Human rights are basic rights which many societies believe that all people should have.
In the treaty both sides pledge to respect human rights.
human rights in British English
plural noun
the rights of individuals to liberty, justice, etc
human rights in American English
rights, as the right to organize politically or worship freely, thought of as belonging inherently to each human being and not to be taken away or interfered with by arbitrary or repressive government action
Examples of 'human rights' in a sentence
human rights
My idea was that Christian could liaise with contacts in Africa while I handled government officials and the other human rights agencies.
Hugo Wilcken THE EXECUTION (2002)
Darling Lucy, I have been assigned to some sort of UN human rights investigation team.
Sara MacDonald SEA MUSIC (2002)
In other languages
human rights
British English: human rights /ˈhjuːmən raɪts/ NOUN
Human rights are basic rights which many societies believe that all people should have.
Both sides promised to respect human rights.
American English: human rights
Arabic: حُقُوقُ الإِنْسَانُ
Brazilian Portuguese: direitos humanos
Chinese: 人权
Croatian: ljudska prava
Czech: lidská práva
Danish: menneskerettigheder
Dutch: mensenrechten
European Spanish: derechos humanos
Finnish: ihmisoikeudet
French: droits de l'Homme
German: Menschenrechte
Greek: ανθρώπινα δικαιώματα
Italian: diritti umani
Japanese: 人権
Korean: 인권
Norwegian: menneskerettigheter
Polish: prawa człowieka
European Portuguese: direitos humanos
Romanian: drepturile omului
Russian: права человека
Latin American Spanish: derechos humanos
Swedish: mänskliga rättigheter
Thai: สิทธิของมนุษย์
Turkish: insan hakları
Ukrainian: права людини
Vietnamese: nhân quyền
All related terms of 'human rights'
human rights group
a group that campaigns for human rights
human rights abuses
acts that contravene human rights
human rights activist
a person who campaigns for human rights
human rights record
the facts that are known about the tendency of a country, regime , etc, to observe and protect human rights
human rights campaigner
a person who campaigns for human rights
European Court of Human Rights
a court which protects the basic human rights of Europeans and which is part of the Council of Europe
Equality and Human Rights Commission
(in Britain) a body appointed by the Government to enforce the provisions of the Equal Pay Act 1970 and the Sex Discrimination Act 1975