human rights
plural noun
: rights (such as freedom from unlawful imprisonment, torture, and execution) regarded as belonging fundamentally to all persons
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Lawyers from Israeli human rights organization Adalah were able to see some of the detainees at the port of Ashdod before they were transferred to Ketziot prison in southern Israel’s Negev desert.
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Hira Humayun, CNN Money, 20 May 2026
Some countries and human rights groups have accused Israel of war crimes.
—ABC News, 20 May 2026
Both deaths sparked outrage among Venezuelans and human rights defenders, while the opposition and human-rights groups demanded justice in Quero’s case.
—Gustavo Ocando Alex, Miami Herald, 20 May 2026
In the House, Steel, a Republican, served on a commission that opposed human rights violations in China and sponsored legislation in support of Taiwanese democracy, as well as an effort to restrict federal funding from colleges affiliated with China.
—Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Oc Register, 20 May 2026
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Hira Humayun, CNN Money, 20 May 2026
Some countries and human rights groups have accused Israel of war crimes.
—ABC News, 20 May 2026
Both deaths sparked outrage among Venezuelans and human rights defenders, while the opposition and human-rights groups demanded justice in Quero’s case.
—Gustavo Ocando Alex, Miami Herald, 20 May 2026
In the House, Steel, a Republican, served on a commission that opposed human rights violations in China and sponsored legislation in support of Taiwanese democracy, as well as an effort to restrict federal funding from colleges affiliated with China.
—Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Oc Register, 20 May 2026
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“Human rights.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/human%20rights. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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