human rights

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plural noun

fundamental rights, especially those believed to belong to an individual and in whose exercise a government may not interfere, as the rights to speak, associate, work, etc.

Origin of human rights

First recorded in 1785–95

Words nearby human rights

human papilloma virus, human placental lactogen, human plasma protein fraction, human relations, human resources, human rights, human safari, human services, human shield, human T-cell leukemia virus, human T-cell leukemia virus type III

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Example sentences from the Web for human rights

There have been at least 50 cases similar to the bathhouse raid in the last 18 months, human-rights groups estimate.
Sisi Is Persecuting, Prosecuting, and Publicly Shaming Egypt’s Gays|Bel Trew|December 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
As the director of Freedom Now, I hold Intigam Aliyev in high esteem and have long respected his work as a human-rights lawyer.
Behind Bars for the Holidays: 11 Political Prisoners We Want to See Free In 2015|Movements.Org|December 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Many prominent Congolese human-rights activists consider minerals to be at the heart of the perpetration of atrocities.
Aaron Rodgers Takes Aim at Congo’s ‘Blood Minerals’ War|John Prendergast|December 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Human-rights groups, however, said most of those arrested were released for lack of evidence.
Al-Shabab’s Anti-Christian Slaughter|Margot Kiser|December 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST

He patiently explains that overheating prisoners is not just a human-rights issue.
Here’s a Reform Even the Koch Brothers and George Soros Can Agree On|Tina Brown|November 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST

British Dictionary definitions for human rights

human rights

pl n

the rights of individuals to liberty, justice, etc

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Cultural definitions for human rights

human rights

Freedom from arbitrary interference or restriction by governments. The term encompasses largely the same rights called civil liberties or civil rights but often suggests rights that have not been recognized.

notes for human rights

Political leaders in the United States often use the expression when speaking of rights violated by other nations.

单词	human rights
释义	human rights SEE SYNONYMS FOR human rights ON THESAURUS.COM plural noun fundamental rights, especially those believed to belong to an individual and in whose exercise a government may not interfere, as the rights to speak, associate, work, etc. Origin of human rights First recorded in 1785–95 Words nearby human rights human papilloma virus, human placental lactogen, human plasma protein fraction, human relations, human resources, human rights, human safari, human services, human shield, human T-cell leukemia virus, human T-cell leukemia virus type III Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for human rights There have been at least 50 cases similar to the bathhouse raid in the last 18 months, human-rights groups estimate. Sisi Is Persecuting, Prosecuting, and Publicly Shaming Egypt’s Gays\|Bel Trew\|December 30, 2014\|DAILY BEAST As the director of Freedom Now, I hold Intigam Aliyev in high esteem and have long respected his work as a human-rights lawyer. Behind Bars for the Holidays: 11 Political Prisoners We Want to See Free In 2015\|Movements.Org\|December 25, 2014\|DAILY BEAST Many prominent Congolese human-rights activists consider minerals to be at the heart of the perpetration of atrocities. Aaron Rodgers Takes Aim at Congo’s ‘Blood Minerals’ War\|John Prendergast\|December 3, 2014\|DAILY BEAST Human-rights groups, however, said most of those arrested were released for lack of evidence. Al-Shabab’s Anti-Christian Slaughter\|Margot Kiser\|December 3, 2014\|DAILY BEAST He patiently explains that overheating prisoners is not just a human-rights issue. Here’s a Reform Even the Koch Brothers and George Soros Can Agree On\|Tina Brown\|November 10, 2014\|DAILY BEAST British Dictionary definitions for human rights human rights pl n the rights of individuals to liberty, justice, etc Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to human rights civil rights, civil liberties, natural rights Cultural definitions for human rights human rights Freedom from arbitrary interference or restriction by governments. The term encompasses largely the same rights called civil liberties or civil rights but often suggests rights that have not been recognized. notes for human rights Political leaders in the United States often use the expression when speaking of rights violated by other nations. The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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human rights

plural noun

Origin of human rights

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Example sentences from the Web for human rights

British Dictionary definitions for human rights

pl n

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notes for human rights