HUMAN RIGHTS
By definition, a human right is a universal claim; human rights are said to be held by
all people of all nations, whether or not their governments recognize these rights.
This is what John Locke had in mind when he described these broad, moral rights as
natural rights: Locke suggested that certain inalienable rights are bestowed on us
simply because of our nature as human beings.

In theory, there need not be agreement on what human rights are, because whether
or not human rights exist doesn't depend at all on whether they are widely
recognized. In practice, the more a government recognizes a given human right, the
more likely it is to respect a citizen's ability to exercise that right.

m 1948, the United Nations General Assembly adopted a Universal Declaration of
Human Rights. This stirring document expresses an ideal vision of rights - but it's
vision that's achieved in few (if any) of the nations that adopted the Declaration.

Article 1 states that:

"All human beings are bom free and equal in dignity and rights. They

are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one

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another in a spirit of brotherhood."                                       v