what are rights

Rights are legal, social, or ethical principles of freedom or entitlement. They are the fundamental normative rules about what is allowed of people or owed to people according to some legal system, social convention, or ethical theory. Human rights are inherent to all human beings, regardless of race, sex, nationality, ethnicity, language, religion, or any other status. A right can be a permission to do something or an entitlement to a specific service or treatment from others, and these rights have been called positive rights. However, rights may also allow or require inaction, and these are called negative rights; they permit or require doing nothing. Rights are entitlements to perform certain actions, or to be in certain states, or entitlements that others perform certain actions or be in certain states. In summary, rights are essential claims for the development of individuals in society, and they are recognized and enforced by the state.