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human rights

[hyoo-muhn rahyts, yoo-] / ˈhju mən ˈraɪts, ˈju- /


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The human rights group Amnesty International said the verdict represented "a crushing blow to press freedom".

From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2026

President Abdul Fattah al-Sisi has overseen what human rights groups say is an unprecedented crackdown on dissent since he led the military's overthrow of his predecessor, Muslim Brotherhood leader Mohammed Morsi, in 2013.

From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2026

Set up in 1988 and named after Soviet dissident Andrei Sakharov, the prize is bestowed annually on individuals or organisations to recognise their fight for human rights or democracy.

From Barron's ● Oct. 22, 2026

Set up in 1988 and named after Soviet dissident Andrei Sakharov, the EU prize is bestowed annually on individuals or organisations to recognise their fight for human rights or democracy.

From Barron's ● Oct. 22, 2026

Before he died, Dr. King had told us we had moved from the Civil Rights era to the human rights era.

From "While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement" by Carolyn Maull McKinstry


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