Preferred Term
POLITICAL REPRESSION
Scope Note
Denial of the right of people to participate in the political life of their community or society, e.g., denial of the right to vote or run for office, etc
Used For
POLITICAL PERSECUTION
Hierarchy
01 - POLITICAL AND LEGAL QUESTIONS
Broader Terms
HUMAN RIGHTS
POLITICAL CONDITIONS, INSTITUTIONS, MOVEMENTS
Related Terms
CIVIL AND POLITICAL RIGHTS
HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS
POLITICAL PARTICIPATION
POLITICAL PRISONERS
POLITICAL VIOLENCE
RIGHT TO VOTE
URI
http://metadata.un.org/thesaurus/1004989
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Language Equivalents
ar
القمع السياسي
zh
政治压制
en
POLITICAL REPRESSION
fr
REPRESSION POLITIQUE
ru
Политические репрессии
es
REPRESION POLITICA