How to Use human rights in a Sentence

human rights

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  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Pelosi has been a long-time advocate of human rights in China.
    — Arkansas Online, 7 Aug. 2022
  • 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
  • The Duchess is a mother, feminist and champion of human rights.
    — Stephanie Petit, Peoplemag, 30 Nov. 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • That’s the bargain South Africa struck as apartheid’s decades of segregation and human rights abuses ended in the early 1990s.
    — Morgan Wack, The Conversation, 16 Aug. 2022
  • The United Nations human rights office has said that more than 5,000 civilians have been killed since the invasion.
    — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 12 July 2022
  • Foreign countries have since accused the hardline Islamist group of a litany of human rights abuses.
    — Emma Batha, The Christian Science Monitor, 10 Aug. 2022
  • Their deaths mark the first judicial executions in the country in decades, and human rights groups fear more will follow.
    — Helen Regan, CNN, 24 July 2022
  • In fact, it has been used to kill not just soldiers but civilians, drawing the ire of various governments and human rights groups.
    — Umar Farooq, ProPublica, 29 July 2022
  • Yet Biden's meetings with Mohammed weren't the only ones shadowed by concerns about human rights.
    — Arkansas Online, 17 July 2022
  • In negotiations with Iran, human rights aren’t even on the table.
    — WSJ, 11 July 2022
  • Iranian human rights groups have reported over 80 people killed amid response to the protests in Iran, which have spanned three weeks, according to The Guardian.
    — oregonlive, 2 Oct. 2022
  • China remains a major violator of human rights, a threat to Taiwan and a key rival of the United States.
    — Frida Ghitis, CNN, 15 Nov. 2022
  • Lycett isn’t the only one to call out Beckham — last year the soccer player was urged to speak out on Qatar’s human rights record by Amnesty International.
    — Alice Hearing, Fortune, 21 Nov. 2022
  • Hovering over everything is Qatar’s wretched human rights record, the subject of protests from World Cup players and teams.
    — The Arizona Republic, 19 Nov. 2022
  • The performance with Maluma came after the Colombian star walked out of an interview after being asked about Qatar’s human rights record.
    — Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 21 Nov. 2022

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