Human Rights

• Censorship


  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. Example: Parental advisory stickers on records/Spotify
• Discrimination


  Acts of treating groups of people, or individuals differently, based on prejudice. Example: The Bed and Breakfast Owners believed that marriage should be between a man and a woman and that no sex out of marriage should happen, so turned away a same-sex couple.
• Extremism


  Believing in an supporting ideas that are very far from what most people consider correct or reasonable. Example: West Baro-Baptist Church.
• Human Rights


  The basic entitlements of all human beings, afforded to them simply because they are human. Example: Freedom of Speech.
• Personal Conviction


  Something a person strongly feels or believes in. Example: Martin Luther King Jr.
• Prejudice


  A pre-determined opinion about an individual or a group of people. Example: Stereotypes based on race, sex etc.
• Relative Poverty


  A standard of poverty measured in relation to the standards of a society in which a person lives. Example: Your household income is less than 60% of the median house income.
• Absolute Poverty


  An acute state of deprivation, when a person cannot access the most basic of their human needs. Example: Lacking clean water.
• Social Justice


  Promoting a fair society by challenging injustice and valuing diversity. Ensuring that everyone has equal access to provisions, equal opportunities and rights. Example: Martin Luther King Jr.