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harassment
Unwanted conduct related to a protected characteristic that has the purpose or effect of violating a person’s dignity or creates an intimidating, hostile, degrading, humiliating or offensive environme [..]
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prejudice
Judging someone without knowing them, on the basis of what they look like or what group they belong to, e.g. all black people are good dancers.
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absolute right
A right that is so fundamental that it can never be interfered with, for example, the right not to be tortured.
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age
Where this is referred to, it refers to a person belonging to a particular age (e.g. 32 year olds) or range of ages (e.g. 18 - 30 year olds).
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bill
A draft Act, still being considered by Parliament.
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civil and political rights
The rights of individuals to liberty and equality; sometimes referred to as first generation rights. Civil and political rights include freedom to worship, freedom of thought and expression, to vote, [..]
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convention
A type of treaty (formal agreement between country leaders, politicians and states on a matter which involves them all). This is a binding agreement that states are obliged to uphold, but it usually d [..]
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covenant
Another type of treaty; a binding agreement to do or keep from doing a specified thing. Examples include the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, developed by the UN and in force sinc [..]
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council of europe
An organisation that was founded in 1949, with the aim to develop common and democratic principles throughout Europe based on the European Convention on Human Rights. This is not a part of the Europea [..]
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declaration
A document agreeing upon certain standards, but one that is not legally binding, for example, the UDHR.
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