WorksheetsHUMAN RIGHTS
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 25mins
Which of the following statements about human rights is NOT true?
They are entitlements held by all people.
They apply equally to everyone around the world, without distinction of any kind
They only apply to certain groups of people
They help us to respect each other and live with each other.
There are four interrelated and interdependent categories of human rights include: (check all that apply)
Cultural rights
Economic rights
Intellectual rights
Social rights
Animal rights
Examples of social rights include: (choose one)
The right to optimal health and the rights to adequate housing, food and quality education.
The right to socialize with your friends when you want to.
The right to get together in groups for meetings.
The right to talk at any time.
Which of the following is NOT an example of economic rights with the United Nations treaty system:
the right to protection from torture and violence
the right to social security including social insurance
the right to own property
the right to earn a living from work that is freely chosen
the right to equal pay for equal work
Cultural rights deal with protecting, developing and enjoying one’s cultural identity.
TRUE
FALSE
Civil and political rights include:
the right to life, liberty and security of person
the right to freedom of opinion
the right to protection from torture and violence
the right to vote and run for political office
All of the above
Employers are not responsible for the acts of discrimination at the workplace.
TRUE
FALSE
Except under limited circumstances, it is not permissible to inquire as to an applicant's racial or ethnic origin.
FALSE
TRUE
It is inappropriate to ask applicants to include photographs with their applications
TRUE
FALSE
It is permissible to specify to an employment agency that they should try their best to send you applicants from a particular racial or ethnic background
TRUE
FALSE
Maintaining statistics on the racial or ethnic composition of your workplace is legal
FALSE
TRUE
As an employer, you would be justified in dismissing an employee for threatening to file a complaint of discrimination against you.
FALSE
TRUE
It is acceptable to ask on the application form whether an applicant is legally entitled to work LIKE IN THE USA.
TRUE
FALSE
The following advertisement is illegal: "Chef wanted for Japanese restaurant - must be Japanese"
FALSE
TRUE
What can be defined as human rights?
Those benefits granted to any adult person.
Those entitlements for those lawfully residing in a given country.
Those rights inherent to all human beings.
What makes the Universal Declaration of Human Rights so unique?
It was drafted by people from all over the world.
Sets common standards on human rights protection.
Both previous answers.
Is Human Rights Education relevant?
It is only relevant for those working in the legal profession.
It is relevant for all human beings.
It is only relevant for those presenting complaints on human rights violations.
Are human rights related to the Sustainable Development Goals?
Yes, the SDGs are directly linked with human rights standards.
Yes, but the relation is negligible.
No, there is no connection.
Is there any review about the human rights situation in all UN Member States?
Yes, there is a periodic review made to all UN Member States about their human rights situation.
Yes, but only for specific human rights in certain UN Member States.
No, there is no mechanism to conduct this kind of review.
Child labour by 17 year olds:
Is always a violation of the rights of the child.
Is a violation of the rights of the child if the task is harmful.
Can be acceptable if the government has fixed the minimum working age to be under 17.
According to international agreements relating to the right to water:
Governments are obliged to provide their citizens with clean and healthy water.
Governments are not allowed to discriminate against some citizens in provision of water.
Governments are not allowed to deny their citizens access to a water supply.
The death penalty:
Is in general forbidden all over the world.
Is abolished in law or practice by more than 50% of all countries.
Is not allowed in the case of young people under 18.
Economic and social rights:
Are not real human rights.
The immediate fulfilment of these rights for all individuals is not expected from states.
Can be claimed by every European individual.
According to the clauses of the right to education:
Individuals and groups are allowed to open a school, as long as they fulfil the minimum legal conditions.
There are no obligations concerning the contents of educational programmes.
Governments are bound to provide compulsory education for all young people under 18.
The right of being recognised as a refugee:
Is defined for people who have a well-founded fear of being persecuted on the basis of their race, religion or political opinion and have fled their country as a result.
Also exists for people who have fled their country
as a result of civil war or hunger.
Can be automatically refused by a government to all applicants who come from a country which is
considered as being safe.
The freedom of religion:
Cannot be denied to people on the ground that
they belong to a minority religion.
Obliges nations to recognise and subsidise religions.
Cannot be restricted in any way by a state.
The right to property:
Doesn’t mean that governments cannot take a possession from someone if this is in the public interest.
Is violated if an entire village is evacuated without due compensation in order to build a hydroelectric power station.
