UDHR Articles
Which human right ensures everyone is treated equally, regardless of race, gender, or religion?
What is the right to equality?
In some countries, people are jailed for criticizing their government, violating this human right.
What is the right to freedom of opinion and expression?
This natural disaster often leads to displacement, making it difficult to protect the right to adequate living standards.
What is a hurricane (or flood, earthquake, etc.)?
This term refers to the deliberate and systematic destruction of a racial, ethnic, religious, or national group.
What is genocide?
A government passes a law ensuring free primary education for all children. Which right is being honored?
What is the right to education?
What human right is violated when someone is imprisoned without a fair trial or evidence of wrongdoing?
What is the right to justice or freedom from arbitrary detention?
This international document is the foundation of modern human rights protections and was adopted by the United Nations in 1948.
What is the Universal Declaration of Human Rights?
This technological development has raised concerns about mass surveillance and violations of privacy rights.
What is facial recognition technology?
This war crime involves targeting civilians during armed conflicts, violating international law.
What is the deliberate targeting of civilians?
A journalist is imprisoned for publishing articles critical of the government. Which right is being trampled?
What is the right to freedom of opinion and expression?
his human right ensures that everyone can believe in and practice the religion of their choice—or none at all.
What is the right to freedom of thought, conscience, and religion?
This type of peaceful protest has been used worldwide to advocate for human rights, such as marches, sit-ins, and demonstrations.
What is nonviolent resistance?
This term refers to people forced to flee their homes due to war, persecution, or natural disasters, often facing human rights violations.
What are refugees?
his international tribunal was established to prosecute individuals responsible for genocide and crimes against humanity in countries like Rwanda and Bosnia.
What is the International Criminal Tribunal?
A country refuses to let a refugee enter, even though they are fleeing persecution. Which right is being trampled?
What is the right to seek asylum?
This right allows people to leave their country and return without restriction, and is often a topic of debate for refugees and migrants.
What is the right to freedom of movement?
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights was created in response to the atrocities of this global conflict.
What is World War II?
In authoritarian regimes, this tactic is often used to suppress freedom of speech and press, silencing opposition voices.
What is censorship?
This 1948 document defined genocide and created a legal framework for holding perpetrators accountable.
What is the Genocide Convention?
A company implements fair wages, safe working conditions, and benefits for its employees. Which right is being honored?
What is the right to work and fair pay?
This right guarantees access to food, housing, medical care, and the social services needed for a basic standard of living.
What is the right to adequate living standards?
This human rights organization works globally to defend freedom of expression, protect refugees, and stop torture.
What is Amnesty International?
In some regions, the overexploitation of natural resources has led to these human rights violations, including displacement and loss of livelihoods.
What are environmental injustices?
This ongoing situation has been called a modern genocide, involving the mass detention and cultural suppression of Uyghur Muslims.
What is the Uyghur crisis in China?
An authoritarian regime monitors citizens’ emails and phone calls without their knowledge or consent. Which right is being trampled?
What is the right to privacy?