Human Rights Flashcards
censorship
practice of suppressing and limiting access to material that is seen obscene or offensive or a threat to security. may restrict in their speech
discrimination
acts of treating groups of people or individuals differently based on prejudice
extremism
believing in and supporting ideas that are seen very far from what many people consider correct or moral
human rights
the basic entitlements of all human beings afforded to them simply because they are human
personal conviction
something a person strongly believes in
prejudice
prejudging; judging someone to be superior or inferior without cause
relative poverty
a standard of poverty measured in relation to the standards of society in which a person lives in
absolute poverty
an acute state of deprivation, whereby a person cannot access the most basic of human needs
social justice
promoting a fair society by challenging injustice and valuing diversity allowing everyone to have equal rights and opportunities
