human right
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2.8
- noun
- /ˈhjuːmən raɪt/
:
derecho humano
- Finally, the human rights situation in Syria remains appalling and shows no signs of improving.
- respect human rights
- protection of human rights
- human rights abuses
They want to dismantle democracy, human rights and civil rights globally.
- They want to dismantle democracy, human rights and civil rights globally.
- They'd say that like for inalienable human rights, we have to fight.
- He's being accused of being a human rights violator and a few other things.
- We share a commitment to freedom, human rights, and the rule of law.
- The good guys who believe in human rights and in government bound by law.
- It works very closely with NGOs but also with national human rights institutions.
- We, like you, are brought up to believe in certain things, human rights, respect for every individual.
- I mean, that is so immoral and, and just such egregious human rights violations and so judgmental.
- But MK Ultra was violating people's human rights.
Examples
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My government will uphold human rights and democracy across the world.
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The WHO also increasingly recognizes the links between health, human rights, and poverty reduction strategies.
Academic text (2011) -
We, like you, are brought up to believe in certain things, human rights, respect for every individual.
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What happened to their human rights?
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I agree that the existing human rights framework should be used.
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One of the conditions for the recognition was that human rights be fully respected.
Fiction book (1997) -
Human rights are woman's rights and woman's rights are human rights once and for all.
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The government is responsible for protecting the human right to free speech for all its citizens.
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Many activists fight tirelessly to ensure that every person enjoys their human right to equality and justice.
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International laws are designed to uphold the human right to live without fear of persecution.
Synonyms
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3.1
A right the law gives people to be treated equally and have basic freedoms
84
4.1
A right that a country's most important law gives and protects, for example free speech
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3.2
Something a person can do or have because the law allows it
21
3.3
A basic freedom that the law protects and guarantees to people
Antonyms
How Fundamental
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2.8
- Formal
84
4.1
561
3.1
- Formal
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5.1
444
3.7
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a basic right or freedom belonging to people' is directly and compositionally derivable from 'human' (pertaining to people) + 'right' (a legal or moral entitlement). This compound follows a transparent noun-noun/adj-noun pattern found across many languages, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents would readily understand the MWE.
Etymology
Human right comes from the simple idea that some rights belong to every human just because they are people. One popular story says people argued these freedoms do not come from a king or a ruler but from being human, so today 'human right' means a basic right everyone should have and that should be protected by law.