Do You Know YOUR Human Rights?

What is NOT a human right?

A. Right to rest and leisure

B. Right to social security

C. Right to bear arms

D. Right to join a union

Answer: C.
The right to bear arms is the Second Amendment in the U.S. Constitution.

The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) was created after:

A. The Vietnam Warm

B. World War II

C. The Civil War

D. 9/11

Answer: B.
The United Nations (UN) adopted the UDHR on December 10, 1948, in response to the Holocaust and the atrocities committed during World War II.

Human rights change every year. True or false?

True

False

Answer: False.
The UDHR has not changed since it was adopted on December 10, 1948, but other international treaties and conventions have built on the human rights enshrined in the UDHR, including the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (1966), the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (1966), and the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (1984).

Banning books is a violation of which human right?

A. Right to freedom of peaceful assembly and association (article 20)

B. Right to rest and leisure (article 24)

C. Right to take part in the government of one’s country (article 21)

D. Right to freedom of opinion and expression (article 19)

Answer: D.
Article 19 of the UDHR states: “Everyone has the right to freedom of opinion and expression; this right includes freedom to hold opinions without interference and to seek, receive and impart information and ideas through any media and regardless of frontiers.”

Education is a human right. True or false?

True

False

Answer: True.
Article 26 of the UDHR states: “Everyone has the right to education. Education shall be free, at least in the elementary and fundamental stages. Elementary education shall be compulsory. Technical and professional education shall be made generally available and higher education shall be equally accessible to all on the basis of merit.”