Negative and positive rights

rights that oblige either inaction or action
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Negative and positive rights

Summary

Negative and positive rights ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (475 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • Negative and positive rights is a type of rights[2].
  • Negative and positive rights's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as WikiProject Human rights[3].

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Definition and Type

Negative and positive rights is a type of rights[2].

Why It Matters

Negative and positive rights ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (475 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[4] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[5]

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  1. 17d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of rights
    On focus list of wikimedia project WikiProject Human rights
    Aliases
    Subclass of
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|7 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 15100, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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