Issues of Human Rights Keywords Flashcards
Censorship Definition
The practice of suppressing and limiting access to materials considered obscene, offensive or a threat to security.
Discrimination Definition
Acts of treating groups of people, or individuals differently, based on prejudice
Extremism Definition
Believing in and supporting ideas that are far from what most people consider correct or reasonable
Human Rights Definition
The basic entitlements of all human beings, afforded to them simply because they are human.
Personal Conviction Definition
Something a person strongly feels or believes in
Prejudice Definition
Pre-judging; judging people to be inferior or superior without cause
Relative Poverty Definition
A standard of poverty measured in relation to the standards of a society in which a person lives
Absolute Poverty Definition
An acute state of deprivation, whereby a person cannot access the most basic of their human needs
Social Justice Definition
Promoting a fair society by challenging injustice and valuing diversity
Censorship Example
Muting certain content considered inappropriate to some people
Discrimination Example
Not giving a job to someone because they are a woman
Extremism Example
Westboro Baptist Church
Human Rights Example
The Declaration of Human Rights states that all people should be entitled to an education
Prejudice Example
Seeing a group of teenagers and believing they are going to cause trouble based on their appearance
Personal Conviction Example
Oscar Romero fought against the government to help the poor even though this put his life in danger
