It goes without saying that basic human rights must be respected.

Literal

Argue [without needing to-までもなく] basic human-rights [topic-は] respected-must-be.

~までもなく ('without even needing to') is a formal expression for 'it goes without saying.' 尊重されなければならない stacks passive + obligation — a formal construction typical of legal or philosophical writing. 基本的人権 is established legal vocabulary.