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Human rights are moral principles or norms , that describe certain standards of human behavior, and are regularly protected as legal rights in municipal and international law . They are commonly understood as inalienable fundamental rights "to which a person is inherently entitled simply because she or he is a human being," and which are "inherent in all human beings" regardless of their nation, location, language, religion, ethnic origin or any other status. They are applicable everywhere and at every time
The situation of human rights in East Asia varies between the region's countries, which differ in history and political orientation, as well as between contexts within each country.
See the following for more details on each country: