take part in the government of his country, directly or through freely chosen representatives."
The right to assemble - The right of assembly is provided by the UDHR. It says: "Everyone has the right to freedom of peaceful assembly and association". It adds: "No one may be compelled to belong to an association".
The right to petition - This is a right to complain about injustices and to have those complaints heard. Several international conventions provide the right to petition to individuals.
The right of self-defense - This applies to persons and is a right to defend themselves against immediate harm. It applies when a person is charged with a crime. It also applies to collective self-defense against attack.
The right to vote - This was first granted by the UDHR. The ICCPR expanded this right to include the rights to vote, to be elected, to vote by secret ballot and universal suffrage (the right for all adults to vote regardless of race or sex).
↑Berta E. Hernandez-Truyol, 'Civil and Political Rights – An Introduction', University of Miami Inter-American Law Review, Vol. 28-1 (January 1, 1997), p. 235
12 Dr Alex Conte; Dr Richard Burchill, Defining Civil and Political Rights: The Jurisprudence of the United Nations Human Rights Committee, Second Edition (Surrey, UK; Burlington, VT: Ashgate Publishing, 1971), p. 111
123Annemarie Devereux, Australia and the Birth of the International Bill of Human Rights, 1946-1966 (Annandale, N.S.W.: Federation Press, 2005), p. 59
↑ Dr Alex Conte; Dr Richard Burchill, Defining Civil and Political Rights: The Jurisprudence of the United Nations Human Rights Committee, Second Edition (Surrey, UK; Burlington, VT: Ashgate Publishing, 1971), p. 174