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What, if any, is the difference between civil rights and human rights?

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  1. charmingpurple - 22-25 years old - female

    Posted by charmingpurple Aug 27th, 2012 at 7:22AM

    Civil Rights related with a person's right as a citizen of a state, it could be different from one state to the other states, for example gun possession is legal on some part of US, so its US citizen right to have gun, but in other country like Indonesia, its illegal. On the other hand, Human Right is a person's very basic right as a human, we don't need law to tell us is a human right, we just know it is. Hope it clears things up a bit :)

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  2. AutumnSwan - 51-55 years old - female

    Reply by AutumnSwan Aug 27th, 2012 at 10:47AM

    I like this. Both terms are used so much, and often times think it is being used incorrectly, I was beginning to think I was mistaken about the definition of both! Thanks :)

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  3. GnatFree - 22-25 years old

    Posted by GnatFree Aug 25th, 2012 at 4:12PM

    Civil rights are things like voting, equality, no discrimination, the bill of rights and the other amendments, such as freedom from and of religion.

    Human rights are things like Food + water, shelter, and the right to live and pursue happiness. Though I'm sure someone will disagree with me.

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  4. Olafsen - 46-50 years old - male

    Posted by Olafsen Aug 25th, 2012 at 4:02PM

    There are some agreed standards history has taught that what makes us the human species. Our sense of sharing with the weak, our avoidance of random murder or rape. Our needs to necessitate a functional social order. The rights as a human. Civil is entirely based on concept not necessity.

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  5. guardsvan - 41-45 years old - male

    Posted by guardsvan Aug 25th, 2012 at 4:01PM

    Rights bestowed upon us by state, rights bestowed upon us by God

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