How to Use human rights in a Sentence

human rights

plural noun

• But the president is up against the Supreme Court and human rights groups.
  — Marina Lopes, Washington Post, 22 July 2022
• Cara Delevingne is urging fans to take up the fight for human rights.
  — Glenn Garner, PEOPLE.com, 2 July 2022
• Are there other agenda items that have to be dealt with in terms of human rights?
  — Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 16 Sep. 2022
• This struggle for human rights was in her hometown, at the Supreme Court.
  — Washington Post, 24 Jan. 2022
• Since then, little has changed, human rights groups say.
  — Hyder Abbasi, NBC News, 7 Nov. 2022
• Those who protest in the streets, who speak for human rights, go against the grain for the betterment of our country are the true patriots.
  — Melanie Laughman, The Enquirer, 4 July 2022
• There’s at least some desire for human rights for everyone, or that, too, is the idea.
  — Margaret Atwood, The Atlantic, 1 Apr. 2022
• Last month, human rights groups protested the delay in an open letter.
  — WIRED, 26 Sep. 2022
• The German national team has a long record of standing up for human rights.
  — Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 23 Nov. 2022
• Qatar's human rights record and treatment of migrant workers have spoiled the party for many.
  — Arkansas Online, 19 Nov. 2022
• Residents and a human rights group working in the area said soldiers had killed the civilians.
  — Reuters, CNN, 27 Dec. 2021
• Pelosi has been a long-time advocate of human rights in China.
  — Arkansas Online, 7 Aug. 2022
• Enormous gains for women, for the rule of law, for democracy, for human rights.
  — Conor Finnegan, ABC News, 14 Sep. 2021
• How can an event help the world when freedom of speech, one of the most basic tenets of human rights, is penalized with yellow cards?
  — WSJ, 29 Nov. 2022
• Around a dozen others have been sentenced to death, according to human rights groups.
  — Sanam Mahoozi, NBC News, 19 Dec. 2022
• Ariana Grande has once again used her platform to stand up for human rights.
  — Seventeen, 1 Apr. 2022
• Twenty-eight of those deaths were caused by the police, the U.N. human rights agency reported.
  — Washington Post, 15 Dec. 2021
• The Duchess is a mother, feminist and champion of human rights.
  — Stephanie Petit, Peoplemag, 30 Nov. 2022
• The human rights lawyer, who has caught our eye with her streak of stylish looks this past week, wore another fun outfit Friday night.
  — Quinci Legardye, Harper's BAZAAR, 1 May 2022
• What role can people or countries who care about human rights in Myanmar play now?
  — Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 27 July 2022
• This year's World Cup comes under a shadow due to the human cost Qatar paid to prepare for the tournament and the country's poor human rights record.
  — Dominique Soguel, The Christian Science Monitor, 18 Nov. 2022
• But our show, from the original book and all five seasons, is basically about the fight for human rights.
  — Erica Gonzales, ELLE, 10 Nov. 2022
• The run-up to the Games was overshadowed by a U.S.-led diplomatic boycott that centered on the human rights concerns.
  — Saphora Smith, NBC News, 18 Feb. 2022
• Duchess Meghan is applauding the women and girls who are protesting for their basic human rights in Iran.
  — Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 19 Oct. 2022
• Do Bach and the I.O.C. have the guts to stand up for one of their own and call out the dictatorial host of its next showcase for a frightening human rights abuse?
  — Kurt Streeter, New York Times, 19 Nov. 2021
• Blinken gave his hosts a verbal slap on the wrist over human rights, but also praised their progress in those areas leading up to the tournament.
  — Elizabeth Kuhr, NBC News, 16 Dec. 2022
• This law does not recognize or show respect for the human rights of those who may become pregnant.
  — Danielle Wallace, Fox News, 5 Sep. 2021
• Both figures are still dwarfed by the thousands that human rights groups such as Amnesty and Human Rights Watch estimate have died.
  — Time, 16 Dec. 2022
• Novaya Gazeta, co-founded by Muratov in 1993, was renowned for in-depth exposés of power abuses, human rights abuses, and corruption under the Russian regime.
  — Chloe Taylor, Fortune, 30 Mar. 2023
• Earlier this week, Biden signed an executive order restricting the US government’s use of commercial spyware tools that have been used to surveil human rights activists, journalists, and dissidents around the world.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 29 Mar. 2023

Last Updated: 19 Dec 2024