Human Rights Flashcards

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Human Rights

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Rights a person should be entitled to simply because they are a human being

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Social Justice

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Bringing justice / fairness to society so that all peopl ehave the same oppurtunities

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What was the UDHR?

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1948 by UN

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Equality

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Belief that all is equal in value and worth

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Prejudice

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Negative thoughts, feelings or beliefs about a person based on a characteristic they have

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Discrimination

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Actions that come from prejudiced views

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Sikhism Equality quotes - 4

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  • “We are all made of the same clay.”
  • “God’s light is within everyone.”
  • “From the women is the man, without the woman there is none.”
  • “Recognise the entire human race as one.”
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Bible quotes about equality - 2

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  • “There is neither Jew nor Greek, slave nor free, male nor female, for you are all one in Christ.” (The Bible)
  • “God created mankind in his own image.” (The Bible)
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Islam quote and hadith - Equality

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  • “Mankind is naught but a single nation.” (Quran)
  • “There is no superiority of an Arab over a non-Arab.” (Hadith)
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Freedom of Religious Belief

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The right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion; this right includes freedom to change religion or belief

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Freedom of Religious Expression

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The right to freely practice religion without discrimination or punishment; e.g. being able to freely attend your place of worship or being allowed space / time to pray in the workplace

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Quotes supporting religious belief - 3

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  • “God created mankind in his own image.” (Bible)
  • “Let there be no compulsion in religion.” (Quran)
  • “There is no Hindu, there is no Muslim.” (Guru Nanak)
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Quotes against religious belief - 4

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  • Apostasy (leaving the religion) is punishable by death in some interpretations of Sharia Law
  • “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.” (Jesus)
  • “Whoever sacrifices to any god other than the Lord must be destroyed.” (Exodus)
  • “Whoever changes his religion, kill him” (Hadith)
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Islam beliefs of religious expression

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  • “To you your religion, to me mine” Quran
  • Constitution of Medina promotoes religious tolerance towards people of the book
  • HOWEVER, there are apostasy laws in some interpretations of Sharia Law = death
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Sikhism on religion expression

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  • Sikhs must cause no offence of those of other faiths
  • HOWEVER, no religious expression thats harmful
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Christianity on religious expression

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  • “Love, and do what you will” St. Augustine, as long as its loving, do what you will
  • St Paul preached tolerance in other practices
  • No RE thats harmful
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Quotes supporting gender equality - 4

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  • “From woman, man is born.” (Guru Granth Sahib)
  • “Anyone, male or female, who does right actions and believes, will enter the Garden.” (Qur’an)
  • “You are all one in Christ” (St Paul, Bible)
  • “God’s light is within everyone” GGS
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Quotes against gender equality

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  • But the men have a degree over them (in responsibility and authority)” (Quran)
  • “Wives, submit to your husbands.” (St. Paul, Bible)
  • “I do not permit a woman to teach or have authority over a man, she must be silent.” (St. Paul, Bible)
  • Eve is a “helper” over Adam
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What is the parable of the Good Samaritan?

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  • Story tells us we are all neighbours, not because of our racial ties
  • Jesus chose the Samaritan to help in his story beacsue the audience didn’t like Samaritans
  • Teachers agape
  • Show compassion and love regardless of race
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What is the equality act (2010)?

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Legally protects people from discrimination in workplace and wifer society (characteristics that are protected includes race)

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Positive discrimination

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Practice/policy of favouring individuals belonging to groups known to have been discriminated against previously

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Examples of protected characteristics

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  • Age
  • Disability
  • Religion
  • Gender reassingment
  • Marriage/ civil partnership
  • Sex
  • Sexual orientation
  • Pregnancy
  • Race
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Examples on positive discrimination

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  • In France, all state-owned companies must have at least 40% female board members - all appointments of males as directors will be invalid as long as the quote isnt met
  • Stormzy set up a full scholarship for 2 black british students each academic year in Cambridge uni
  • Australia’s Metropolitan Fire Brigade lowered the standards for their physical entrance exams to recruit more women into the fire service
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Arguements against positive discrimination

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  • Meritocracy (best person for role) is preferable
  • Its an inequality
  • Dangerous (fire brigade eg)
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Arguments supporting positive discrimination

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  • Corrects earlier injustices eg SA post apartheid, Dalits in India
  • More diverse workplace
  • Helps break down stereotypes
  • Jesus and Prophet helped the oppressed (helped a black African slave and made him the 1st to say prayer call)
  • “Allah loves those who are fair and just” - Quran
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What is absolute poverty?

