Human Rights Interactive Video

What is the nature of human rights according to the video?

• Inalienable and universal

• Granted by government

• Different for each country

• Privileges that can be revoked

Who chaired the committee that wrote the Universal Declaration of Human Rights?

• Franklin D. Roosevelt

• Eleanor Roosevelt

• Winston Churchill

• Mahatma Gandhi

What does the Universal Declaration of Human Rights emphasize about the rights listed?

• Only applicable to certain nations

• They are ranked by importance

• They are indivisible and interdependent

• They are suggestions, not rights

Why is it challenging to enforce human rights universally?

• Lack of strong enforcement mechanisms

• The UDHR is considered hard law

• All countries have the same laws

• Human rights are not well-defined

What role does the European Convention on Human Rights play?

• It has no court system

• It issues non-binding decisions

• It issues binding decisions that must be complied with

• It provides guidelines only