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human rights
/ˈhjuːmən raɪts/HU·man RIGHTS
Band 4-5task2speaking
basic rights and freedoms that belong to all people
Examples
“International bodies monitor human rights abuses around the world.”
“The country has been criticized for violating human rights.”
“NGOs campaign to protect human rights for minorities.”
Band 8 sentence
“International organizations monitor human rights to hold governments accountable for abuses.”
Collocations
- protect human rights
- violate human rights
Word family
human adjrights nhuman rights violation n
Common mistakes
people rights→human rights
Say it for a higher band
5people rights→6human right→7+human rights
Synonyms
fundamental rights
Easily confused
civil rights
“Civil rights movements in the US focused on legal equality and voting rights.”
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