Human Rights 101
Justice on the Move
Bridging Relief & Peace
Frontline Decisions
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100

What are 3 characteristics of human rights?

1. Inherent

2. Plural

3. Universal

4. High-priority

5. Inalienable

100

Which region accounts for the majority of the global total of internally displaced persons due to natural disasters?

Asia-Pacific

100

Give 1 example of negative peace and 1 example of positive peace

Negative peace: absence of conflict, war & terror, structural violence

Positive peace: human security, fulfilment of needs, equity & social justice

100

What is the definition of a mass casualty incident?

An event that produces many casualties, but is managed completely with the resources available within the area in which the event occurred.

100

Names & NMOs of all members of the Sessions Team

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200

Who is this definition referring to? 

"Those who are in the obligation or responsibility to respect, promote and realise human rights and to abstain from human rights violations."

Duty-bearers

200

Define “internally displaced persons” following the UNHCR definition


Persons forced or obliged to flee or to leave their homes in order to avoid the effects of armed conflict, situations of generalized violence, violations of human rights or natural or human-made disasters, and who have not crossed an internationally recognized border

200

What are the 4 humanitarian principles?

Humanity, impartiality, neutrality, independence

200

Define triage in your own words

Triage is the rapid evaluation of patients to determine the most appropriate level of care and treatment, given the limited resources at hand.

200

Who is the youngest member of the Sessions Team?

An An

300

What are the 4 elements of the AAAQ Framework?

Availability, Accessibility, Acceptability and Quality (AAAQ)

300

Give 2 causes of internal displacement

avoid the effects of:

  • armed conflict

  • situations of generalized violence

  • violations of human rights

  • natural or human-made disasters


300

Which humanitarian principle is linked to non-discrimination?

Impartiality

300

Triage this patient using START Triage:

- Sitting

- Agitated but collaborating

- Respiratory Rate: 27 breaths/minute

- Radial Pulse: Present

Yellow (delayed)

300

What sessions are we having tomorrow?

Duty of Care: an ethical lens to medical practice

SCORP Out of the Box

Programs promotion and goodbyes

400

In the context of the elderly, explain one risk that leads to vulnerability and its impact on health

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400

Other than displacement due to climate-related disasters, what are some other causes of climate-related displacement?

Living in climate-vulnerable areas

People fleeing persecution, violence and human rights violations occurring in relation to the adverse effects of climate change and disasters

Loss of livelihoods

Health impacts

Ecosystem degradation and scarcity of resources

400

What is 1 secondary function of the humanitarian system?

  1. Advocating and negotiating for humanitarian action and access on behalf of crisis-affected people

  2. Building capacity for local disaster preparedness, recovery and general resilience

400

Give one weakness and one strength of the START Triage system

Weaknesses: doesn’t consider pediatric patients, true medical or traumatic conditions, danger to overtriage or undertriage patients

Strength: quick (assessment of patients in 60s)







400

Name all 6 of the SCORP Focus Areas

1. Emergencies, Disaster Management and Humanitarian Aid

2. Medical Peace Work

3. Human Rights Education

4. Migration and Human Mobility

5. The Right to Health

6. Bioethics

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