Category: LawPart of speech: phraseDifficulty: IntermediateRecommended for ★ UPSC
derechos humanos
/derechos humanos/Roman
English meaning: Human Rights
Definition
The fundamental rights and freedoms to which all humans are entitled. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (1948) has been particularly influential in shaping Latin American constitutions and social movements. Spain's transition from dictatorship to democracy (1975–1982) was a landmark case in human rights and democratic consolidation.
Example
“Los derechos humanos son universales e inalienables.”
In English: “Human rights are universal and inalienable.”
Literary Heritage
“Al rey la hacienda y la vida se ha de dar; pero el honor es patrimonio del alma, y el alma sólo es de Dios.”
“To the king one must give wealth and life; but honour is the patrimony of the soul, and the soul belongs only to God.”
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