Democracy and Human
Rights
Life Orientation
Grade 10
, Life Orientation
DEMOCRACY AND HUMAN RIGHTS
Definitions:
Diversity: difference and variety.
Discrimination: unfair treatment.
Human Rights: rules to live in society.
Human Rights Violations: abuse of human rights.
Human Trafficking: illegally buying people and selling them, especially in another
country.
Exploitation: the use of someone or something in a way that helps you unfairly.
Migrant: a person who goes from one place to another, especially to find work.
National and international instruments: tools used to fight against discrimination
and the abuse of rights.
Bill: a statement of the rights of a group of people.
Chapter: a document that gives rights to a person or group.
Protection agency: an organization or department that looks after your human
rights and protects you from the violation of your rights.
Discrimination: unfairly treating a person or group of people differently from
others people or groups of people.
Violation: ignoring or interfering with a persons rights.
Initiatives: plans or programmes that are intended to solve a problem.
Campaigns: a series of activities designed to produce a particular result.
Stigma: the harmful attitudes and abuse towards others, based on misinformation and
ignorance
Racism: prejudice or discrimination based on a persons race.
Prejudice: judging people on the basis of untruths and differences.
Bias: To influence in an unfair way, or to have a preference that prevents you from
looking at the facts.
Oppression: to be kept down by unjust use of force or authority. When you are
oppressed, you have no freedom or rights.
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Rights
Life Orientation
Grade 10
, Life Orientation
DEMOCRACY AND HUMAN RIGHTS
Definitions:
Diversity: difference and variety.
Discrimination: unfair treatment.
Human Rights: rules to live in society.
Human Rights Violations: abuse of human rights.
Human Trafficking: illegally buying people and selling them, especially in another
country.
Exploitation: the use of someone or something in a way that helps you unfairly.
Migrant: a person who goes from one place to another, especially to find work.
National and international instruments: tools used to fight against discrimination
and the abuse of rights.
Bill: a statement of the rights of a group of people.
Chapter: a document that gives rights to a person or group.
Protection agency: an organization or department that looks after your human
rights and protects you from the violation of your rights.
Discrimination: unfairly treating a person or group of people differently from
others people or groups of people.
Violation: ignoring or interfering with a persons rights.
Initiatives: plans or programmes that are intended to solve a problem.
Campaigns: a series of activities designed to produce a particular result.
Stigma: the harmful attitudes and abuse towards others, based on misinformation and
ignorance
Racism: prejudice or discrimination based on a persons race.
Prejudice: judging people on the basis of untruths and differences.
Bias: To influence in an unfair way, or to have a preference that prevents you from
looking at the facts.
Oppression: to be kept down by unjust use of force or authority. When you are
oppressed, you have no freedom or rights.
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