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A right is the power or liberty to which a person or a group is justly entitled or a thing to which they have a moral or legal claim. The specific enumeration of rights accorded to citizens has historically differed greatly from one century to the next, and from one regime to another, but nowadays is normally addressed by the constitutions of the respective nations. Rights serve as rules of interaction between people and groups, and, as such, they place constraints or positive obligations on individuals, groups, institutions, and governments.
These rights are variously interpreted. For example, in a given country, a right to free speech may merely mean that the government may not actively engage in censorship, and may apply only to speech that the courts of that country deem political, not, for example, sexually related speech, even in realms that such as a discussion of birth control that other countries might deem political. But, in any case, a right to free speech is generally not interpreted to mean that anyone else has a right to facilitate one's speech. In A.J. Liebling's words, "Freedom of the press belongs to those who own one." On the other hand, an individual right to healthcare implies an obligation on others to provide that healthcare. Thus, an individual having a right places responsibilities, either negative or positive, on others. (See negative and positive rights and three generations of human rights) Though rights usually refers to individual rights, in certain societies there may be group rights, where all members of a group have certain rights by virtue of being in that group. Contrast with license.
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putting minority rights issues to a popular vote is like two wolves and a sheep voting to see who gets eaten #maine
nomolazy (jason ) Wed, 04 Nov 2009 11:20:19 -0000
putting minority rights issues to a popular vote is like two wolves and a sheep voting to see who gets eaten #maine
@nueva_voz The justice of gay rights would have been advanced..our intercultural issues can be separately reconciled I think. and need to be
JapanOrBust (Kyle Bryant) Wed, 04 Nov 2009 06:55:36 -0000
@nueva_voz The justice of gay rights would have been advanced..our intercultural issues can be separately reconciled I think. and need to be
I'm quite angry with the President and his silence on civil rights issues. I remember the campaign, Mr. President.
djambrek (Dylan Jambrek) Wed, 04 Nov 2009 06:51:08 -0000
I'm quite angry with the President and his silence on civil rights issues. I remember the campaign, Mr. President.
The majority is ALWAYS wrong on issues of Civil Rights disputes. Civil Protest and Legal Action have been the only corrective action.
mrbarnard1 (Michael R. Barnard) Wed, 04 Nov 2009 06:34:14 -0000
The majority is ALWAYS wrong on issues of Civil Rights disputes. Civil Protest and Legal Action have been the only corrective action.
Ready for a busy day in parliament, lots of committee votes on important employment and womens rights issues.
MarijeC (Marije Cornelissen) Wed, 04 Nov 2009 06:28:01 -0000
Ready for a busy day in parliament, lots of committee votes on important employment and womens rights issues.
You simply cannot put issues of basic civil rights up for a citizen's vote. Some things are right, and some are wrong...like bigotry. #p2
JamilSmith (Jamil Smith) Wed, 04 Nov 2009 05:21:44 -0000
You simply cannot put issues of basic civil rights up for a citizen's vote. Some things are right, and some are wrong...like bigotry. #p2
Choices and Rights Disability Coalition - An organisation run by and for disabled people in Hull and the East Riding of Yorkshire. Identifies and challenges discrimination. Publications, services and news.
Meta Description: [ The Centre for Independent Living, covering Hull and the East Riding of Yorkshire, mamanaged by Choices and Rights Disability Coalition. Includes service details, disability resources, newsletters, and links. ]
Disability - on the agenda - Information of the New Deal for the Disabled initiative and disability rights. There is also a section on the W3C Web Accessibility Initiative which provides detailed guidelines for web authors on making their pages accessible to all.
Meta Description: [ Information for disabled people on topics including employment, financial support, accessibility and rights. ]
Disability Awareness in Action - An international human rights network, run for and by disabled people. Offers news, issues and disability links.
Discrimination Against People Who Stammer in the UK - Information and articles about how the Disability Discrimination Act applies to stammering in the fields of employment, provision of services and education. Also about social security benefits for people who stammer.
Meta Description: [ How the Disability Discrimination Act applies to stammering in the fields of employment, provision of services and education. Also social security benefits for people who stammer. ]
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Red Disability - Disability factfiles, political viewpoints and contentious news articles, plus famous disabled people including rock musicians.
Meta Description: [ Disability rights issues from a left-wing socialist viewpoint ]
Scope - Research and public policy work covering a wide range of issues relating to rights and equality for disabled people. Includes articles and news.
Meta Description: [ Scope is a UK disability organisation whose focus is people with cerebral palsy (cp). One in 400 children born in the UK has cp. ]
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Shelter - Disabled people's rights in rented accommodation. Your rights, what you can do if you need to have adaptations made to your accommodation and what to do if you feel your landlord is discriminating against you.
The Disability Archive UK - Provides access to the writings of disability activists, writers and allies whose work may no longer be easily accessible in the public domain.
The Disability Rights Commission - Uses legal enforcement to work towards eliminating discrimination against disabled people. Includes information on disability rights, campaigns and news.
Meta Description: [ The Disability Rights Commission (DRC) is an independent body established to stop discrimination and promote equality of opportunity for disabled people. We have set ourselves the goal of a society where all disabled people can participate fully as equal citizens. ]
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