English-Finnish translations for civil rights

• kansalaisoikeudet
  Siinä todella yhdistyvät kansalaisoikeudet ja sosiaaliset oikeudet. It is truly the link between civil rights and social rights.
  Uusi komissio asettaa kansalaisoikeudet ja syrjimättömyyspolitiikan keskeisiksi painopistealoiksi. This Commission will give civil rights and anti-discrimination policy top priority.
  Turkin kanssa käytävissä neuvotteluissa kansalaisoikeudet on asetettu erittäin selkeästi asialistalle. In the negotiation process with Turkey, civil rights were very clearly placed on the agenda.

Definition of civil rights

• Those rights which are expressly enumerated in the U.S. Constitution and are considered to be unquestionable, deserved by all people under all circumstances, especially without regard to race, creed, religion, sexual orientation, gender and disabilities

Related words

• civil right
• civil rights activist
• deprivation of civil rights