Category: LawPart of speech: phraseDifficulty: Intermediate
diritti umani
/diritti umani/Roman
English meaning: Human Rights
Definition
The fundamental rights and freedoms to which all humans are entitled. Italy played a key role in drafting the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (1948) — adopted in the same year as Italy's own Constitution. Italy is a strong supporter of international human rights mechanisms at the UN and Council of Europe.
Example
“L'Italia è un forte sostenitore dei diritti umani nelle istituzioni internazionali.”
In English: “Italy is a strong supporter of human rights in international institutions.”
Literary Heritage
“La legge è buona, ma chi la esegue può farla cattiva.”
“The law may be good, but those who carry it out can make it bad.”
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