Basic Rights & Freedoms
Which article says all humans are born free and equal in dignity and rights?
Article 1
Which article bans torture or cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment?
Article 5 — Freedom from Torture or Cruel Treatment
Which article says everyone is equal before the law and must be protected equally?
Article 7 — Equality Before the Law
Which article guarantees the right to education?
Article 26 — Right to Education
Which article says you have the right to own property and no one should take it away from you without a good reason?
Article 17 — Right to Own Property
Which article protects freedom of thought, belief, and religion?
Article 18 — Freedom of Thought, Conscience, and Religion
Which article says no one can be arrested or detained without a good reason?
Article 9 — Freedom from Arbitrary (unjustifiable) Arrest or Detention
Which article gives people the right to move freely within their country and to leave or return to any country?
Article 13 — Freedom of Movement
Which article guarantees the right to health, housing (adequate), and social care?
Article 25 — Right to Health, Housing, and Social Security
Which article says you have the right to rest and leisure, including reasonable working hours and holidays?
Article 24 — Right to Rest and Leisure
A teenager wants to change their religion, and their parents cannot force them to follow another one. Which article applies?
Article 18 — Freedom of Thought, Conscience, and Religion
A family escapes war and seeks safety in another country. Which article protects this?
Article 14 — Right to Seek Asylum (a protection given to someone who has left their own country because they would be in danger there for who they are or what they believe.)
Workers demand safe working conditions and fair pay. Which article supports this?
Article 23 — Right to Work and Fair Conditions
A person chooses any job they want and is free to apply for work anywhere. Which article is this?
Article 23 — Right to Work and Choose Employment
A journalist publishes an article criticizing the government. Even though the leaders dislike it, they cannot legally punish the journalist for expressing ideas.
Which article protects this?
Article 19 — Freedom of Opinion and Expression
A person accused of a crime gets a lawyer and a fair, public trial before any punishment. Which article is this?
Article 10 — Right to a Fair and Public Hearing
A company secretly installs cameras inside people’s homes and watches them without permission. What article is violated?
Article 12 — Right to Privacy
A country allows men to vote but refuses to let women vote. Which article is violated?
Article 21 — Right to Participate in Government / Voting Rights
The government blocks textbooks and learning websites, making it hard for students to learn. Which article is violated?
Article 26 — Right to Education
Two parents marry freely because they choose each other. Later, they decide to have children, and the government must protect the family and support them.
Which article is this?
Article 16 — Right to Marriage and Family
Identify TWO articles: A country bans religious clothing AND blocks peaceful protests, saying both are “unsafe.” Which two articles does this violate?
Article 18 — Freedom of Religion and article 20 — Freedom of Peaceful Assembly and Association
TWO ARTICLES: A 12-year-old is kidnapped and forced to be a child soldier AND is banned from going to school. Which two articles apply?
Article 4 — Freedom from Slavery and Forced Labor and Article 26 — Right to Education
TWO ARTICLES: A company rejects someone for a job only because of their race AND the government denies them voting rights. Which two articles are violated?
Article 2 — Freedom from Discrimination and Article 21 — Right to Participate in Government
A government forces a poor neighborhood to move out of their homes without giving them new housing. At the same time, the government shuts down their local clinic, leaving families without medical care.
Which TWO UDHR articles are violated?
Article 25 — Right to Health, Housing, and Social Security and Article 12 — Right to Privacy, Family, and Home (protection from forced eviction)
TWO ARTICLES: A community forms a peaceful environmental group to protect a river. The government bans the group AND refuses to let them speak to the media about pollution.
Which two articles are violated?
Article 20 — Freedom of Assembly and Association and Article 19 — Freedom of Expression