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>Maybe this will answer your question. To me 'fundamental' rights are rights that generally aren't decided by politicians. The right to life and dignity, the right to be treated as a human being regardless of colour, race, religion, etc, the right to your own thoughts and ideas.
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>Stuff written in constitutions and bills of right are hardly fundamental. If they can be changed at the whim of politicians, I don't see how they can be deemed 'fundamental'.

Those 'rights' were never guaranteed and often not allowed most citizens throughout history until governments run by the people guaranteed them such as in our constitution and Bill of Rights.