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Severe lack of basic human needs including food, safe drinking water, sanitation facilities, health, shelter, education and info

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What is relative poverty?

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Condition in which people have the bare minium amount of income needed in order to maintain the average standard of living in the society in which they live in

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Causes of Poverty

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  • Colonisation
  • Debt
  • War
  • Corrupt gov
  • Disability/ Disease
  • Lack of education/ employment
  • Family upbringing
  • High interest loans
  • People trafficking
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Causes of being rich

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  • Rich family
  • Highly paid job
  • Investments/ Savings
  • Inheritence
  • Successful business
  • Crime
  • Marriage
  • Gambling
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Use of wealth in Islam

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  • Wealth comes from Allah
  • 5 Pillars - Zakat - 2.5% tax on excess money that goes to charitable purposes
  • Hadith (“He who eats and drinks while his bro goes hungry is not one of us”)
  • Charity is your “shade” on Day of Judgment (hadith)
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Uses of wealth in Christianity

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  • Jesus fed 5000 people - miracle
  • Parable of the sheeps and goats - sheep follow jesus to heaven
  • “the love of money is the root of all kinds of evil” Jesus
  • “whatever you did for one of the least of my bros and sis, you did for me”
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Uses of wealth Sikhism

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  • Vand Chakna
  • Sewa - selfless service - langar
  • “All human beings are reflections of the one” GGS
  • Anyone possessing riches has been blessed by God to help the poor
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Probs related to donating money to charity

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  • Most are short term, dont solve under-lying causes eg corrupt gov
  • Not all go to a good cause - most go to administration costs eg workers
  • Charities may remove gov responsiblity
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What does the UK gov do to fight poverty?

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  • Benefits
  • Minimum wage
  • Free NHS
  • Free school meals
  • Food banks/ vouchers
  • Job seekers allowance
  • Council houses
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What is exploitation?

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To selfishly take advantage of someone

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What is fair pay?

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Payment that is appropriate for the work done

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What is interest?

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Money paid back on loans in addition to the initial amount borrowed

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What is excessive interest?

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Loans that have extremely high interest rates, meaning borrowers end up being forced to pay more than what they borrowed

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What does Christianity say about exploitation?

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  • Agape - exploitation isnt an expression of love
  • Golden Rule: Treat others as you would want to be treated
  • Old Testament = “Do not take advantage of a hard worker who is poor and needy”
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What does Islam say about exploitation?

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  • “Allah loves those who are fair and just” Quran
  • Prophet known as Al-Sadiq because he was fair and honest in business when he was a trader
  • “Allah shows mercy to a man who is kind when he sells, when he buys, and when he makes a claim” Hadith
  • Usury (interest) is haraam if lender benefits from riba (lending $ with interest)
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What does Sikhism say about exploitation?

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  • “Gods light is within everyone”
  • 3 fold path - Kirit Karni - honest livihood = interest isnt an honest way of earning $
  • GN warned Malik Bhago against $ through exploitation - story of blood and milk from bread
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How many slaves are there today?

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40 ml

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What is people trafficking?

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Illegal transport of people from 1 country or area to another, often resulting in labour or s exploitation

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What does Islam say about people trafficking and slavery?

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  • Quran says that Prophet is sent as a “mercy for mankind”
  • Prophet chose Bilal, African slave, to be 1st prayer caller when he conquered city of Mecca to show all are free in eyes of Allah
  • “Do not be a slave to others, when Allah has made you free” Imam Ali AS
  • Use £ to free slaves - Zakat
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What does Sikhism say about people trafficking and slavery?

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“See all of human kind as 1 caste” Guru Gobind Singh

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What does Christianity say about people trafficking and slavery?

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  • Agape
  • “made in the image of God” Genesis
  • Golden Rule
  • Jesus came to set the captives free
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How are people exploited?

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  • Traffickers exploit ppl who want to escape poverty
  • Globalisation makes it easier for ppl to be moved
  • Increased demand for migrant workers in developed countries
  • War, natural disasters, political instabliity
  • Gender discrimination - girls less likely to have life oppurtunieis than boys
  • Weak laws mean authorities turn a blind eye to traffickers
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What roles are ppl forced to do?

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  • construction
  • drug trade
  • agriculture
  • mining
  • manufactoring
  • domestic work
  • forced begging
  • child soldiers