The Hierarchy of Rights

Our understanding of rights is divided into two categories. On the one hand, we have civil and political rights–for example free speech, which is linked to Western nation. On the other hand, we have economic, social-cultural rights associated with the notion of basic necessities, linked to the historical Soviet Bloc. Universal rights are now western values formalized as rights. These rights have been challenged, as has the issue of which of these rights to prioritize. Rights are interconnected but we have limited resources to achieve them, and some are viewed as luxuries while others are basic necessities. 

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