"defend the right" is a correct phrase that can be used in written English.
For example, you could say, "It is our civic duty to defend the right of all citizens to a fair and equal trial."
To family, friends and Defend The Right To Protest and to the jury, thank you very much".
I defend the right for people to speak their minds".
Still, I defend the right of the video's authors even if I loathe what they produced.
While some defend the right to free speech, others defend the honor of the Prophet Muhammad.
It's time to defend the right to be offensive: not allowing debate on campus is dangerous.
Thomson also spoke of Leak's cartoon, saying News would always defend the right to "articulate artfully".
"We will vigorously defend the right to make and show this film".
In your book, you defend "the right to be let alone".
"On the one hand, I defend the right of anyone to say anything and show anything.
We have to defend the right for free speech for everyone, particularly for marginalised groups".
It's only a starting point to defend the right to be offensive.
