Human Rights and Liberty

Human Rights and Liberty book cover — by Charlie Ogden Our Values human Rights & liberty

Human Rights and Liberty — page 1 — SOME PEOPLE ARGUE THAT THERE ARE OVER 30 BASIC HUMAN RIGHTS what are human rights There are certain things that people can do because the law allows them to such as drive cars watch television and travel around the world However many people argue that there are certain things that people should always be allowed to do simply because they are human These things are known as human rights Human rights help people to live with freedom equality justice and peace Not everyone agrees on what is and what isn’t a human right However there are a few rights that most people agree everyone has simply because they are human They are The right to liberty The right to life The right to equality The right to a fair trial The right to freedom of speech The right to freedom of religion Here are three Buddhists practicing their right to freedom of religion Don’t worry if you don’t understand what these rights mean at the moment We will talk about all of them later on

Human Rights and Liberty — page 2 — THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE AROUND THE WORLD WHO ARE TRYING TO MAKE HAVING ACCESS TO THE INTERNET A HUMAN RIGHT Even though you may not know all of your human rights yet they are still there Even babies have human rights In many cases a legal right is based on a moral right One example of this is that it is illegal to steal Many people believe that no one ever has the moral right to steal so laws have been made that say no one ever has the legal right to steal either A right is something that someone has the authority or permission to have or do A person might have permission to do something because the law says they can This is called a legal right For example most adults have the legal right to vote To vote is to have a say in who is part of your country’s government A person might also have permission to do something because it is the fair or right thing to do This is called a moral right For example you have the moral right to tell a teacher about a bully WHAT IS A RIGHT

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