human rights abuse
Dignity violations systematically
Human rights abuse is the violation of fundamental rights and freedoms recognized as belonging to all people—torture, unlawful detention, suppression of free speech, persecution of minorities.
The phrase typically appears in discussions of government conduct: The report documented widespread human rights abuses by the regime.
Organizations and courts use the term to categorize actions that cross lines established by international law and treaty.
- arbitrary detentionConfinement lacking legal grounds
- solitary confinementIsolated imprisonment in cell
- cruel and unusual punishmentExcessive or barbaric penalty
- racial segregationSeparation by ethnic background
- child laborMinors performing paid work
sweatshop labor · genocide · wage theft · censorship · press freedom · apartheid · torture · gender-based violence · hate speech · war crimes · drone strikes · land grabs · refugee camps · religious persecution · mass incarceration · ethnic cleansing · forced disappearances · police brutality
- corruptioncorruption, graft, kickbacks, bribery, bribes
- political dysfunctionmisrule, tyranny, authoritarianism, dictatorship, despotism
human rights abusehuman rights protection
Safeguarding inherent individual freedoms
humane treatment · due process · humanitarian aid · fair treatment · human rights advocacy
human rights abuserule of law
Supremacy of established laws
legal safeguards · constitutional protection · human rights advocacy
human rights abusegood governance
Accountable, transparent institutional management
democratic governance · civil liberty · freedom · liberation · empowerment
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