Allows a person to consider goods that they have stolen as his/her property.
Elections:
All citizens are allowed to vote, even if they have
lost their civil rights due to criminal activity.
Two votes for each person are allowed if the voter is an employer.
The balloting must be performed secretly.
Freedom of expression:
May be restricted in order to protect against defamation.
Cannot be restricted for reasons of public morality.
Can be restricted to prevent religious intolerance.
The right to work:
Obliges states to provide jobs for all their citizens.
Means that no one can be fired arbitrarily.
Doesn’t mean a government has to make efforts to realise full employment.
The right to a healthy environment:
Forbids states to dump toxic waste that spoils the soil irreversibly.
Aims at protecting human beings, animals
and plants.
Is not yet fixed as a universal right.
According to the right to education:
For primary school children no school fees may be charged, only the cost of school trips and school textbooks may be requested.
It is the obligation of the state to strive to help as many students as possible to succeed in their
studies.
States have to give all students equal opportunities in education.
Punishment of children in schools:
Is not allowed in the form of corporal punishment.
Is not forbidden if the punishment is mentally cruel.
May only be used if parents agree.
At school:
There shouldn’t be any attention given to environmental issues.
Young children should be taught to respect their parents.
Young children should learn about human rights and experience human rights.
In court:
Every criminal has the right to a lawyer.
The suspect has the right to an interpreter free of charge if the trial takes place in a language unknown to him/her.
People can only be convicted if they have made a confession.
Torture:
Is allowed if used to prevent terrorist attacks.
Is only allowed after the decision of a judge.
Is never allowed.
The right to life is violated if:
Someone dies by accident due to a police force preventing an attack on someone else’s life.
Someone dies due to an act of war, even if this was
legal.
Someone dies due to unnecessary force by the police.
According to the right to housing:
All states are obliged to ensure that nobody is
homeless.
Foreigners should be offered the same access to
social housing as the country’s citizens.
The state should make efforts to reduce the number of homeless people.
According to the right to health care:
Governments are not obliged to prevent labour
accidents.
Everybody should have access to health care.
Medicines should be free of charge.
According to the right to freedom of movement:
A person can be forbidden to choose a certain residence for reasons of public security.
The denial of a visa to a person who has not been convicted of a crime is a violation of human rights.
A criminal may be imprisoned.
If we think of disability as a personal or individual problem, people with disabilities may be
helped more by their families
invited to self-help groups
considered less important than persons without disabilities
In this model, disability is considered a dimension of diverse human culture. Persons with disabilities are individuals with differences who are entitled to all of the rights enjoyed by others within society.
Biomedical Model
Functional Model
Environmental Model
Human Rights Model
In this model, disability is still considered to be a personal issue and something that is not normal. The person with the disability is seen to be someone who is not able to function in society because they have something wrong with them that does not allow them to fit in.
Biomedical Model
Functional Model
Environmental Model
Human Rights Model
In this model, disability is considered to be a medical or biological problem. The person with the disability is seen to have something wrong with them that needs treatment or a cure.
Biomedical Model
Functional Model
Environmental Model
Human Rights Model
In this model, disability is considered to be caused by social and physical environments that create barriers to the full inclusion of certain community members.
Biomedical Model
Functional Model
Environmental Model
Human Rights Model
Disability rights’ are a separate or a new category of human rights?
TRUE
FALSE
The Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) is important because…
it highlights and explains what existing civil, cultural, economic, political and social rights mean in situations faced by persons with disabilities
persons with disabilities, disability organizations and their allies played an active role in deciding what would be included in the UN CRPD
neither of the above
both of the above
What is the difference between signing and ratifying the CRPD?
By signing the CRPD a country is stating that they are already in compliance with the requirements therein. By ratifying the CRPD a country is stating that it will no longer be bound by the requirements therein.
By signing the CRPD, a country has a moral duty to implement what it says. By ratifying it means, a country has a legal duty to implement it.
There is no difference – they mean the same thing.
What is the name of the approach adopted by DRPI that involves using both the CRPD and other important United Nations human rights treaties in order to protect and promote the rights of persons with disabilities?
The double-rights approach
The twin-track approach
The rights-first approach
The win-win approach
An example of participation, inclusion & accessibility
Allowing a person to make their own decisions (with or without support)
Treating people with respect when you meet and speak with them
Providing accommodations and adaptations so that children with disabilities can be included in their neighbourhood schools
