rights issue

noun

1. stock exchange an issue of new shares offered by a company to its existing shareholders on favourable terms Also calledcapitalization issue

Example Sentences

There have been reforms in Saudi Arabia – the ban on women driving, for example, was officially lifted in 2018 – but human rights issues remain.

From BBC

According to PBS, that number shrank after the September debate, as potential voters, women in particular, learned more about Harris, especially over the abortion rights issue.

From Salon

In an interview with the BBC, Paik said the fellowship offered immense possibilities for emphasising Dalit issues as human rights issues and “connecting histories of the marginalised in different parts of the world”.

From BBC

He left campus and returned to Chicago, where he coached high school basketball and was increasingly drawn to civil rights issues and working with the Palestinian community.

From Los Angeles Times

It is a "problem that will continue to increase," he said, adding that the mounting effects of warming on global food systems create a human rights issue.

From Salon