The following terms are words that you will encounter in this unit of work. These definitions have been provided by the Cambridge Dictionary.
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/

 

 

Asylum – protection or safety, especially that given by a government to people who have been forced to leave their own countries for their safety or because of war

Bias – the action of supporting or opposing a particular person or thing in an unfair way, because of allowing personal opinions to influence your judgment

Censorship – the act of censoring books, films, etc

Genocide – the murder of a whole group of people, especially a whole nation, race, or religious group

Human rights – the basic rights that it is generally considered all people should have, such as justice and the freedom to say what you think (see also the United Nations Declaration of Human Rights – https://www.ohchr.org/EN/UDHR/Documents/UDHR_Translations/eng.pdf

Propaganda – information, ideas, opinions, or images, often only giving one part of an argument, that are broadcast, published, or in some other way spread with the intention of influencing people’s opinions

Reconciliation – the process of making two opposite beliefs, ideas, or situations agree

Refugee – a person who has escaped from their own country for political, religious, or economic reasons or because of a war