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WorksheetsHuman Rights Review Quiz
Total questions: 57
Worksheet time: 29mins
This was one of the most important documents in history, written in 1215, as it established the principle that everyone is subject to the law, even the king, and guarantees the rights of individuals, the right to justice and the right to a fair trial
Declaration of Independence
Australian Constitution
Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Magna Carta
In 1945, an international organisation was formed by 51 countries committed to preserving peace through international cooperation and collective security. This was named the:
Universal Declaration of Human Rights
World Health Organisation
United Nations
Peace Society
The improvement of one right facilitates advancement of the others. Likewise, the deprivation of one right adversely affects the others. In this way human rights are: (check all that apply)
Indivisible
Interrelated
Interdependent
Violable
The main convention providing for human rights is the:
United Nations Declaration of Rights
Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Charter of Human Rights
International Declaration on Rights
Define the term "human rights."
Security rights
prohibit crimes against the person and their safety, such as murder, assault, torture and rape;
protect freedoms in areas such as belief and religion, association, assembling and movement;
(also known as economic rights) require the provision of education, paid holidays, and protections against severe poverty and starvation;
protect the liberty to participate in politics by expressing themselves, protesting, participating in democracy;
Liberty rights
protect the freedom to participate in politics by expressing themselves, protesting, participating in democracy;
protect against abuses of the legal system such as imprisonment without trial, secret trials and excessive punishments;
protect freedoms in areas such as belief and religion, association, assembling and movement;
guarantee equal citizenship, equality before the law and nondiscrimination;
Equality rights
(also known as economic rights) that require the provision of, e.g. education, paid holidays, and protections against severe poverty and starvation;
provide protection for groups against ethnic genocide and for the ownership by countries of their national territories and resources.
protect the liberty to participate in politics by expressing themselves, protesting, participating in democracy;
guarantee equal citizenship, equality before the law and nondiscrimination;
Due process rights
protect the liberty to participate in politics by expressing themselves, protesting, participating in democracy;
prohibit crimes against the person and their safety, such as murder, assault, and torture;
protect against abuses of the legal system such as imprisonment without trial, secret trials and excessive punishments;
protect freedoms in areas such as belief and religion, association, assembling and movement;
Welfare rights
(also known as economic rights) that require the provision of, e.g. education, paid holidays, and protections against severe poverty and starvation;
guarantee equal citizenship, equality before the law and nondiscrimination;
protect against abuses of the legal system such as imprisonment without trial, secret trials and excessive punishments;
protect the liberty to participate in politics by expressing themselves, protesting, participating in democracy
Political rights
(also known as economic rights) that require the provision of, e.g. education, paid holidays, and protections against severe poverty and starvation;
guarantee equal citizenship, equality before the law and nondiscrimination;
protect against abuses of the legal system such as imprisonment without trial, secret trials and excessive punishments;
protect the liberty to participate in politics by expressing themselves, protesting, participating in democracy;
Article 9 of the UDHR provides no one shall be subjected to arbitrary arrest, (a) or exile.
Article 3 states that everyone has the right to life, liberty and the (a) of person.
Article 18 ensures that everyone has the right to freedom of thought, conscience and (a) ; this right includes freedom to change his religion or belief, and freedom, either alone or in community with others and in public or private, to manifest his religion or belief in teaching, practice, worship and observance.
Article 25 states that everyone has the right to a ___________ __ ___________ adequate for the health and well-being of himself and of his family, including food, clothing, housing and medical care and necessary social services, and the right to security in the event of unemployment, sickness, disability, widowhood, old age or other lack of livelihood in circumstances beyond his control.
(a)
Article 5 declares that no one shall be subjected to (a) or to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment.
Article 7 asserts that all are equal before the law and are entitled without any (a) to equal protection of the law. All are entitled to equal protection against any discrimination in violation of this Declaration and against any incitement to such discrimination.
Article 10 declares that everyone is entitled to a _______ _________
(a)
Article 23 proclaims that everyone has the right to (a) , to free choice of employment, to just and favourable conditions of work and to protection against unemployment.
Article 24 provides that everyone has the right to (a) and leisure, including reasonable limitation of working hours and periodic holidays with pay.
Article 13 stipulates that everyone has the right to freedom of (a) and residence within the borders of each State. Everyone has the right to leave any country, including his own, and to return to his country.
Mrs X, who some years ago lost her daughter and husband in a car accident, could not marry another man unless her brother-in-law explicitly gave his permission.
Right to marry.
Freedom from torture.
Right to employment.
Right to social protection.
The prison guards used dogs to frighten and intimidate detainees with threats of attack, and in one instance they made dogs bite a detainee.
Right to asylum.
Right to life.
Freedom from torture.
Freedom of expression.
In the local factory, the workers have to work for at least 10 hours a day without a break.
Right to food, drink and housing.
Right to rest and leisure.
Right to own property.
Right to employment.
Since the three men were arrested, they have had problems getting access to lawyers. On many occasions the lawyers would arrive and not be permitted to see them; the men were not allowed to have a collective discussion with their lawyers, which effectively meant that two of them had no access to their lawyer.
Freedom from discrimination; right to equality.
Right to movement of persons.
Right to political participation.
Right to a fair trial.
The woman, doing exactly the same job and having the same age and experience, received a lower wage than her male colleague.
Right to be recognised as a person; right to nationality.
Right to employment.
Freedom from discrimination; right to equality
Freedom from slavery.
A photo of Mrs X, a drug addict, was taken when she was leaving a Narcotics Anonymous meeting. Later the photo was published.
