Human Rights Quiz | Globalization101

The Universal Declaration of Human Rights consists of 5 thematic sections. Which of the following is NOT one of them?

A. A definition of the basis and extent of all human rights.
B. An outline of civil and political rights.
C. An outline of environmental rights.
D. An outline of economic, social and cultural rights.

Which of the following is NOT one of the civil and political human rights?

A. Freedom from slavery and torture.
B. Freedom of expression.
C. Freedom of conscience.
D. Freedom of conscientiousness.

Which of the following was created to oversee and coordinate the activities of all UN agencies working on human rights?

A. The Office of the Foremost Commission for Human Rights (OFCHR).
B. The Office of the Grand Administrator for Human Rights (OGAHR).
C. The Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR).
D. The Office of the Supreme Representative for Human Rights (OSRHR).

4. Which of the following is NOT one of the economic, social and cultural rights?

A. The right to social security.
B. The right to be home schooled.
C. The right to rest and leisure.
D. The right to employment.

5. What, in essence, does it mean that human rights are “inalienable”?

A. One’s rights cannot be violated or transferred to another individual.
B. It is punishable to refuse one’s own rights.
C. Inalienable rights are those only awarded to some individuals.
D. Inalienable rights are those solely based on theological principles.

Which of the following is NOT a UN body?

A. Human Rights Committee.
B. The Commission on Human Rights.
C. Human Rights Congress.
D. Human Rights Council.

What is the concept of “derogation”?

A. Derogability describes those laws, which are derogatory in nature.
B. It is the revocation of a law based on the existence of a subsequent law.
C. Derogation only applies to laws linked to Freedom of Speech.
D. Derogation is associated only with such rights, which cannot be ignored under any circumstances.

Which of the following is NOT a core international convention dealing with human rights?

A. The Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court.
B. The Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide.
C. The Convention on the Rights of the Child.
D. The International Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Religious Discrimination.

Which of the following philosophers is known for the philosophy of classic liberalism, which describes the rights that link individuals and governments?

A. René Descartes
B. Jean-Jacques Rousseau
C. John Locke
D. Immanuel Kant

Negative rights list ways in which individual liberty cannot be restricted or impeded, while positive rights are prescriptions as to what actions have to be taken to allow the free exercise of that individual liberty.

A. True
B. False

Which of the following is UNTRUE?

A. The Geneva Conventions consist of three treaties.
B. The Geneva Conventions set the principles for international law for humanitarian concerns.
C. The Geneva Conventions focus on strict prohibitions against torture.
D. The Geneva Conventions establish that certain forms of treatment violate fundamental notions of human dignity.

What is the principle of non-refoulement?

A. It assures that members of religious minorities are protected from interference in the exercise of their religious freedom.
B. It reaffirms the principle of non-discrimination.
C. It is designed to respect state sovereignty in situations where states are willing to act responsibly to fulfill their obligations to international justice.
D. It states that governments must refrain from torturing individuals and must also refuse to turn individuals over to other countries in which there is a possibility that they might be tortured.

The “ticking time bomb” scenario relates to:

A. Genocide
B. Torture
C. Humanitarian Intervention
D. Human Trafficking

Which of the following statements about human trafficking is UNTRUE?

A. It is a form of slavery.
B. The majority of individuals that are trafficked are women and girls.
C. Trafficking is only an issue in conflict-ridden countries.
D. It is a difficult problem to control.

Which of the following groups is NOT granted rights that are unique to them and provide special protection?

A. Women
B. Children
C. Indigenous Peoples
D. The elderly

Which right guarantees individuals the permission to decide their own paths in life without unnecessary burdens by the state?

A. The right to self-persistence.
B. The right to self-resolution.
C. The right to self-determination.
D. The right to self-judgment.