Ding to Howard and Donnelly, how can universal human rights vary?

a. Human rights can be appropriately restricted in one-party states.
b. The list of human rights is complete and we cannot add anything to it.
c. Human rights are the same for every person at every time and they cannot vary.
d. Human rights can only vary by era because our understanding of who is accorded rights changes.
e. Human rights belong to all men and all women, but there are variations in what specific human rights mean in practice in different societies.


Answer: e

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