Human rights and Social justice

Cards (9)

  • human rights: the basic rights to which all people are entitled as human beings
  • equality: the state of being equal, especially in status, rights, and opportunities.
  • justice: Bringing about what is right and fair, according to the law, or making up for a wrong that has been committed
  • Universal Declaration of Human Rights: A 1948 statement in which the United Nations declared that all human beings have rights to life, liberty, and security.
  • Swami Vivekananda
    campaigner for equality
  • Ambedkar
    dalit social reformer
  • Gandhi: political and spiritual leader during India's struggle with Great Britain for home rule
  • Varna
    Hindu social group
  • Dalit
    outcasts, 'untouchables