Sentence examples for basic social right from inspiring English sources
Access to a primary health care facility is seen as a basic social right [14].
Access to health care for all in need is a basic social right.
In the past decade, there has been growing awareness that this kind of needs-based strategy is unproductive, and so in many countries there is a shift to a rights-based approach of social protection, with guaranteed basic social rights as a precondition for citizenship.
More than 50 campaigners have been prosecuted and some deprived of basic social rights, such as being able to travel freely or leave the country.
The deputy sports minister Stavros Kontonis said: "I hope it is understood that the Greek government has no intention of altering the decision to cancel the Greek Cup competition due to its exhaustive efforts in trying to protect basic social rights such as public order and social peace.
The introduction of the free market did not consider the basic social rights of people.
"In many countries, laws, policies and practices against sex workers limit their right to basic social economic rights such as access to education, health care, housing, banking facilities, inheritance, property and legal services.
"First you have to guarantee basic social and economic rights before you get to gender rights!
He also wants an agreement to bind all future UK governments to honouring "basic social and economic rights" such as healthcare and pensions.
Growing inequalities do mean that a rising middle class is emerging, but this should not blind us to the lack of fulfilment of basic social and economic rights for the bulk of people.
As a start, we should embed a new constitutional principle that recognises the real glue that – far more than flags or anthems – binds the country together: the pooling and sharing of risks and resources to uphold basic social and economic rights – from common pensions and free healthcare to guaranteed help when sick, unemployed or disabled – across the UK's nations and regions.
