<P> The rights suggested are the right to life , the protection of individual liberty , and the prohibition of torture . The organization also monitors individual great ape activity in the United States through a census program . Once rights are established , GAP would demand the release of great apes from captivity ; currently 3,100 are held in the U.S. , including 1,280 in biomedical research facilities . </P>
the great ape project argues that great apes have the right to
life the protection of individual liberty the prohibition of torture