Human Rights Keywords Flashcards
Censorship
When a government or authority denies people information or their right free speech
Discrimination
Treating people differently because of a certain characteristic or quality such as their religion, sexuality, race or gender
Extremism
Holding strong and aggressive political or religious views
Personal conviction
A strong opinion or belief based on one’s personal opinion or experiences
Prejudice
Pre-judging someone without evidence or reasoning
Relative and absolute poverty
Relative - poverty relative to the country a person lives in, having less than the people around you
Absolute - severe deprivation of a person’s basic needs
Social justice
When there is a fair distribution of wealth, opportunities and privileges within society
Human rights
Things all humans should expect to have or be able to do
