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

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

From BBC

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

From Los Angeles Times

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

From BBC

In February last year, Australian writer Yang Hengjun, known for blogging about human rights issues in China, was handed a suspended death sentence on espionage charges.

From BBC

Questions about civil rights issues often came in via email or phone, lawyers said, and they aimed to resolve them without drawn-out investigations or legal action.

From Los Angeles Times