issues of human rights

Question 1

censorship

Answer 1

The practice of suppressing and limiting access to materials considered obscene, offensive or a threat to security. People may also be restricted in their speech by censorship laws.

Question 2

Discrimination

Answer 2

Acts of treating groups of people, or individuals differently, based on prejudice.

Question 3

extremism

Answer 3

Believing in and supporting ideas that are very far from what most people consider correct or reasonable.

Question 4

human rights

Answer 4

The basic entitlements of all human beings, afforded to them simply because they are human. An example of human rights as stated in the Declaration of Human Rights is that all people should receive an education.

Question 5

personal conviction

Answer 5

Something a person strongly feels or believes in.

Question 6

Prejudice

Answer 6

Pre-judging; judging people to be inferior or superior without cause.

Question 7

Relative poverty

Answer 7

A standard of poverty measured in relation to the standards of a society in which a person lives, for example, living on less than x per cent of average UK income.

Question 8

Absolute poverty

Answer 8

An acute state of deprivation, whereby a person cannot access the most basic of their human needs.

Question 9

Social justice

Answer 9

Promoting a fair society by challenging injustice and valuing diversity. Ensuring that everyone has equal access to provisions, equal opportunities and rights.