1. According to Amartya Sen, a Nobel Prize-winning economist and philosopher, human rights are "the basic freedoms that all people should enjoy, such as the right to life, liberty, and security of person, the right to education, and the right to participate in political and social life."
2. Martha Nussbaum, a philosopher and professor at the University of Chicago, defines human rights as "the entitlements that all human beings have by virtue of their humanity, such as the right to be treated with dignity and respect, the right to have access to basic necessities like food, shelter, and healthcare, and the right to participate in the cultural and political life of society."
3. According to Jack Donnelly, a political scientist and professor at the University of Denver, human rights are "claims that all individuals have by virtue of being human, such as the right to life, liberty, and security of person, the right to be free from torture and slavery, and the right to participate in the political and social life of society."
4. In the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, adopted by the United Nations General Assembly in 1948, human rights are defined as "rights inherent to all human beings, regardless of race, sex, nationality, ethnicity, language, religion, or any other status. These rights include the right to life, liberty, and security of person, the right to freedom of thought, conscience, and religion, and the right to work, education, and social security."