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My mother, for the last 20 years anyway, would not call herself a Marxist but a human rights activist.
Joely Richardson

Meaning of "human rights activist" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS ACTIVIST

human rights activist  [ˈhjuːmən raɪts ˈæktɪvɪst] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HUMAN RIGHTS ACTIVIST

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Human rights activist is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES HUMAN RIGHTS ACTIVIST MEAN IN ENGLISH?

human rights activist

Human rights defender

Human rights defenders or Human rights activists are people who, individually or with others, act to promote or protect some variation of human rights.

Definition of human rights activist in the English dictionary

The definition of human rights activist in the dictionary is a person who campaigns for human rights.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH HUMAN RIGHTS ACTIVIST


activist
ˈæktɪvɪst
archivist
ˈɑːkɪvɪst
collectivist
kəˈlɛktɪvɪst
constructivist
kənˈstrʌktɪvɪst
descriptivist
dɪˈskrɪptɪvɪst
destructivist
dɪˈstrʌktɪvɪst
detectivist
dɪˈtɛktɪvɪst
exclusivist
ɪkˈskluːsɪvɪst
hacktivist
ˈhæktɪvɪst
lactivist
ˈlæktɪvɪst
nativist
ˈneɪtɪvɪst
negativist
ˈnɛɡətɪvɪst
nonobjectivist
ˌnɒnəbˈdʒektɪvɪst
objectivist
əbˈdʒektɪvɪst
perspectivist
pəˈspɛktɪvɪst
positivist
ˈpɒzɪtɪvɪst
prescriptivist
prɪˈskrɪptɪvɪst
recidivist
rɪˈsɪdɪvɪst
relativist
ˈrelətɪvɪst
slacktivist
ˈslæktɪvɪst

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HUMAN RIGHTS ACTIVIST

human engineering
human error
Human Fertilization and Embryology Authority
human genome
human growth hormone
human immunodeficiency virus
human interest
human interest story
human megaphone
human nature
human papilloma virus
human race
human resource management
human resources
human rights
human rights abuses
human rights campaigner
human rights group
human rights record
human shield

WORDS THAT END LIKE HUMAN RIGHTS ACTIVIST

atavist
Bolshevist
comparativist
conclavist
Fauvist
Jahvist
Jehovist
Lagerkvist
logical positivist
Menshevist
naivist
ovist
passivist
peace activist
primitivist
reservist
subjectivist
Yahvist

Synonyms and antonyms of human rights activist in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «human rights activist» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS ACTIVIST

Find out the translation of human rights activist to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of human rights activist from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «human rights activist» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

人权活动家
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

activista de derechos humanos
570 millions of speakers

English

human rights activist
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

मानवाधिकार कार्यकर्ता
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

ناشط في مجال حقوق الإنسان
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

правозащитник
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

ativista dos direitos humanos
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

মানবাধিকার কর্মী
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

militant des droits de l´homme
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Aktivis hak asasi manusia
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Menschenrechtsaktivist
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

人権活動
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

인권 운동가
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Aktivis hak asasi manungsa
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

hoạt động nhân quyền
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மனித உரிமை ஆர்வலர்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मानवी अधिकार कार्यकर्ते
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Insan hakları savunucusu
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

attivista per i diritti umani
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

działacz na rzecz praw człowieka
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

правозахисник
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

activist pentru drepturile omului
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ακτιβιστής για τα ανθρώπινα δικαιώματα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

menseregte-aktivis
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

människorättsaktivist
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

menneskerettighetsaktivist
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of human rights activist

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HUMAN RIGHTS ACTIVIST»

The term «human rights activist» is regularly used and occupies the 65.277 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «HUMAN RIGHTS ACTIVIST» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about human rights activist

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Joely Richardson
My mother, for the last 20 years anyway, would not call herself a Marxist but a human rights activist.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HUMAN RIGHTS ACTIVIST»

