Human Rights: Viewing Worksheet

Please watch the following video at:The Burning Issue: The DNA of Human Rights

Use the following questions to help you focus on the main ideas presented in the video

1. What is meant by the term 'human right'?

2. What is meant by the term 'universal'?

3. Are human rights protected in international law?

4. What is the 'International Bill of Human Rights'?

5. Human rights are often divided into 3 dimensions. What does this mean?

6. True or False? No right is considered more important or takes precedence over another right. Rights are indivisible.

7. Who has the job of upholding human rights?

8. True or False: The International Criminal Court can rule on crimes against humanity, genocide and war crimes.

9. What is one of the problems of the ICC?

10. What does the acronym NGO mean?

11. What role do NGOs play in the development of human rights?

12. What are the controversies surrounding human rights?