one of the basic rights which many societies think every person should have to be treated in a fair equal way without cruelty, for example by their government, or the right to vote
(law) any basic right or freedom to which all human beings are entitled and in whose exercise a government may not interfere (including rights to life and liberty as well as freedom of thought and expression and equality before the law)
The basic rights and freedoms that all humans should be guaranteed, such as the right to life and liberty, freedom of thought and expression, and equality before the law
The rights people are entitled to simply because they are human beings, irrespective of their citizenship, nationality, race, ethnicity, language, sex, sexuality, or abilities; human rights become enforceable when they are codified as conventions, covenants, or treaties, or as they become recognized as customary international law
The basic rights and freedoms to which all humans are entitled, often held to include the right to life and liberty, freedom of thought and expression, and equality before the law
Rights of persons to freedom of speech and conscience, equal treatment, work and health, among others, as defined in Universal Declaration adopted by UN in 1948, supplemented by 1960s Covenants on social, economic, political, and civil rights Variously interpreted by states, hence subject of global debate For Declaration, click here
a right or rights (for instance to freedom of speech, freedom of movement, certain standards of life or treatment) which are believed to belong to every person and individual
rights identified as being held by all humans from birth by virtue of belonging to a civil society; rights such as the freedom of speech and expression, the right to vote and practice a religion, the right to equal treatment before the law and freedom from abuse by public authorities
and special rights - Human rights belong to all people, or all people who are competent to exercise them (An earlier term that is a close synonym for human rights is "natural rights ") In contrast, a right that only belongs to some people is termed a "special" right
Fundamental rights regarded as belonging to all people Found in many treaties and in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, passed by the United Nations General Assembly in1948
Human rights are basic rights which many societies believe that all people should have. The basic rights and freedoms to which all humans are entitled, often held to include the right to life and liberty, freedom of thought and expression, and equality before the law. Rights that belong to an individual as a consequence of being human