Human Rights Glossary: Civil and Political Rights
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What is the definition of 'Civil and Political Rights'?

  • The rights of groups to protect their interests and identities
  • The process of bringing customary international law to written form
  • A feature of societies that make up a social unit
  • The rights of citizens to liberty and equality (correct)

    • What is the meaning of 'Codification'?

  • A feature of cultures
  • A feature of societies that make up a social unit
  • The rights of groups to protect their interests and identities
  • The process of bringing customary international law to written form (correct)

    • What do 'Collective Rights' refer to?

  • The rights of citizens to liberty and equality
  • The rights of groups to protect their interests and identities (correct)
  • The process of bringing customary international law to written form
  • A feature of societies that make up a social unit

    • What does 'Culture' represent?

    <p>A feature of societies that make up a social unit</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is meant by 'Civil Rights'?

    <p>The rights of citizens to liberty and equality</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which term refers to people who leave their place of origin for economic reasons or other reasons not covered under the limited definition of refugee?

    <p>Displaced person</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the concept that human rights cannot be taken away under any circumstances?

    <p>Inalienability</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the definition of domestic violence?

    <p>Violence among members of a family or household</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the term 'refugees' refer to?

    <p>Any person who is outside the country of his nationality due to a well-founded fear of being persecuted</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the definition of gender-based violence?

    <p>Violence committed against women as women</p> Signup and view all the answers

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