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search Oppression comes from the concept of being weighted down,
and is often shown as such. This cartoon from 1904 shows Jewish
laborers oppressed by the Russian Tsar  Oppression is when a
person or group of people who have power use it in a way that is
not fair, unjust or cruel. It can also describe the feeling of
people who are oppressed. Oppressive governments can lead to a
rebellion.  Racism, sexism and other prejudices can cause
oppression, especially if laws are made based on them.
Anarchists say that government, the police and laws are
oppressive. This is because they stop people from doing whatever
they want to.  The Universal Declaration of Human Rights, and
the idea of human rights in general, is meant to stop
oppression.  Related pages[change | change source]