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Rights

Bill of rights
Proclamation of fundamental rights to citizens of a polity
Bodily integrity
Human right to personal autonomy, self-ownership, and self-determination
Civil and political rights
Rights preventing the infringement of personal freedom by other social actors
Claim rights and liberty rights
Distinction between rights entailing or not entailing obligations
Digital rights
Human rights that allowing individuals to access, use, create, and publish digital media or to access and use computers, other electronic devices, or communications networks
Due process
Requirement that courts respect all legal rights owed to people
Freedom of movement
Right of individuals to travel from place to place, that imply freedom of no movement, that is freedom to choose residence. The movement also include going across a frontier.
Individual and group rights
Notion of rights of individuals and collective rights
Linguistic rights
Concerning the human / civil right to choose the language/s for communication in a private or public space
Natural rights and legal rights
Two types of rights theoretically distinct according to philosophers and political scientists
Negative and positive rights
Rights that oblige either inaction or action
Presumption of innocence
Legal principle that one is presumed innocent until proven guilty
Reproductive rights
Legal rights and freedoms relating to reproduction and reproductive health
Right of self-defense
Right for people to use reasonable force or defensive force
Right to a fair trial
Civil and human right
Right to property
Human right to own property
Rights
Legal, social, or ethical principles
States' rights
Political powers reserved for US states
Women's suffrage
Legal right of women to vote