Content and Concepts Quiz - GP

Which organization conducts research and advocacy on human rights with approximately seven million members worldwide?

• Amnesty International

• International Criminal Court

• United Nations

• Human Rights Watch

What is the principle that an individual person's beliefs and activities should be understood by others in terms of that individual's own culture?

• Inalienable

• Indivisible

• Equality

• Cultural Relativism

Which treaty commits its parties to respect the civil and political rights of individuals, including the right to life, freedom of religion, and freedom of speech?

• International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights

• Convention on the Rights of the Child

• Convention against Torture

• International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights

What is defined as violent crimes committed against groups with the intent to destroy the existence of the group?

• Genocide

• Terrorism

• Crimes Against Humanity

• Apartheid

Which court acts as the final court of appeal of last resort once European citizens have exhausted their own state’s legal process?

• European Court of Human Rights

• International Criminal Court

• United Nations Security Council

• International Court of Justice

What is the principle that all human rights are of equal importance and cannot be arranged into a hierarchy?

• Cultural Relativism

• Inalienable

• Indivisible

• Equality

Which convention focuses on eliminating racial discrimination, including outlawing hate speech?

• Convention on the Rights of the Child

• Convention against Torture

• International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination

• Cairo Declaration on Human Rights in Islam

What is the concept of liberty that refers to having freedom and autonomy?

• Equality

• Indivisible

• Cultural Relativism

• Liberty

What is the definition of direct violence?

• A commitment to peace and rejection of war

• A form of warfare conducted by regular military units

• A tactic designed to prevent aggression

• Physical or mental harm brought upon an individual

What does the term 'structural violence' refer to?

• A form of violence stemming from social structures that perpetuate domination

• A strategy of escalating confrontation to avoid war

• A commitment to peace and rejection of war

• A cultural or ideological phenomenon emphasizing military priorities