human rights

Human rights — Rights Theoretical distinctions Natural and legal rights Claim rights and liberty rights Negative and positive rights Individual an …   Wikipedia

Human rights —    Human rights are international legal liberties and privileges possessed by individuals simply by virtue of their being human. Although many cultures and civilizations have developed ideas about the intrinsic worth and dignity of human beings,… …   Historical Dictionary of the Kurds

human rights — n. The basic rights to which all humans are generally considered to be entitled, which can include life, liberty, freedom of speech, freedom of religion, due process, equal rights, and dignity. The Essential Law Dictionary. Sphinx Publishing, An… …   Law dictionary

human rights — fundamental rights, esp. those believed to belong to an individual and in whose exercise a government may not interfere, as the rights to speak, associate, work, etc. [1785 95] * * * Rights that belong to an individual as a consequence of being… …   Universalium

human rights — For much of the post 1949 period human rights was a taboo subject in the PRC, or dismissed as a bourgeois slogan irrelevant to a socialist society. Towards the late 1970s, however, as a result of both domestic changes and China’s increasing… …   Encyclopedia of Contemporary Chinese Culture

human rights — noun plural Date: 1791 rights (as freedom from unlawful imprisonment, torture, and execution) regarded as belonging fundamentally to all persons …   New Collegiate Dictionary

human rights — noun The basic rights and freedoms that all humans should be guaranteed, such as the right to life and liberty, freedom of thought and expression, and equality before the law …   Wiktionary

human rights — rights, human …   Англо-русский словарь по социологии

human rights — 1) Юридический термин: права человека 2) Глоссарий компании Сахалин Энерджи: правозащитный …   Универсальный англо-русский словарь

Human Rights — Law: HR …   Универсальный русско-английский словарь