How does the story Freedom River connect to Human Rights?

I think the story of Freedom River is talking about humans metaphorically. With too much freedom, we're destroying everything without realising it. We're misusing the term freedom to act without conscience. With too much freedom, we are spoilt. While others try to tell us what's right from wrong, a lot of us dismiss them as an obstacle to more "freedom". We used to discriminate people and grew proud of ourselves. When it said that we were polluting the Freedom River, I think that what it is saying in real life is that we're misusing freedom. With human rights, we have freedom, but we are under widely accepted law. This controls us and tells us right from wrong. This is what I think, and it may be wrong.