human rightsnoun [ plural ]
uk/ˌhjuː.mən ˈraɪts/us/ˌhjuː.mən ˈraɪts/B2 the basic rights that it is generally considered all people should have, such as justice and the freedom to say what you think:
She's claiming that her detention by the police was a violation of her human rights.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Human rights
- affirmative action
- ageism
- agism
- Amnesty International
- anti-racist
- Bechdel test
- discrimination
- emancipation
- equal opportunity
- equality
- fattist
- gay liberation
- gay rights
- gender discrimination
- inequality
- positive discrimination
- sisterhood
- suffragette
- women's libber
- women's liberation
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