Fundamental Rights/Fundamental Freedoms
~Fundamental rights are a generally-regarded set of entitlements in the context of a legal system, wherein such system is itself said to be based upon this same set of basic, fundamental, or inalienable entitlements or "rights."
~Example~Freedom of speech is on of the best examples of a fundamental freedom.
Legal Rights
~Legal
rights are those bestowed on to a person by the law of aparticular political and legal system, and therefore relative to specific cultures and governments.
~Example~ Youth have specific legal rights.
Mobility Rights
~A human right concept that the constitutions of numerous states respect. It asserts that a citizen of a state in which that citizen is present has the liberty to travel, reside in, and/or work in any part of the state where one pleases within the limits of respect for the liberty and rights of others
~Example~ It asserts that a citizen of a state in which that citizen is present has the liberty to travel, reside in, and/or work in any part of the state where one pleases within the limits of respect for the liberty and rights of others,
Democratic Rights
~Everyone has the right to hold opinions without interference.
~Example~ Voting is a democratic right.
Equality Rights
~A social state of affairs in which all people within a specific society or isolated group have the same status in a certain respect.
~Example~ Equality rights are a social state of affairs in which all people within a specific society or isolated group have the same status in a certain respect
Discrimination
~Treatment or consideration of, or making a distinction in favor of or against, a person or
thing based on the group, class, or category to which that person or
thing belongs rather than on individual merit: racial
and
religious intolerance and
discrimination.
~Example~ Treating someone differently because they have a different background than you is discrimination.
Prejudice
~Any preconceived opinion or feeling, either favorable or unfavorable.
~Example~ Prejudice (or is making a judgment or assumption about someone or something before having enough knowledge to be able to do so with guaranteed accuracy, or "judging a book by its cover".
Diversity
~The state or fact of being diverse; difference; unlikeness.
~Example~ Every person is different and diverse in their own way.
Constitution
~A special set of laws that establish a framework of governance.
~Example~ A constitution is a set of fundamental principles or established precedents according to which a state or other organization is governed
Indian Act
~Federal legislation related to the rights and status of First Nations people ("status Indians") first passed in 1876 and amended several times.
~Example~ The Indian Act, is a Canadian statute that concerns registered Indians, their bands, and the system of Indian reserves
Labour Unions
~An organization of workers that act to protect workers rights and interests.
~Example~ an organization of workers that have banded together to achieve common goals such as better working conditions.
