Defining Human Rights
What is the reason every person has human rights?
Simply because they are human beings
The year the UDHR was adopted by the United Nations.
1948
The UDHR guarantees everyone the right to life, freedom, and what else for their person?
Safety
What principle means rights apply to all human beings regardless of race or gender?
Universality
Human rights apply to everyone without distinction of race or religion.
True
What are the five standards that allow people to live fully as human beings?
Dignity, freedom, equality, justice, and peace.
The major global conflict that led to the creation of the UDHR.
World War II
The UDHR states that everyone must be free from these two forms of severe abuse.
Torture and Slavery
What principle means human rights cannot be taken away or sold?
Inalienability.
Human rights are granted to people by their governments.
False
What is an important outcome of human rights education?
Empowerment
Which international organization developed and adopted the UDHR?
The United Nations
What right allows you to seek safety in another country if you are persecuted?
Right to seek asylum.
What principle describes how human rights cannot be separated from each other?
Indivisibility
Economic and social rights can be claimed by every individual.
True
What is the final goal of human rights education?
People working together for human rights, justice, and dignity for all.
The total number of "Articles" found in the UDHR.
30 Articles
According to the UDHR, everyone has the right to work and what else?
Education
What principle describes how the denial of one right can negatively affect others?
Interdependence.
Governments can take property if it is for the public interest with just compensation.
True
This refers to the core reason rights exist: the worth of a person.
Human Dignity
Where do the oldest recognized ideas of human dignity date back to?
Ancient civilizations.
The process that ensures the government acts fairly before taking liberty.
Due Process
What are the three core, foundational principles of human rights?
Universality, Inalienability, and Indivisibility/ Interdependence
A poor man is denied a lawyer because he has no money. This is Right to Free Legal Assistance
True