Administration of Human Rights Definitions Flashcards
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Human rights
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The right to recieve equal treatment to be free from prohibited descrimination and harassment, as well as equal access to places, services, and opportunities
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Discrimination
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Making a distinction between people and treating them differently from another basis than individual merit
3
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Human Rights Codes
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Legal documents that protext people from prohibited discrimination
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Stereotyping
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Having an oversimplified, standardized or fixed judgment of a group of people
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Prejudice
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a preconceived opinion based on a stereotype.
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Complainant
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The person making an allegation of discrimination
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Prima Facie
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Legally convincing unless disproved by contrary evidence
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Gravamen
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The most serious part of the accusation
