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'''Human rights''' are generally held to be the basic [[rights]] and [[freedom]]s to which all humans are entitled, entirely by virtue of their status as human beings.
'''Human rights''' are generally held to be the basic [[rights]] and [[freedom]]s to which all humans are entitled, entirely by virtue of their status as human beings.
The year 2008 was characterized by three trends: a growing worldwide demand for greater personal and political freedom, governmental efforts to push back on those freedoms, and further confirmation that human rights flourish best in participatory democracies with vibrant civil societies.<ref> U.S. State Department [http://www.state.gov/g/drl/rls/hrrpt/2008/frontmatter/118984.htm 2008 Report]</ref>
==European history==
==European history==
The [[English Bill of Rights]] of 1689 was the world's first major declaration of rights, and it influenced the American, French and all other declarations.
The [[English Bill of Rights]] of 1689 was the world's first major declaration of rights, and it influenced the American, French and all other declarations.