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