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human rights

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human rights
pl.n.
The basic rights and freedoms to which all humans are entitled, often held to include the right to life and liberty, freedom of thought and expression, and equality before the law.
human rights
Noun, pl
the basic rights of individuals to liberty, justice, etc.
Translations

human rights npl → derechos mpl humanos
human rights npl → droits mpl de l'homme
human rights npl → Menschenrechte pl
human rights npl → diritti mpl dell'uomo


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and unwilling to witness or permit the slow undoing of those human rights to which this nation has always been committed, and to which we are committed today.
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The pack was turning on Helen, to deny her human rights, and it seemed to Margaret that all Schlegels were threatened with her.
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What I got from Sheridan was a bold denunciation of slav- ery, and a powerful vindication of human rights.
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