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Law 12: Chapter 5
Human Rights
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| human rights | A right which is believed to belong to every person. |
| discrimination | the unfair treatment of different categories of people on the grounds of race, age, or sex. |
| human rights codes | Legal documents that protect people from prohibited discrimination. |
| stereotyping | having an oversimplified, standardized, or fixed judgment or characterization of a group of people |
| prejudice | a pre-concieved opinion based on a stereotype or inadequate information |
| complainant | The person making an allegation of discrimination |
| prima facie | A fact presumed to be true unless it is disproved. |
| gravamen | The part of a charge or an accusation that weighs most substantially against the accused |
| respondent | the person or organization that the complainant alleges to have discriminated against him or her |
| mediation | Intervention between conflicting parties that promotes compromise or settlement of dispute. |
| concilliation | Bringing conflicting parties to a resolution of their differences. |
| ombudsman | An officer of the provincial legislature who investigates complaints from anyone who feels they have been treated unfairly by those who provide provincial or municipal government services. |
| accommodate | To eliminate or adjust requirements or conditions to enable a person to carry out the essential elements of an activity or job. |
| undue hardship | the result of a change that would, for example, affect the economic viability of an enterprise or produce a substantial health and safety risk that outweighs the benefit of the accommodation. |
| goods | Products that are purchased for consumption by the average consumer. |
| services | Any duty or labor performed for another person. |
| accommodation | the place where people live or want to to live |
| facilities | areas or buildings designated for public use |
| bona fide occupational requirement | a qualification essential for proper or efficient job performance |
| affirmative action | gives advantages to groups who have been discriminated in the past. |
| constructive discrimination | employment polices that inadvertently exclude certain individuals, resulting in discrimination |
| direct discrimination | an overt act of discrimination |
| harassment | persistent behaviour that violates the human rights of the victim |
| sexual harassment | may include unwelcome sexual contact, remarks, leering, demands for dates, requests for sexual favours, and displays of sexually offensive pictures of graffiti |
| poisoned harassment | an uncomfortable or disturbing atmosphere created by the negative comments or behaviour of others |
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