Discover the use of human rights activist in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to human rights activist and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Human Rights Activist
Examines the history of human rights, and how everyone is entitled to them, regardless of their age, race, religion, gender, abilities, or political beliefs.
Ellen Rodger, 2009
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Yip Harburg: Legendary Lyricist and Human Rights Activist
Interweaving close to fifty interviews (most of them previously unpublished), over forty lyrics, and a number of Harburg’s poems, Harriet Hyman Alonso enables Harburg to talk about his life and work.
Harriet Hyman Alonso, 2012
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Hear My Testimony: María Teresa Tula, Human Rights Activist ...
The human side of the civil war in El Salvador and decades of repression come to the fore in this woman's tale of extraordinary courage and ordinary labor.
María Teresa Tula, Lynn Stephen, 1994
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The African Human Rights System, Activist Forces and ...
... acts of invocation of the African Charter within the domestic South African context have been progressive, and not every human rights activist will agree with every single one of the arguments in support ofwhichtheCharter hasbeendeployed.
Obiora Chinedu Okafor, 2007
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Legal and Political Reforms in Saudi Arabia
5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546474849 'Abdallah Musah al-Qarni, Human Rights Activist. Asmah Muhammad al-Saqabi. Ayman Muhammad al-Rashid, Human Rights ...
Joseph A. Kechichian, 2013
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International Law and its Others
In the midst of that critique stands, of course, the human rights activist. Left uncertain about the foundations ofthe discourse she or he promotes, accused ofbeing 'part ofthe problem' rather than celebrated as a missionary imparting its solution,4 ...
Anne Orford, 2006
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Legitimizing Human Rights NGOs: Lessons from Nigeria
Its current president is Ayo Obe, a well-known female human rights activist. Abdul Oroh, an activist journalist, served as its executive director between 1987 and 2002. 8 He is now an elected member of Nigeria's parliament.9 Its current ...
Obiora Chinedu Okafor, 2006
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Human Rights in Latin America: A Politics of Terror and Hope
Maria Teresa Tula, Hear My Testimony: Maria Teresa Tula, Human Rights Activist of El Salvador (Boston: South End Press, 1994). The story of one woman's transformation from a peasant to an international human rights activist. Claude Welch ...
Sonia Cardenas, 2011
9
Human Rights Watch World Report 1992: Events of 1991
Among these cases were: the murder or disappearance of several human rights activists in Guatemala; the assault on Philippine human rights lawyer Vidal Tombo; the murder of Marco Tulio Hernandez, a human rights activist in Honduras; the ...
Human Rights Watch (Organization), 1991
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THE PERSECUTION OF HUMAN RIGHTS MONITOR DECEMBER 1988 TO ...
... and deplored the assassination of human rights activist David Webster; expressed deep regret over the death of two human rights lawyers in Sri Lanka and called for a throrough investigation; protested the arrest of a prominent human rights ...
Human Rights Watch

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HUMAN RIGHTS ACTIVIST»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term human rights activist is used in the context of the following news items.
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Human rights activist says Armenia's pension system is a financial …
YEREVAN, July 16. / ARKA /.The funded pension system which the government of Armenia will make obligatory also for private sector in ... «Arka News Agency, Jul 15»
2
Ugandan activist wins international award - New Vision
Obed Kabanda, a leading Ugandan human rights activist, has been recognized in the US for his unmatched commitment to empowering youth, ... «New Vision, Jul 15»
3
​'I will continue tweeting, I will continue criticizing' - Bahrain activist …
Bahraini authorities have freed the country's main human rights activist, Nabeel Rajab as he was pardoned by the Bahraini King. Rajab, the ... «RT, Jul 15»
4
LankaWeb – Indian police raid home of leading human rights activist
New Delhi : Indian corruption police on Tuesday raided the home andoffices of Teesta Setalvad, a prominent human rights activist and critic of ... «Lankaweb, Jul 15»
5
Bahrain activist Nabeel Rajab - RT.com
Bahraini human rights activist Nabeel Rajab (Reuters/Hamad Mohammed) / Reuters. Bahrain needs to free its political prisoners to create an ... «RT, Jul 15»
6
Missing activist not worth Mugabe's attention – aide | News24
... has reportedly said that the disappearance of human rights activist Itai Dzamara does not deserve the veteran leader's attention. According to ... «News24, Jul 15»
7
Sixth Anniversary of the Murder of Human Rights Activist Nataliya …
The United States marks with sadness the sixth anniversary of the death of human-rights defender and journalist Nataliya Estemirova. On July ... «US Department of State, Jul 15»
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Moroccan human rights activist commends Charleston's recovery …
An international human rights activist traveled more than 4,000 miles to Charleston after seeing the outpouring of peaceful unity following the ... «Charleston Post Courier, Jul 15»
9
Iranian Intelligence Ministry Seeking "Maximum Punishment" for …
The Intelligence Ministry has made a written request to impose the maximum punishment on human rights activist Narges Mohammadi, her ... «Payvand, Jul 15»
10
Indian investigators raid home of leading rights activist and Modi critic
NEW DELHI (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Indian investigators on Tuesday raided the home and offices of a prominent human rights activist ... «Yahoo News, Jul 15»

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