For more than 60 years, North Koreans have languished in the shadow of a vast network of gulags, their lives are stripped of the most basic liberties — freedom of speech, thought, religion, assembly and movement.
What enraged America's foes, Mr Bush said, was its tradition of liberty: its freedom of religion, assembly, election and open disagreement.Mr Bush was careful, in that speech, to insist that "they" referred to terrorists, not to all Muslims.
Freedom of religion and assembly are in danger while "torture remains common in places of detention".
Freedom of movement, speech, religion and assembly have all steadily withered.
But he had developed a fascination with the U.S. Constitution — in particular, with its guarantees of freedom of speech, religion, and assembly, and the right to a speedy trial.
Khan's right to stand on a stage and ask Trump "have you even read the United States constitution?" is enshrined as the first amendment of that constitution, which guarantees freedoms of religion, expression, assembly and petition.
Madison and most of the other framers thought it unnecessary to spell out the various rights — of religion, speech, assembly and so on — that the new government was obliged to respect.
He said that while he recognised the US and China were at different stages of development, there were fundamental values such as freedom of speech, religion and assembly that transcended culture.
But he had developed a fascination with the U.S. Constitution in particular, with its guarantees of freedom of speech, religion, and assembly, and the right to a speedy trial.
The so-called "Beijing model" remains a one-party state, despite all the talk of "openness" and "state-led capitalism": it continues to maintain tight control of political expression, speech, religion, and assembly.
In February the EU, the US, and human rights groups said Kazakhstan must do more, quickly, to establish political pluralism and key rights such as freedom of expression, religion and assembly.
