HUMAN RIGHTS

Question	Answer
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.
DISCRIMINATION	acts of treating groups of people, or individuals differently, based on prejudice
EXTREMISM	believing in and supporting ideas that are very far from what most people consider correct or reasonable.
HUMAN RIGHTS	the basic entitlements of all human beings, afforded to them simply because they are human.
PERSONAL CONVICTION	something a person strongly feels or believes in
PREJUDICE	pre-judging; judging people to be inferior or superior without cause
Relative and absolute poverty	absolute poverty - an acute state of deprivation, whereby a person cannot access the most basic of their human needs. relative poverty - a standard of poverty measured in relation to the standards of a society in which a person lives, e.g. living on less than X% of average UK income.
SOCIAL JUSTICE	promoting a fair society by challenging injustice and valuing diversity. Ensuring that everyone has equal access to provisions, equal opportunities and rights.

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	Created by Maria Djamili over 7 years ago