human rights
plural nounDefinition of human rights
: rights (such as freedom from unlawful imprisonment, torture, and execution) regarded as belonging fundamentally to all persons
Examples of human rights in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
Apple has repeatedly referred to privacy as a human right and even has run ads touting its privacy record. — Edward C. Baig, USA TODAY, "Apple apologizes for retaining Siri audio recordings and vows to improve privacy," 28 Aug. 2019 Soifer spoke of values, including advocacy for human rights and reproductive rights, that her party embraced. — Ron Kampeas, sun-sentinel.com, "For prominent Jewish Republican, Trump’s ‘disloyalty’ jab is a term to avoid," 27 Aug. 2019 Instead, scholars suggest framing the debate around privacy, facial recognition, and AI in terms of human rights, a language that is more specific and more easily translatable into law. — Alexis Papazoglou, WIRED, "Silicon Valley's Secret Philosophers Should Share Their Work," 27 Aug. 2019 The organization works to protect forests, fight climate change, and uphold human rights. — Tiffany Diane Tso, refinery29.com, "The Amazon Rainforest Is Ablaze — Here’s How You Can Help," 23 Aug. 2019 The Timbers organization has since released a statement in an attempt to clarify their stance on the Iron Front symbol, the signage ban, human rights and more. — Tim Brown, oregonlive.com, "Will Timbers Army go silent in protest of MLS ban on political signage during match against Seattle Sounders?," 23 Aug. 2019 Hong Kongers did not keep protesting for more human rights or democratic guarantees, and instead quietly resumed their lives and the city returned to normality. — The Economist, "On Hong Kong, China should retreat to advance," 22 Aug. 2019 Twitter There is a systematic attempt to not let Kashmiris voice their concerns about the abrogation of Article 370 or their opinions about human rights violations. — Manavi Kapur, Quartz India, "Getting trolled is a small price to pay to get information out of Kashmir, says activist Shehla Rashid," 22 Aug. 2019 This devastation is directly related to President Bolsonaro's anti-environmental rhetoric, which erroneously frames forest protections and human rights as impediments to Brazil's economic growth. — Meilan Solly, Smithsonian, "Three Things to Know About the Fires Blazing Across the Amazon Rainforest," 20 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'human rights.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
Keep scrolling for more
Keep scrolling for more
Keep scrolling for more