Module 9

Why is poverty a human rights issue?

The readings and video lecture suggested that four key factors best describe the lived experience of the poor: deprivation, insecurity, exclusion and voicelessness.

These factors are listed below. Also listed are a number of denials of human rights. Click on the rights denial and drop it into the box where it fits best – that is, is the rights denial an example of deprivation, insecurity, exclusion or voicelessness?

Instructions

Click on each example, and drag it to the box where it best fits.

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Transcripts

Key factors

Voicelessness

    Exclusion

      Insecurity

        Deprivation

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          Examples of denials of human rights