The phrase "acknowledge the humanity of" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when discussing the importance of recognizing and respecting the human qualities and dignity of individuals or groups.
Example: "In order to foster a more inclusive society, we must learn to acknowledge the humanity of every person, regardless of their background."
Alternatives: "recognize the human dignity of" or "respect the personhood of".
I suppose not if you fail to acknowledge the humanity of said human beings.
They are the response of people who have come to acknowledge the humanity of their neighbors, even anonymous, undocumented ones.
On a more encouraging note, while the term Jap is uttered from time to time, some effort has been made to acknowledge the humanity of the adversaries.
Over a very long haul, that made it possible, when the civil-rights movement came along, for white Southerners to begin to acknowledge the humanity of their enemies, as they would not during Reconstruction.
To those raving to see us "get tough on crime", and lacking ability to acknowledge the humanity of others, or comprehend the complexities at play here, let me urge you to calm down and analyse this through an economic lens.
Eisner was Jewish, and Hitler fumed about this "betrayal" in a speech in 1922, saying that the Jews should learn "how it feels to live in concentration camps!" Certainly, Pitzer's description of various concentration camps contains so many examples of cruelty and degradation that it's impossible to see them as a mere failure to acknowledge the humanity of their victims.
He'd be threatening to break off relations with Saudi Arabia until it acknowledges the humanity of women.
The custom of the last meal acknowledges the humanity of the condemned, both in the manner of offering a meal and in the fundamental self-assertion inherent in making food choices.
Only by acknowledging the humanity of the detainees can the United States begin to reclaim the spirit of compassion that has fallen by the wayside in the wake of 9/11.
The humanist model which acknowledges the humanity of everyone, and understands that death celebrations are done for the survivors makes perfect sense to those of us who know this truth about the finality of death.
I very much want to live in a world in which opening up to one another allows men on oil rigs to improve their safety record to a staggering degree, and in which warmly acknowledging the humanity of terrorists forces a change in their behavior.
