civil right
Example Sentences
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As the legal fight continues, advocates warn that accessibility is increasingly treated as an inconvenience rather than a civil right — a shift with consequences far beyond a single White House briefing.
From Salon • Dec. 13, 2025
"We are here to claim our victory. We are making a peaceful march, which is a civil right for all Cameroonians - for everyone," another protester said.
From BBC • Oct. 26, 2025
Ife Jones, a first-year student at Emory University in Atlanta, linked her current activism to the 1960s civil right movement, which her family had participated in.
From New York Times • May 1, 2024
An executive producer behind the new documentary “The Right to Read,” Burton says reading is not only a tool that unlocks doors to success but also a civil right.
From Los Angeles Times • May 24, 2023
The social position of woman in the United States is such that no civil right can be denied her.
From History of Woman Suffrage, Volume II by Stanton, Elizabeth Cady
