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What Are Rights?

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OER PROJECT: WH / LESSON 9.5OPENERWHAT ARE RIGHTS?Unless otherwise noted, this work is licensed under CC BY 4.0. Credit: “What Are Rights?”,OER Project, www.oerproject.com/PurposeBrainstorming about human rights will help you to think critically about the rights people are entitled to have in today’s global community.Process1.Without looking anything up, write your own definition of human rights.2.Make a list of at least five rights you believe every person in the world should have, no matter where they live.•••••3.Where do your ideas about rights come from (for example: from your school, family, media, or religion)?4.Do you think everyone around the world agrees with your list of rights? Why or why not?