Human Rights Flashcards
Emigration
Leaving your homeland to live in another country
Diversity
The range of different groups that make up a wider population
Immigration
Moving to another country to live
Minority
A small part of a larger group if people
Dual heritage
People with parents with different origins or ethnic backgrounds
Convention
An agreement between governments
Declaration
A document setting out aims and intentions
Human rights
The things that all people are morally entitled to
Act
A law passed by parliament
Discrimination
Treating someone unfairly because if their colour, ethnic origins, gender, sexuality or disability
Legal right
A right that is protected by the law
Homophobic
Fearing or hating homosexuals
Compensation
Making amends for a mistake or error usually financially
Democracy
Government by the people through elected representatives
Asylum seeker
Someone who had applied for protection as a refugee and does not yet know if the country has accepted them
Suffrage
The right to vote
Suffragette
People who campaigned for women’s right to vote
CAB
Citizens advice bureau am organisation that offers free advice on consumer and legal matters
Offers if fair trading
A government office they can take action against traders who break the law
Trade unions
Organisations that look after the interests of a group of employees
