Module 1 (Topic 5)

This quiz is designed to test your knowledge of human rights history. Topics covered include the ancient Greeks and Romans, the natural law theory of human rights, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, and human rights violations. After completing the quiz, you will be able to identify the different types of human rights, understand the social obligations that underlie them, and recognize when rights are being violated.

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Questions and Answers

What is the basis of economic rights?

The right to an adequate standard of living

What is the Universal Declaration of Human Rights?

A document proclaiming the rights of all humans

What was the natural law theory of human rights developed in?

Ancient Greece and Rome

What is the main focus of human rights?

Social obligations of equality and freedom Signup and view all the answers

What is an example of a human rights violation?

Inhumane treatment of refugees Signup and view all the answers

What is the history of human rights?

Ancient Greece and Rome Signup and view all the answers

What is the importance of human rights?

To ensure social, economic and cultural rights are respected Signup and view all the answers

What are cultural rights?

The right to participate in the cultural life of one's community Signup and view all the answers

What is the basis of human rights?

Social obligations of equality and freedom Signup and view all the answers

What are the consequences of expecting citizens rights to be handed to us without fulfilling our duties?

It undermines the foundations of the state Signup and view all the answers

Study Notes

The history of human rights begins with the ancient Greeks and Romans.
The natural law theory of human rights was developed in the times of the Greeks and Romans, but was constantly trampled on by those in government.
After the French Revolution, the concept of human rights began to take on a more universalistic focus.
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights was proclaimed by the General Assembly of the United Nations in 1948.
The Declaration of Human Rights recognizes that human rights are as much an attack on human dignity as abuse of assembly or freedom of expression.
Human rights are based on the social obligations of equality and freedom.
After communism in the Soviet Union there was a great concern over the rights of citizens, and efforts were made to promote and protect these rights.
Economic rights are based on the social obligations of equality and freedom, and are based on the idea that everyone has a right to a healthy environment and an adequate standard of living.
Cultural rights are rights to participate in the cultural life of one's community.
Human rights are a pledge for the enjoyment related to language, cultural and artistic production, heritage and minority rights amongst others.
Violation of human rights can happen when the state fails in its duty to ensure that social, economic and cultural rights are respected and enjoyed without prejudice.
Exploitation of rights are happening all around us and are wide ranging.
Inhumane treatment of refugees is an example of a human rights violation.
It is not just to expect our citizen rights to be handed to us whilst neglecting our duties as this undermines the foundations of the state.