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Civil liberties
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The rights and freedoms that humans have relative to their governments.
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Civil rights
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The rights that protect humans from discrimination based on who they are.
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Human rights
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The natural, universal and inalienable rights to which all humans are entitled.
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Universal Declaration of Human Rights
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The definitive outline of human rights, adopted by the UN General Assembly in 1948.
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Universalism
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The view that all humans possess an equal sets of rights, regardless of who they are, where they live, or where they come from.
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Relativism
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The view that human rights are culturally relative, and that there is no one-size-fits-all set of rights.
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Political prisoner
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A person who is imprisoned because their actions or beliefs run counter to those of the government of the day.
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Prisoner of conscience
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A person who is physically prevented from expressing or holding opinions by a government or a state.
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Natural law
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The view that certain rights are derived from nature rather than the rules of government or society.
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Natural rights
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Rights that exist as a result of the universal law of nature, and that cannot be given or taken away by government.
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Slavery
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An arrangement by which humans are defined as property, and individuals can be owned, bought and sold.
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Humanitarianism
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A general concern for the welfare of humans.
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Reproductive rights
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The right of an individual to decide whether or not to reproduce, and to have access to appropriate information and health care.
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