These rights are broadly classified into five primary categories.

They are as follows:

1. Civil Rights: The term civil rights refers to the basic rights afforded by laws of the government to every person.

2. Political Rights:

• Political rights are exercised in the formation and administration of a government.
• The civil and political rights are directly related to modem democracy.
• It includes the freedom of expression and peaceful assembly, the right to take part in the government of one’s country, the right to vote, the freedom of speech and obtain information.

3. Social Rights:

• It is necessary for an individual to fully participate in the society.
• Social rights are those rights necessary for an adequate standard of living including the right to education, health care, food, clothing, shelter and social security.

4. Economic Rights:

• The right to participate in an economy that benefits all and to desirable work.
• Economic rights guarantee every person to have condition under which they are able to meed their needs.
• This includes the rights to employment and fair wage, the reasonable limitation of working hours etc.

5. Cultural Rights: 

The rights to freedom of religion and to speak the language and to practice the cultural life of the community, the right to share in scientific advancement, and right to the protection of moral and material interest.