>Rights used to mean human capabilities that government should not obstruct That's only if you look at it from a very old and US-centric perspective. The UN's

>Rights used to mean human capabilities that government should not obstruct That's only if you look at it from a very old and US-centric perspective. The UN's Universal Declaration of Human Rights from 1948 [1], for example, includes the following articles: "ARTICLE 25 1. Everyone has the right to a standard of living adequate for the health and well-being of himself and of his family, including food, clothing, housing and medical care and necessary social services, and the right to security in the event of unemployment, sickness, disability, widowhood, old age or other lack of livelihood in circumstances beyond his control. 2. Motherhood and childhood are entitled to special care and assistance. All children, whether born in or out of wedlock, shall enjoy the same social protection. ARTICLE 26 1. Everyone has the right to education. Education shall be free, at least in the elementary and fundamental stages. Elementary education shall be compulsory. Technical and professional education shall be made generally available and higher education shall be equally accessible to all on the basis of merit. 2. Education shall be directed to the full development of the human personality and to the strengthening of respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms. It shall promote understanding, tolerance and friendship among all nations, racial or religious groups, and shall further the activities of the United Nations for the maintenance of peace. 3. Parents have a prior right to choose the kind of education that shall be given to their children." Those don't sound like "merely not obstructing" kinds of rights. [1]: https://www.ohchr.org/EN/UDHR/Pages/Language.aspx?LangID=eng https://www.ohchr.org/EN/UDHR/Pages/Language.aspx?LangID=eng