"We" as evolved social animals have pretty universally come to the agreement that humans should have a few basic necessities, such as food, water, shelter, (and less agreed but equally important) personal safety.
I could ask if you continuing to live is your human right.
I'm not sure there's any absolute decree that everyone can agree on that says you deserve to live. However, we evolved people tend to assume that every human deserves to continue living (at least until our differences become too great, at which time we sometimes just kill each other).
Therefore, your demand for proof that having shelter is a human right is bunk.
Among those the UN counts as members are the Taliban (by way of Afghanistan) and Putin’s Russia, which makes it arguable that the UN as a body is in a deciding position on fundamental human rights, let alone a coherent position.
yasp|3 years ago
Perhaps OP meant to write "According to the UN, having a roof over ones head is a basic human right."
z9znz|3 years ago
I could ask if you continuing to live is your human right.
I'm not sure there's any absolute decree that everyone can agree on that says you deserve to live. However, we evolved people tend to assume that every human deserves to continue living (at least until our differences become too great, at which time we sometimes just kill each other).
Therefore, your demand for proof that having shelter is a human right is bunk.
breckenedge|3 years ago
ovao|3 years ago