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human rights [ hyoo -muh n rahyts , yoo ‐ ] SHOW IPA
/ ˈhyu mən ˈraɪts, ˈyu‐ / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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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.
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Origin of human rights First recorded in 1785–95
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How to use human rights in a sentence “If there are going to be victims of platform-enabled human rights violations,” Warner said, “that should not be thrown out” of court.
Afterward, one of the three people was arrested, and the brothers of one of the others were arrested, according to human rights groups.
This is a really threatening situation for human rights defenders and all political activists.
Palladino’s clients ran the gamut from international marijuana traffickers and sexual predators to human rights organizations and Hollywood stars.
It’s also important to consider the ethics of using videos to report potentially illegal acts or human rights violations.
The editors, writers, and cartoonists at Charlie Hebdo were human beings with families, friends, and loved ones.
It is the summit of human happiness: the surrender of man to God, of woman to man, of several women to the same man.
Our animators are very excited to be drawing the innards of a human being.
Rashad was there to celebrate the release of the Civil Rights drama Selma.
True, this may not be what James Madison had in mind when he was writing the Bill of Rights.
After all, may not even John Burns be human; may not Mr. Chamberlain himself have a heart that can feel for another?
He must trust to his human merits, and not miracles, for his Sonship is of no value in this conflict.
How is it that one instant of time should work those effects in the human mind which are so lasting in their results!
Few persons can attain to adult life without being profoundly impressed by the appalling inequalities of our human lot.
But there is a pinnacle of human success and of human opinion, on which human foot was never yet permitted to rest.
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British Dictionary definitions for human rights
pl n
the rights of individuals to liberty, justice, etc
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Cultural definitions for 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
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