What are some "new" rights you'd like to see countries commit to?

Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world – 206 points – 12 months ago

I know some places are more progressive in this regard. But from the U.S., I'd like to see every person entitled to:

shelter
food
healthcare
education and higher education

(As an aside, not sure "right" is the best term here, I think of these more as commitments that society would make because we have abundance. One advantage of the word "right" is that a person is justified in expecting it - it's not welfare/ a benefit / a privilege)

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The right to solidarity, i.e. all should be allowed to partake in solidary action during a strike.
The right of initiative and right to recall.
The right to free software, or freedom from proprietary software.
The right to a third place, i.e. ready access to physical spaces that allow for socializing with strangers.
Freedom from eviction (mainly wrt rent strikes and squatting.)
The right to democratic education.
The right to cross borders.
The right to be forgotten.
The right to purpose, or freedom from meaningless labor. This includes the right to an employee fund.

And there are of course other things. I just think that under the world's current paradigm, these, at least individually, seem relatively attainable without a literal revolution.

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The right to cross borders alone would require about a hundred revolutions. Which is a shame, because voting with our feet is a phenomenally good way of putting people in control of countries.

right to recall

I read this as having memory, and it made me think of robot rights. Does a robot have a right to have memory?

The right to a third place, i.e. ready access to physical spaces that allow for socializing with strangers.

So, going outside?

Like parks and such where people can gather

I could see a world where people are guaranteed shelter but it's a hole in the wall and they're not allowed to be other places like restaurants, businesses etc. because they don't have the money for it.