Human Rights and Environmental Notes

Flashcards based on lecture notes covering the definition, origins, objectives, and fundamental principles of Human Rights, as well as notes on environmental impacts.

Human Rights

Norms that protect the dignity of all humanity.

Objective of Human Rights

To prevent future violations of people's rights and ensure a life with the same rights for every person, regardless of race, religion, or sex.

Nazi Holocaust in World War II

The historical event where the rights of millions of people were violated, leading to the creation of human rights to ensure such violations do not occur again in the future.

Universality

A fundamental human rights principle establishing that all human beings have the same rights simply by living, regardless of race, religion, origin, gender, economic condition, culture, or nationality, applying to the entire world.

Amazon Rainforest

A natural ecosystem that helps cool the planet, whose destruction alongside rising global temperatures affects rainfall, animal species, and river pollution levels.