What are Human Rights

2. An introduction to Human Rights

In a modern society like Botswana, we can rarely go through a day without hearing the words 'human rights' in one form or another.  We can hear these terms in our own communities or about things going on in other countries in the Southern African region  or around the globe.  But what does 'human rights' mean and why is it important for a community health worker to know about them?