WH Unit 3 Vocab

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human rights

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1. fundamental rights, especially those believed to belong to an individual
   (i.e, inalienablae rights in our US constitution.)

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natural rights

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Rights that people supposedly have under natural law

(i.e. the U.S declaration of independence labels 'life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness'.)

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edict

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a decree issued by a sovereign or other authority

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disenfranchisement

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the act of depriving a person of the rights or privileges of a citizen, especially the right to vote

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subjugation

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the act, fact, or process of bringing under control; enslavement

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repression

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the act of repressing; state of being repressed

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absolutism

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the principle or the exercise of complete and unrestricted power in government

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pogrom

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an organized massacre, especially of Jews

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exploitation

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use or utilization, especially for profit

(i.e, the exploitation of newly discovered oil fields.)

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• insurgency

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insurrection against an existing government, usually one's own, by a group of people not usually known for that behaviour