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human rights

[hyoo-muhn rahyts, yoo‑] / ˈhyu mən ˈraɪts, ˈyu‑ /


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Celia is a master's candidate at the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY, where she studies business and data reporting, and an alumna of Barnard College, where she studied anthropology and human rights.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

Goldman didn’t, arguing the U.S. already had legislation to condition arms sales on respect for human rights.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

The foundation of Narges Mohammadi, the jailed Iranian Nobel peace prize winner, praised Satrapi as "a fearless voice for feminism, human rights, and freedom".

From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026

A British human rights lawyer says the former wife of a nephew of the ruler of Dubai has gone missing.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

In my father’s absence, my mother nurtured and protected the significance and value of her husband’s endless devotion to human rights.

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey




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