human right

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human right (plural human rights)

  1. A basic right that all humans should be guaranteed by virtue of them being a human.
    • 2019 April 2, Owen Bowcott, “English judge says man having sex with wife is 'fundamental human right'”, in The Guardian‎[1], →ISSN:
      A row has erupted after a judge spoke in court about the “fundamental human right” of a man to have sex with his wife.

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