First, a rights violation does not indicate the non-existence of a right. Second, "freedom" is not a right and never has been. It is not a useful term on its o

First, a rights violation does not indicate the non-existence of a right. Second, "freedom" is not a right and never has been. It is not a useful term on its own. You can be free to do something, or free from something, but you can't just be generically free.