#human_right__humanright any basic right or freedom to which all human beings are entitled and in whose exercise a government may not interfere (including rights to life and liberty as well as freedom of thought and expression and equality before the law)
supertype: right an abstract idea of that which is due to a person or governmental body by law or tradition or nature: "they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights"; "Certain rights can never be granted to the government but must be kept in the hands of the people"- Eleanor Roosevelt; "a right is not something that somebody gives you; it is something that nobody can take away"
subtype: right_to_privacy right to be free of unsanctioned intrusion
subtype: right_to_life the right to live
subtype: right_to_liberty the right to be free
subtype: right_to_the_pursuit_of_happiness the right to try to find happiness
subtype: freedom_of_thought the right to hold unpopular ideas
subtype: equality_before_the_law the right to equal protection of the laws
subtype: civil_right__civilright__civil_rights right or rights belonging to a person by reason of citizenship including especially the fundamental freedoms and privileges guaranteed by the 13th and 14th amendments and subsequent acts of Congress including the right to legal and social and economic equality
subtype: civil_liberty__civilliberty fundamental individual right protected by law and expressed as immunity from unwarranted governmental interference
subtype: habeas_corpus right to obtain a writ of habeas corpus as protection against illegal imprisonment
subtype: freedom_of_religion guaranteed by the 1st amendment to the US constitution
subtype: freedom_of_speech guaranteed by the 1st amendment to the US constitution
subtype: freedom_of_the_press guaranteed by the 1st amendment to the US constitution
subtype: freedom_of_assembly right peaceably to assemble and to petition the government for redress of grievances; guaranteed by the 1st amendment to the US constitution
subtype: freedom_to_bear_arms guaranteed by the 2nd amendment to the US constitution
subtype: freedom_from_search_and_seizure__freedomfromsearchandseizure guaranteed by the 4th amendment to the US constitution
subtype: right_to_due_process guaranteed by the 5th amendment to the US constitution; reaffirmed by the 14th amendment
subtype: freedom_from_self-incrimination__freedomfromselfincrimination guaranteed by the 5th amendment to the US constitution
subtype: freedom_from_double_jeopardy guaranteed by the 5th amendment to the US constitution
subtype: right_to_speedy_and_public_trial_by_jury guaranteed by the 6th amendment to the US constitution
subtype: right_to_an_attorney guaranteed by the 6th amendment to the US constitution
subtype: right_to_confront_accusors guaranteed by the 6th amendment to the US constitution
subtype: freedom_from_cruel_and_unusual_punishment guaranteed by the 8th amendment to the US constitution
subtype: freedom_from_involuntary_servitude guaranteed by the 13th amendment to the US constitution
subtype: equal_protection_of_the_laws guaranteed by the 14th amendment to the US constitution and by the due-process clause of the 5th amendment
subtype: freedom_from_discrimination freedom from discrimination on the basis of race or sex or nationality or religion or age; guaranteed by US Federal laws
subtype: equal_opportunity__equalopportunity equivalent opportunities for employment regardless of race or color or sex or national origin
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