{"id":647,"date":"2023-08-31T18:14:34","date_gmt":"2023-08-31T18:14:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/humanrightsanddemocracyforumblog\/?p=647"},"modified":"2023-08-31T18:14:34","modified_gmt":"2023-08-31T18:14:34","slug":"what-does-human-dignity-mean","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/hdrf-blog\/2023\/08\/31\/what-does-human-dignity-mean\/","title":{"rendered":"What does it mean to be human in a legal context? by Catherine Dupre (The Guardian, March 2011)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-1 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/hdrf-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/505\/2023\/08\/question-marks-Creative-commons-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-651\" width=\"272\" height=\"195\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/hdrf-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/505\/2023\/08\/question-marks-Creative-commons-1.jpg 602w, https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/hdrf-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/505\/2023\/08\/question-marks-Creative-commons-1-300x216.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 272px) 100vw, 272px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p>Everyone wants their dignity respected and protected. 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