Human Rights Key Terms Flashcards
1
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Censorship
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Limiting or restricting access to information considered obscene or offensive
2
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Discrimination
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Treating people differently based on prejudice
3
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Extremism
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Views that are considered far from what is normal or reasonable
4
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Human Rights
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The basic entitlements of all human beings
5
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Personal Conviction
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Something a person feels strongly or believes in
6
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Prejudice
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Pre-judging someone without cause
7
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Relative and Absolute Poverty
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Absolute Poverty- Poverty in which a person cannot have their most basic human needs
Relative Poverty- Poverty measured in relation to the standards of the society in which a person lives
8
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Social Justice
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Promoting a fair and just society which challenges injustice, where everyone is equal
