human rights

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human rights

  • /ˌhjuːmən ˈɹaɪtz/ UK
  • /ˌhjumən ˈɹaɪtz/ US

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From human right + -s (suffix forming plural nouns and pluralia tantum).

noun

  1. plural, plural only The set of basic rights and freedoms that all humans should be guaranteed, including the right to life and liberty, freedom of thought and expression, and equality before the law. human rights abuses

noun

  1. plural plural of human right

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noun set of basic rights and freedoms that all humans should be guaranteed

Españolderechos humanos, DD. HH.
한국어인권 in'gwon
日本語人権 jinken
中文人權 /人权 rénquán
हिन्दीमानव अधिकार mānav adhikār, इंसानी हक़ insānī haq, मानवाधिकार mānvādhikār
Kiswahilihaki za kibinadamu, haki za binadamu
Portuguêsdireitos humanos
Françaisdroits humains, droits de la personne, droits de l'homme
DeutschMenschenrechte
Italianodiritti umani
Ελληνικάανθρώπινα δικαιώματα anthrópina dikaiómata
Românădrepturile omului
Русскийпра́во челове́ка právo čelovéka, права́ челове́ка pravá čelovéka
Tiếng Việtnhân quyền, quyền con người
العربيةحُقُوق الإِنْسَان ḥuqūq al-ʔinsān
עבריתזְכוּת אָדָם z'khút adám

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@misc{human_rights_2026,
  title = {human rights},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/human%20rights},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}