Right to liberty and security.
Right to privacy and family life.
Right to movement of persons.
Freedom of assembly and association.
A woman, mistreated by her husband, was only able to obtain a divorce when she gave him her house, her car and all her property. She was left with nothing.
Right to marry.
Right to asylum.
Right to own property
Right to rest and leisure.
X, suffering from a life-threatening case of pneumonia, received no medical treatment in hospital, as she had entered the country illegally
Right to take part in cultural life.
Right to food, drink and housing.
Right to health care
Right to movement of persons.
Black Africans were bought in Africa for, for example, a bottle of whisky, and sold in North America for between 1 200 and 1 500 US dollars.
Right to movement of persons.
Right to own property.
Right to liberty and security.
Freedom from slavery.
In country X, those who want to belong to the Falun Gong religion are prohibited from meeting.
Freedom of assembly and association.
Right to social protection.
Freedom from discrimination; right to equality.
Right to a social order that recognizes human rights.
The children living in the village are unable to attend a primary school, as there is no such school available within a reasonable distance.
Right to movement of persons.
Right to social protection.
Right to education.
Right to liberty and security.
A factory in Bangladesh employs children to clean small tools and equipment. They are paid $0.10 a day.
You have the right to give your opinion, and for adults to listen and take it seriously.
You have the right to protection from work that harms you, and is bad for your health and education. If you work, you have the right to be safe and paid fairly.
You have the right to play and rest
You have the right to help if you've been hurt, neglected or badly treated.
Non-derogable rights can be suspended by the government during a state of emergency (such as a pandemic or war)
True
False
Derogable rights are those that are not non-derogable. Derogable rights may be suspended to a reasonable extent during a state of emergency.
True
False
Article 4 - Freedom from Slavery is a:
Derogable right
Non-derogable right
Article 5 - Freedom from Torture and Degrading Treatment is a:
Derogable right
Non-derogable right
Absolute rights cannot be limited for any reason. No circumstance justifies a qualification or limitation of absolute rights. Absolute rights cannot be suspended or restricted, even during a declared state of emergency.
True
False
Genocide is a systematic, deliberate attempt to destroy a racial, ethnic, cultural or political group.
True
False
Approximately 6 million Jewish people were murdered during the Holocaust.
True
False - it was significantly more
False- it was far fewer
All of the laws enacted by the Nazi government against the Jewish people undermined their right to equality, right to be free from discrimination, right to be equal before the law and right to freedom of belief and religion without persecution.
True
False
World War 2, the Holocaust and treatment of the Jewish people were key catalysts for modern human rights conventions and laws.
True
False
Select all correct responses. The imprisonment of the Jewish people in concentration camps, forced labour and their treatment while imprisoned denied them their:
Freedom from Arbitrary Arrest
Freedom from Slavery
Right to Life, Liberty, Personal Security
Freedom from Torture and Degrading Treatment
Right to Adequate Living Standard
Today the right to be free from slavery is protected by Article ____ of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Article 3
Article 4
Article 5
Article 14
Our Term 2 assessment task requires students to construct a:
Argumentative essay
Persuasive essay
Inquiry Report
Scientific Report
Select all that apply. In the assessment, I need to:
demonstrate my understanding of current laws relating to slavery in Queensland
analyse different viewpoints and consequences relating to legal slavery protections in Queensland (using evidence)
select information and evidence from a range of sources to support my findings and reference these
present different alternatives for reforms to improve protection against modern slavery
evaluate the alternatives to decide which is the best option and justify this using evidence and legal criteria
One reason slavery has persisted over the centuries is because it creates significant profits.
True
False
Slavery was coerced labor that relied upon intimidation and brutality and dehumanization - and it was legal throughout many times in history.
True
False
Slaves were considered:
property (like livestock)
human beings with rights
equal
superior
Slavery is a thing of the past. It has been eliminated as a result of international human rights law.
True
False
In 2018 alone, Anti-Slavery Australia helped (a) people who had been trafficked to or from Australia, or had faced slavery-like conditions while in Australia, including forced marriage, servitude and forced labour.
A recent report by the Australian Institute of
Criminology estimates that only one in five victims are detected. This means that the cases we see are likely to be a small proportion of the scale of trafficking and slavery in Australia.
True
False
In Australian law, slavery is defined as: the condition of a person over whom any or all of the powers attaching to the right of ownership are exercised, including where such a condition results from a debt or contract made by the person. Essentially, slavery is when a person is controlled as if they were mere property.
True
False
When a person does not consider themselves to be free to stop working or leave their workplace, because of threats, coercion or deception; and the person is significantly deprived of their personal freedom in their life outside of work.
Domestic slavery
Servitude
Forced Labour
Forced Marriage
When a person does not consider themselves free to stop working, or to leave their workplace, because of threats, coercion or deception.
Domestic servitude
Servitude
Forced labour
Forced marriage
When a person is married without freely and fully consenting because of either coercion, threat or deception. It could also be because they’re incapable of understanding the nature and effect of a marriage ceremony, possibly because of their age or mental capacity.
A forced marriage is different from an arranged marriage or a sham marriage. The main difference is that there is consent in arranged and sham marriages.
Domestic servitude
Servitude
Forced labour
Forced marriage
Reflecting on the case studies, as well as the right to freedom from slavery, which other human rights were breached? Select all that apply.
Right to effective remedy
Right to freedom of movement
Right to desirable work conditions
Right to rest and leisure
Right to Adequate Living Standard
