Rights are definitely a thing that we need to have and we shouldn't thank a government for it. But rights have to be restricted, otherwise you have anarchy. But when too many rights are restricted, as in Communism, you have your basic needs and rights being ignored.
The rights we have in the West, are definitely good. Although the system isn't perfect(don't say I didn't say that), it is the best thing we have so far. You cannot deny you don't have your rights in the US or Canada.
I can deny I dont have specific rights in the United States,
As a homosexual citizen of the country, I have many less rights than my heterosexual counterparts,
which include (in most parts or all of the country)
- not being allowed to serve in the military for my sexual orientation
- lack of partner benefits which extend to legally married heterosexual couples (a long and extensive list this is)
- lack of protection from descrimination by many employers, or educational institutions (many companies do offer legal protection but it is only because it is the status of their policies from their beliefs and not by legal mandate, and the same applies to most educational institutions)

The US is clearly behind in human rights, and being a 17 year old teenager, and having to be aware of my second class status in a country built on principles of the seperation of church and state, and of civil liberties is a horrible reality to face.
It is one thing to believe homosexuality is wrong, for your own opinion, but to prevent the legal liberties to us because of speculative and frankly in the opinion of myself and the worlds top psychologists, and medical associations blatantly false religious belief.... now that is WRONG.
The laws of our country should not be based on religious scripture.

Anyways, if you want to look at a beautiful example of perfection in freedom, liberty, peace, and justice.... just take your eye and observe
Sweden
Netherlands
Denmark
Belgium

And specific other European nations. The United States is conservatively backwards, we are no longer the leader (and havent been for a very long time) in the qualities the society and government supposedly want to spread throughout the world.

Yeah my goal as an adult, is to get the fuck out of here, and marry a Swedish man. :P
Too bad they dont speak Russian there.