Lincoln had said he opposed the decision, because it did not permit Negroes to enjoy the rights of citizenship.

VOA: special.2009.06.11

Whitman believed democracy is meant to honor the rights of every person and the equality of all people.

VOA: special.2009.04.12

Elyn Saks is a legal expert who works to expand the rights of people with severe mental illness.

VOA: special.2009.10.02

He said the North must recognize the rights of southerners, especially the right to take slave property into territories of the United States.

VOA: special.2009.03.26

He said the Constitution did not give the president the power to suspend the rights of citizens.

VOA: special.2009.08.20

In the last two years, more than one hundred forty countries have signed a United Nations treaty, the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.

VOA: special.2009.08.15

"but the rights of the South -- under our constitution -- should have as much protection as the rights of any other part of our Union."

VOA: special.2009.05.07

And,she worked hard to end violations against the rights of black people.

VOA: special.2010.03.28

The southern constitution gave greater importance to the rights of states.

VOA: special.2009.07.23

It said no state could limit the rights of these citizens.

VOA: special.2010.02.04

She was a powerful activist for the rights of women.

VOA: special.2009.10.18

He said they interfered with the rights of the states.

VOA: special.2010.01.21

Tyler believed strongly in the rights of the states.

VOA: special.2009.01.29

"That means protecting the rights of Egypt's citizens, lifting the emergency law, revising the constitution and other laws to make this change irreversible and laying out a clear path to elections that are fair and free.

VOA: special.2011.02.12