TDA Religion and Human Rights key terms

Pregunta	Respuesta
Rights	Entitlements that all people should have.
Responsibility	the legal or moral duty which a person has.
Law (The)	a system of rules enforced by a country's legal system with consequences for those who break them.
Human Rights	the basic rights and freedoms to which all human beings should be entitled.
United Nations Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR)	document produced by the United Nations setting out the rights that all people should be entitled to.
Human Rights Act	an act of parliament passed in 1998 which says that all organisations have a duty to protect the rights of individuals in the UK.
Abuse	the harmful treatment of someone; the bad or wrong use of something.
Legal Rights	rights that are laid down as an entitlement by law.
Pressure group	an organised collection of people who seek to influence political decisions or promote a particular issue.
Abortion	the deliberate termination (ending) of a pregnancy, usually before the foetus is twenty- four weeks and viable.
Minority	a small group differing from others
Minority Rights	the rights of a racial, ethnic, religious, linguistic or sexual minority group in a community.
Protest	a statement or action as a reaction to events or situations. Usually it is against something, although occasionally it can be in support.
Amnesty	a pardon for crimes committed (usually against the state).

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