Sentence examples for rights in practice from inspiring English sources

This means that exercising their new rights in practice could be difficult.

Freedom of the press is provided for under the constitution, but the current government has not always respected these rights in practice.

In its 2010 report on Ethiopia's human rights situation, the State Department said, "While the constitution and law provide for freedom of speech and of the press, the government did not respect these rights in practice".

Jen Psaki, speaking for the State Department, said, "The United States strongly opposes laws, including apostasy laws, that restrict the exercise of these freedoms, and urges all countries to uphold these rights in practice".

Our credibility and influence as a global player depends on the UK having an exemplary human rights record - both in terms of the legal framework and our adherence to the highest standards of human rights in practice".

Given a Supreme Court that appears increasingly antagonistic to claims of voting discrimination, maintaining rights in practice will require more than just aggressive and persistent lawsuits by the Justice Department or aggrieved voters.

Though sensible in theory, rights-based schemes are hard to get right in practice.

Anonymous, Washington Your partner is right in practice; you're partly right in principle.

Getting it right in practice, though, is more of an art than a science, he adds.

"Not being right in practice, I believe, hurt him," Fassel said.

McGrady and the Spurs must have done something right in practice because they contained James in one of the tamest halves of his playoff career.