rights issue

noun

1. Also called: capitalization issue. stock exchange an issue of new shares offered by a company to its existing shareholders on favourable terms

Example Sentences

Made over years, “The Alabama Solution” is vital reporting about a serious human rights issue that extends beyond one state’s pointed cruelty.

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The Saudi Arabian government has spent years denying claims of 'sportswashing' - sponsoring or hosting sporting events to promote a positive public image and distract attention from human rights issues.

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The report accuses the UK of "significant human rights issues", including "credible reports of serious restrictions on freedom of expression".

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The battle has played out in the courts, in part as a state’s rights issue.

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May said modern slavery was "the greatest human rights issue of our time" but also "destabilises economies".

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