2.4 Equality (part one)

2.4 Equality (part one)

Multiple Select

Which of the following are a feature of human rights? Tick as many as you think apply

• They are universal

• They are indivisible

• They are interdependent

• They are inalienable

Multiple Choice

A private security guard of a house does not do his duty properly. He, instead, uses a dog to frighten others. In one instance, he made the dog to bite a person. He is violating the right to ---------

• education

• freedom from torture

• right to asylum

• right to expression

Multiple Choice

The government of Turkey burns down villages of Kurds – an ethnic minority – and forces them to move to new towns.

Their Right to Own their Things was:

• "Infringed on" / Violated

• Protected/ Used

Multiple Choice

A Native American collects eagle feathers for a religious ceremony.

Their Right to Freedom of Thought/Religion was:

• "Infringed on" / Violated

• Protected/ Used

Multiple Choice

A person in South Africa registers to vote.

Their Right to Democracy was:

• "Infringed on" / Violated

• Protected/ Used

Multiple Choice

Students in Germany can read in newspapers and online about politics in their country and human rights in other countries.

The Media's Right to Freedom of Expression was:

• "Infringed on" / Violated

• Protected/ Used

Multiple Choice

A Brazilian child is denied a school education because the family can’t afford to pay for books.

Their Right to Education was:

• "Infringed on" / Violated

• Protected/ Used

Multiple Choice

The Chinese government punishes a couple for having a second child.

Their Right to Marriage and Family was:

• "Infringed on" / Violated

• Protected/ Used

Open Ended

WHAT ARE A GOVERNMENT’S OBLIGATIONS WHEN IT COMES TO HUMAN RIGHTS?

Multiple Choice

Right to health: An adequate number of hospitals and other public health-care facilities shall provide services equally accessible to all.

• Respect

• Protect

• Fulfill

Multiple Choice

Right to vote: The authorities shall not interfere with the voting procedure and shall respect the election results.

• Respect

• Protect

• Fulfill

Multiple Choice

Right to life: Life-threatening attacks by an individual against other persons (attempted homicide) shall be crimes carrying appropriate penalties under domestic criminal law. The police shall duly investigate such crimes in order to bring the perpetrators to justice.

• Respect

• Protect

• Fulfill

Multiple Choice

“What harms the victim most is not the cruelty of the oppressor, but the silence of the bystander.”

– Elie Wiesel

In this quotation, the author is suggesting that

• totalitarian governments generally support civil liberties

• nations of the world must always condemn human rights violations whenever they occur

• ethnic cleansing is not an issue to be addressed by the United Nations

• demonstrations against human rights violations are of limited value

Multiple Select

Which of the following (you can select more than one) is an NGO most likely to be involved in:

• Codification

• Protection

• Promotion

• Monitoring

Multiple Choice

Which is the correct sequence for how the U.N enforces Human Rights?

• Codification, Protection, Monitoring, Promotion

• Promotion, Protection, Monitoring, Codification

• Monitoring, Promotion, Protection, Codification

• Codification, Protection, Promotion, Monitoring

Multiple Choice

Cultural Relativism...

• involves attempting to understand a culture by looking at it according to a different set of standards. It means analysing a culture from the point of view of other people in society.

• involves attempting to understand a culture by looking at it according to your own standards. It means analysing a culture from the point of view of your own culture.

• involves attempting to understand a culture by looking at it according to its own standards. It means analysing a culture from the point of view of its members

• involves not attempting to understand a culture by not looking at it according to its own standards. It means not analysing a culture from the point of view of its members

Multiple Select

Select all of the statements that describe why the UNDHR is difficult to enforce?

• Not all countries are members of the United nations who have pledged to achieve the promotion of universal respect for and observance of human rights and fundamental freedoms.

• It is not a legal document, but more of a moral pledge.

• The United Nations has no police-keeping force.

• Different cultures may have different standards and may be unwilling to change their behavior to satisfy internationally accepted norms.