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Worksheet time: 42mins
The correct definition of the declaration of Human Rights is:
The Universal Declaration on Human Rights is an international document
The Universal Declaration on Human Rights is a national document
The Universal Declaration on Human Rights is an universal document
Choose the right that is Violated:
Ricardo doesn’t go to school because his parents can’t pay the fee. School should be free in Ricardo’s country but the mayor makes every student pay $5
free speech
to food
Free education
Choose the right that is Violated:
Ricardo’s parents are sad and angry that their son can’t go to school. They protest in front of the mayor’s house. The mayor arrests the protestors and puts them in jail for protesting.
free speech
Religion freedom
vote
Choose the right that is violated:
Rosa has a degree in engineering. She applies to 10 different jobs. Each time a man gets the job instead of her. None of the men have a degree. Rosa never gets the job.
to be free
to work
to live
Choose the right that is violated:
When Christopher arrives to vote on Election Day, a soldier tells him that he can’t vote. Christopher says that he is registered. The soldier tells him that he can’t vote because he is a member of the opposition.
to free speech
to food
to vote
Choose the right that is violated:
In Ramon's city there isnt rain in two years. There is very little food. The government exports some food to make money. Ramon only eats one meal per day. His sister died for malnutrition.
to vote
to food
to work
Choose the right that is violated:
Every Sunday, the people in Sarah’s town go to different churches. But Sarah cannot practice her religion. Police close (or destroy) her church and tell not to go there....
to free speech
to freedom
to free religion
In 1948, which document was created to explain what rights that were given to all humans?
Declaration of Independence
Universal Declaration of Human Rights
International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
International Covenant on Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights
The standard of living and quality of life for all people, including those not participating in economic activities are dealt within _____________ _______________.
Cultural Rights
Civil Rights
Social Rights
Political Rights
The cultural sphere of life, including ethnic culture, subcultures, arts and science are dealt within __________ ___________.
Economic Rights
Cultural Rights
Political Rights
Civil Rights
Who is the former first lady that chaired the UN Commission on Human Rights?
Michelle Obama
Barbara Bush
Hillary Clinton
Eleanor Roosevelt
Which group is NOT listed as one of the ones discriminated against?
the disabled
the elderly
African Americans
White-American males, especially the rich ones
All people are born with these rights.
"Everyone has the right to ____, _______, and ________ of _______.
life, liberty, and security of person
live, laugh, and love of person
Life, liberty, and peace of person
How many articles represent the Universal Declaration of Human Rights?
10
12
30
21
Which international peacekeeping organization created the Universal Declaration of Human Rights?
The United Nations
The World Health Organization
NATO
The Organization of American States
What major world conflict prompted the need for the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, as well as the United Nations itself?
World War I
World War II
The Cold War
The Vietnam War
Is the following a civil and political right: "No one shall be held in slavery or servitude; slavery and the slave trade shall be prohibited in all their forms"?
YES
NO
Is the following a social and economic right: "Everyone has the right to rest and leisure, including reasonable limitation of working hours and periodic holidays with pay" ?
YES
NO
What do you think are a person's basic rights?
To live in a rich city
To feed, to cure health, to be free, to be educated,have fair trial
To change from one country to another to another
By virtue of being human ,individuals enjoy
Civil rights
Constitutional grants
Human Rights
Human rights are
The creation of society
A universally accepted conquest
An act of government
Who were persons involved in the defense of Human Rights?
Francis Bacon
Nelson Mandela-Martin Luther King
John Stuart Mill
What is a Constitution?
A set of rules that define relationships between private people.
A set of rules that define how a government can exercise power.
A set of rules that define trade limitations between countries.
Everyone has the right to leave one's country and go to another.
Moral and Cultural Rights
Right to Worship God
Right to Emigrate and Immigrate
Right of Meeting and Association
Available to all people in the world
Agreement
Inconceivable
Universal
Total
Unable to be taken away or given away by a person
Universal
Indestructable
Inalienable
Interdependence
_______________: The modern buying, selling and transporting of people.
Slavery
Human Trafficking
Prostituion
Forced Labor
What do we call it when someone uses derogatory language against someone or a group because of their race, sexual identify, gender or religion?
Hate Speech
Hate Crime
Slurs
Hazing
The Chinese government punishes a couple for having a second child.
Their Right to Marriage and Family was:
"Infringed on" / Violated
Protected/ Used
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
Women in Afghanistan are not allowed to attend school or hold jobs.
Their Freedom from Discrimination was:
"Infringed on" / Violated
Protected/ Used
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
Which if the following statements is NOT TRUE of human rights?
Human rights are freedoms and rights that everyone has.
Everyone is entitled to equal justice, equal opportunity and equal dignity without discrimination.
Human rights are second only to the prevailing laws of a country.
Human rights are inalienable.
The holocaust is described as...
The atomic bombing of Japanese cities Nagasaki and Hiroshima by American Forces causing the deaths of 250,000 Japanese civilians.
The total number of deaths caused by the events of World War 2.
The mass burning of books by the German Nazi regime that were written by political protesters and Jewish people.
The mass murder of some 6 million European Jews (as well as members of some other persecuted groups, such as Gypsies and homosexuals) by the German Nazi regime during the Second World War.
This is the logo of which international organisation?
The United Nations Refugee Fund
The United Nations Declaration of Human Rights
The United Nations
The United Nations of Modern History
True or False?
The United Nations was created with the intent to prevent war and catastrophes, such as the events of World War 2, from happening in the future,
True
False
Which statement about the document known as the United Nations Declaration of Human Rights (UNDHR) is INCORRECT?
The UNDHR was written in 1948.
The UNDHR is only applicable to countries who are part of the United Nations.
The UNDHR contains 31 articles that describe human rights.
It covers both civil and political rights as well as economic, social and cultural rights.
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 behaviour to satisfy internationally accepted norms.
Who is this historical figure?
Adolf Hitler
Benito Mussolini
Truman Capote
Winston Churchill
Which of the following is not an article written in to the United Nations Declaration of Human Rights?
The right to freedom.
The right to choose not to follow human rights.
The right to life, liberty and security of person.
No one shall be subjected to torture or to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment.
This picture depicts a violation of which Human Right?
Everyone has the right freely to participate in the cultural life of the community, to enjoy the arts and to share in scientific advancement and its benefits.
Everyone has the right to rest and leisure, including reasonable limitation of working hours and periodic holidays with pay.
Everyone, without any discrimination, has the right to equal pay for equal work.
Marriage shall be entered into only with the free and full consent of the intending spouses.
This picture depicts which violation of human rights?
No one shall be held in slavery or servitude; slavery and the slave trade shall be prohibited in all their forms.
Everyone has the right to freedom of movement and residence within the borders of each state.
All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights.
No one shall be subjected to arbitrary arrest, detention or exile
After which major world event was the UDHR written?
The Holocaust
The Civil War
Vietnam War
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