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Enabling rights are human rights and freedoms that make it possible to identify, fully exercise, and protect our other human rights. Without our enabling rights, we cannot effectively advocate for our other human rights. When these rights are violated, all of our other human rights are insecure.

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Human Rights Basics
- Human Rights Defenders
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Themes
Tools for Action
About the Rights ColLaboratory