Human rights are what, according to moral norms, everyone living in the world is endowed with simply by virtue of being human.
Author: Rutherford Ann
What are human rights?
Human rights are the inalienable possession of all human beings, without distinction of any kind on the basis of race, color, sex, language, religion, national or social origin, or any other aspect.
Human Rights Conventions
A number of international human rights treaties and other instruments adopted since 1945 have expanded international human rights law.
