How to Use human right in a Sentence
human right
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Because on the other side of the bridge, Rodney, housing as a human right.
—Sara Tenenbaum, CBS News, 6 Mar. 2026
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All of us – Black, Brown, Asian, or white; rich or poor – deserve health care as a basic human right.
—Charlotte Observer, 13 Feb. 2026
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Health care is a human right, and nobody in the USA should have to struggle to access health care or be unable to afford it.
—Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 6 Feb. 2026
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Tommy Robinson dismissing any agency or autonomy that women should have as an innate human right.
—Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 5 Sep. 2025
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Experts have said water security is critical for climate action and have recognized safe drinking water as a human right.
—Eyal Harel, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025
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My research examines how news institutions shape civic life and how freedom of expression is both a fundamental human right and a fundamental part of democracy.
—Stephanie A, The Conversation, 22 Jan. 2026
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But beneath the joy and relief of reconnecting with family runs a deep undercurrent of anger that a basic human right of connection could be easily – and abruptly – taken away.
—Hilary Whiteman, CNN Money, 3 Oct. 2025
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At the ribbon cutting in November, Mayor Barbara Lee said housing wasn't just a luxury, but a basic human right.
—John Ramos, CBS News, 11 Feb. 2026
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The linear city has been controversial since its conception due to its outrageous scale, exorbitant costs, and the human right abuses suffered by construction workers, with thousands believed to have died while working on the project.
—Frank Landymore, Futurism, 28 Jan. 2026
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In 2010 the United Nations passed a resolution calling access to clean water a fundamental human right.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 18 Feb. 2026
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All of us deserve health care as a fundamental human right, and medical marijuana has demonstrated effectiveness for a variety of conditions, including glaucoma, from which several members of my family suffer.
—Charlotte Observer, 13 Feb. 2026
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