It is no good appealing to human rights - because human rights are the subject of great controversy and debate between Enlightenment scholars themselves.

I am tired of people using 'human rights' as a flag for moral uprightness.

There are good arguments against human rights from all parts of the political spectrum.

https://www.theguardian.com/news/2014/dec/04/-sp-case-agains...

That's right, an argument against the received wisdom on human rights from the Guardian.