s for states to put their own interests and claims of sovereignty in second place in 1948. For decades most western developed countries have put emphasis and resources on the promotion and protection of civil and political rights. They see these rights as necessary ingredients of good governance and democracy, which are necessary to development. Civil and political rights are characterized as cost-free rights in that governments are only required to abstain from activities, which would violate them. This is contrasted with economic, social and cultural rights, which require governments to do something, thereby committing considerable resources, to ensure individuals the enjoyment of those rights.
             Human rights derive from human needs. A human right can be defined as a universally recognized legal right, which if not granted would cause the lives and health of human beings and communities to be impeded or harmed. A freedom differs from a right in that it is not imperative that the freedom be exercised in order to avoid impeding the lives and health of human beings. A fr
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