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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Hong Kong authorities said the law clearly stipulates that human rights shall be respected and protected in safeguarding national security.
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ABC News, 3 June 2026
From Stonewall’s 1969 uprising to today’s golf tournaments, human rights summits and bar crawls, Pride events in Los Angeles, New York and global cities mix festival energy with defiance.
—Geoff Mulvihill, Los Angeles Times, 2 June 2026
The global organization works to advance human rights for LGBTQIA+ people.
—Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 1 June 2026
The younger Cepeda then rallied for human rights and investigations into state and paramilitary violence.
—Chad De Guzman, Time, 1 June 2026
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ABC News, 3 June 2026
From Stonewall’s 1969 uprising to today’s golf tournaments, human rights summits and bar crawls, Pride events in Los Angeles, New York and global cities mix festival energy with defiance.
—Geoff Mulvihill, Los Angeles Times, 2 June 2026
The global organization works to advance human rights for LGBTQIA+ people.
—Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 1 June 2026
The younger Cepeda then rallied for human rights and investigations into state and paramilitary violence.
—Chad De Guzman, Time, 1 June 2026
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“Human rights.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/human%20rights. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.
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