rights-based
Grounded in entitlements
Rights-based describes an approach grounded in fundamental rights—typically human rights recognized by law or international agreement.
A rights-based framework treats access to things like healthcare, education, or housing not as privileges or charity but as entitlements people can claim: The organization takes a rights-based approach to development.
Common in policy, advocacy, and humanitarian contexts.
Health-promoting walk
- entitlementsLegally guaranteed benefits
- jurisprudencePhilosophy governing legal systems
- legislationOfficial enactment of statutes
- due processGuaranteed judicial fairness
civil liberties · legal framework · justiciable · enforceable · codified · statutory · tribunal · litigation
Direct effort for reform
- lobbyingAdvocating to decision-makers
- campaigningActively pursuing political support
- mobilizationOrganizing for action
- awarenessState of perceiving reality
solidarity · coalition · movement · petition · protest · justice · accountability · voice
Gaining authority or confidence
- participationAct of taking part
- accountabilityObligation for one's actions
- non-discriminationEqual treatment regardless of difference
- equalitySame status for all
dignity · stakeholders · beneficiaries · grassroots · inclusion · marginalized · vulnerable · bottom-up
Permission given with understanding
- accessRight to enter
- equityImpartial treatment or ownership value
- autonomyIndependent decision-making capacity
- dignityInnate personal worth
confidentiality · universal coverage · nondiscrimination · affordable · mental health · palliative · treatment · self-determination
How authority is exercised
- frameworkUnderlying support system
- implementationPutting plans into effect
- standardsAccepted levels of quality
- guidelinesSuggested rules for behavior
obligations · compliance · mechanisms · protocols · mandates · principles · mainstreaming · integration
constitutional
Health-promoting walk
- entitlementsLegally guaranteed benefits
- jurisprudencePhilosophy governing legal systems
- legislationOfficial enactment of statutes
due process · civil liberties · legal framework · justiciable · enforceable · codified · statutory · tribunal · litigation · remedies
activism
Direct effort for reform
- lobbyingAdvocating to decision-makers
- campaigningActively pursuing political support
- mobilizationOrganizing for action
awareness · solidarity · coalition · movement · petition · protest · justice · accountability · voice · agency
empowerment
Gaining authority or confidence
- participationAct of taking part
- accountabilityObligation for one's actions
- non-discriminationEqual treatment regardless of difference
equality · dignity · stakeholders · beneficiaries · grassroots · inclusion · marginalized · vulnerable · bottom-up · sustainable
informed consent
Permission given with understanding
- accessRight to enter
- equityImpartial treatment or ownership value
- autonomyIndependent decision-making capacity
dignity · confidentiality · universal coverage · nondiscrimination · affordable · mental health · palliative · treatment · self-determination · advocacy
governance
How authority is exercised
- frameworkUnderlying support system
- implementationPutting plans into effect
- standardsAccepted levels of quality
guidelines · obligations · compliance · mechanisms · protocols · mandates · principles · mainstreaming · integration · assessment
rights-basedutilitarian
Prioritizing function over beauty
consequentialist · communitarian · teleological · collectivist · deontological
rights-baseddiscretionary
Subject to personal judgment
paternalistic · merit-based · means-tested · conditional · earned
rights-basedauthoritarian
Favoring absolute control
statist · majoritarian · technocratic · top-down · arbitrary
rights, based, right, base, rightly, rightful, rightfully, righteous, righteously