Welcome to the Human Rights E-Course

The word discrimination means:

• The process by which a criminal is made honest and productive
• The removal of hard seeds from certain fruits
• Spreading false information about another
• An unfair difference in treatment; denying equal rights to certain groups of people

The word equal means:

• Being of the same opinion as another
• Having a visa which is valid in two different countries
• A person who was born of parents from two distinct ethnic backgrounds
• Having the same status, rights or opportunities as another or others

The word slavery means:

• A worn out feeling in the muscles if they are overused
• Forcing children to eat healthy dishes they are not fond of
• A system wherein the entire family divides up the housework between them
• A system involving force to make people work, usually for very little or no pay; using threats, lies or tricks to make people provide some kind of service that they are unwilling to do

The word torture means:

• Accidentally falling down a flight of stairs
• A French word meaning to purposely act more sad or upset than you actually are
• Purposely causing extreme pain to someone, usually for punishment, persuasion or discrimination
• None of the above

The word violation means:

• A quiet meeting to discuss plans for justice
• The confessing of crimes committed
• A breaking of a law, rule, agreement, promise, etc.; a situation that goes against the promise, agreement or a natural right
• The removal of one string of a violin to alter its sound