The UN
The letter 'UDHR' stand for...
Universal Declaration of Human Rights
True or False: Australia was a founding member of the UN
True
True or False: Human rights violations occur in every country.
True
A direct human rights violation is...
When a government purposefully violates the rights of its citizens
Year that the UN was founded
1945
Article 1 states that "all human beings are born free and..."
Equal
Cultural group most affected by Australia's human rights violations
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples OR refugees/asylum seekers
One way that you can speak out about human rights violations overseas is to...
Post on social media
Write a letter to an MP
Attend a protest
(Accept any similar answer)
When a government does nothing to stop human rights being violated by others
Location of the UN headquarters
New York
Article 11 states that we are innocent until...
Proven guilty
The age of criminal responsibility in most Australian states
10
Yeonmi Park escaped from this country with a terrible human rights record
North Korea
The age of criminal responsibility in most of the world (except Australia!)
14
Number of countries NOT in the UN
FOR DOUBLE POINTS: Name these countries
2
FOR DOUBLE POINTS: The Vatican and Palestine
Article 17 states that "everyone has the right to own..."
Property
Eddie 'Koiki' Mabo took the Australian Government to court over this fundamental right
Land
Malala Yousafzai was shot in the head by the Taliban for fighting for this fundamental right
Education
You can be fined this much for "intentionally or recklessly" obstructing a public place in Australia
$50,000
Number of UN member countries in the year it was founded
51
Year that the UDHR was signed
1948
Australia initially refused to sign this UN agreement in 2007
UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP)
This global human rights organisation's logo includes a candle (representing hope) surrounded by barbed wire (representing prison)
Amnesty International
This Australian became President of the UN General Assembly in 1948