What is the universal definition of Human Rights?
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There is no universal definition of Human Rights. There should be but due to dictatorships in different countries and war etc some countries don't even care about human rights. As sad as this is it is unfortunately true.
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United Nations Organisation
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So, why does there have to be "Women's Rights","Mens Rights" or any special consideration or privileges for anyone based on sex, religion or the color of one's skin?  Why not just make it all "Human Rights!"
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'Natural' rights are those freedoms which we believe or arrange statutorily to be the same for all persons. This is an often misunderstood concept attributed to morality and religion. In reality, though, ALL rights which we have in society are statutory, in other words, determined by laws (either written or assumed rules). In quid-pro-quo fashion, we agree to behave as civilized people in exchange for the protection of societal advantages, such as not being killed for frivolous reasons, not being treated as less than other individual humans, etc. The strength of individual rights in a particular country hinges upon the overall integrity of that country's laws and communities, and resources to provide adequate living conditions for it's people. In other words, if a country is relatively stable and sustainable, its people will be able to maintain social contracts within it. If a community, province, country, or world has instabilities in supplies, overpopulation, inadequate legal structure or unbalanced power/trade, then the variations in resources, weapons, or attitudes will affect the ability of people within and around that area to conduct normal relations and enter into agreements on a fair basis, whether competitively or cooperatively.
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People... We enter into a social contract and make government to protect our rights.  We're willing to give up some rights to protect others. - John Locke in a nutshell.
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Article 1 \nAll human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood. \n\nArticle 2 \nEveryone is entitled to all the rights and freedoms set forth in this Declaration, without distinction of any kind, such as race, colour, sex, language, religion, political or other opinion, national or social origin, property, birth or other status. \n\nFurthermore, no distinction shall be made on the basis of the political, jurisdictional or international status of the country or territory to which a person belongs, whether it be independent, trust, non-self-governing or under any other limitation of sovereignty. \n\nArticle 3 \nEveryone has the right to life, liberty and security of person. \n\nArticle 4 \nNo one shall be held in slavery or servitude; slavery and the slave trade shall be prohibited in all their forms. \n\nArticle 5 \nNo one shall be subjected to torture or to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment. \n\nArticle 6 \nEveryone has the right to recognition everywhere as a person before the law. \n\nArticle 7 \nAll are equal before the law and are entitled without any discrimination to equal protection of the law. All are entitled to equal protection against any discrimination in violation of this Declaration and against any incitement to such discrimination. \n\nArticle 8 \nEveryone has the right to an effective remedy by the competent national tribunals for acts violating the fundamental rights granted him by the constitution or by law. \n\nArticle 9 \nNo one shall be subjected to arbitrary arrest, detention or exile. \n\nArticle 10 \nEveryone is entitled in full equality to a fair and public hearing by an independent and impartial tribunal, in the determination of his rights and obligations and of any criminal charge against him. \n\nArticle 11 \nEveryone charged with a penal offence has the right to be presumed innocent until proved guilty according to law in a public trial at which he has had all the guarantees necessary for his defence. \nNo one shall be held guilty of any penal offence on account of any act or omission which did not constitute a penal offence, under national or international law, at the time when it was committed. Nor shall a heavier penalty be imposed than the one that was applicable at the time the penal offence was committed. \nArticle 12 \nNo one shall be subjected to arbitrary interference with his privacy, family, home or correspondence, nor to attacks upon his honour and reputation. Everyone has the right to the protection of the law against such interference or attacks. \n\nArticle 13 \nEveryone has the right to freedom of movement and residence within the borders of each State. \nEveryone has the right to leave any country, including his own, and to return to his country. \nArticle 14 \nEveryone has the right to seek and to enjoy in other countries asylum from persecution. \nThis right may not be invoked in the case of prosecutions genuinely arising from non-political crimes or from acts contrary to the purposes and principles of the United Nations. \nArticle 15 \nEveryone has the right to a nationality. \nNo one shall be arbitrarily deprived of his nationality nor denied the right to change his nationality. \nArticle 16 \nMen and women of full age, without any limitation due to race, nationality or religion, have the right to marry and to found a family. They are entitled to equal rights as to marriage, during marriage and at its dissolution. \nMarriage shall be entered into only with the free and full consent of the intending spouses. \nThe family is the natural and fundamental group unit of society and is entitled to protection by society and the State. \nArticle 17 \nEveryone has the right to own property alone as well as in association with others. \nNo one shall be arbitrarily deprived of his property. \nArticle 18 \nEveryone has the right to freedom of thought, cons
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http://www.un.org/rights/\nhttp://www.hrw.org/\nhttp://www.hrweb.org/\nhttp://www.hri.ca/index.aspx
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they are not the "leaders of Human Rights",  there is no such thing as leadership of HR. Human Rights are universal, and every human deserves to enjoy it.\n\nA leading country in the world like the USA should give better examples of Human Rights preservation and respecting Geneva Conventions. It's just another good example of power abuse.
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The term "human rights" generally refers to the basic protections that most civilized countries afford.\n\nThe most common include freedom from slavery, freedom to marry who you choose, freedom of expression and worship, freedom to own property, freedom from torture and persecution, and so on.\n\nThe details vary by country and applicable law, but the basic idea is that people should be allowed to live their lives in such a way as they choose, as long as they don't harm others in the process.\n\nSadly, many countries (including the US recently) have abandoned this concept in the name of conformity and security.
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Bill of Rights.\n\n(but Drama Guy's answer four below mine is the best)
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United Nations Resolution
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the supreme law of the land. it explains rights, government etc.
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human rights. as specified by the Geneva conventions that the us is supposed to uphold. even though we don't, but we can work on that.\nas for other rights like help from our government, school, tax breaks, ect, i say no.
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Have you ever read the UN Declaration of Rights? It's complete horse manure! It has things in it like the "right to electricity" or the "right to a job" those aren't rights, those are things that must be earned, not provided by a government at the expense of taxpayers. As a U.S. Citizen, I don't want my government committing me to some treaty that's been endorsed by a bunch of dictators and autocrats.
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Freedom: The ability to do anything that you want (good or bad)\n\nIn fact and in the intent of laws: The most relative definition is that our freedom stops where the freedom of another individual begins.
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I would in this case focus on the origins of "Human Rights". The Human Rights issue at the UN didn't come up that simple. The person who brought this issue up first was the wife of the US president, Mrs Eleanor Roosevelt.\n\nI would advise to check out the following links, to get information for your tesis.\n\nOther possiblities/information you can find at the Un or Amnesty.\n\nYou can write about:\n- children rights\n- human rights in general\n- president roosevelt, his wife and human rights
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The bill of rights defines the powers granted to the goverment when conducting criminal investigations (4,5,6,7).  It also defines the rights that citizens have that cannot be impeached upon by laws created at any level of government.