Human Rights Norms

Who is entitled to human rights?

• Everyone, regardless of any characteristic

• Everyone apart from those in prison

• Everyone apart from those detained for terrorism

Which organisation is most responsible for upholding human rights?

• Amnesty International

• The UN

• NATO

• The US Government

What document contains the articles of human rights?

• Cyrus Cylinder

• The US Declaration of Independence

• The Magna Carta

• The Universal Declaration of Human Rights

When was the UDHR adopted by the UN?

• 1945

• 1948

• 1952

• 1958

Why was the United Nations formed in 1945?

• To protect human rights for all humanity

• To avoid future global conflict

• To avoid future global genocide like the Holocaust

What is an issue with the UDHR and some other UN treaties on human rights?

• They are policed very aggressively

• They are not legally binding

• They are outdated

Where do violations and abuses of human rights occur?

• Everywhere

• Only in LIDCs

• Only in ACs

• Not in ACs

How are human rights norms protected?

• International and national laws

• Campaign work of charities (NGOs) like Amnesty International

• Military intervention

• International treaties and conventions at the UN

Which country has not ratified the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child?

• The USA

• Somalia

• Russia

• North Korea