HHRI

Question 1

Aboriginal life expectancy in Australia

Answer 1

10 years lower than non-indigenous Australian’s
Poor housing, low education level, high unemployment, ethnic discrimination, alcohol abuse, heavy smoking, access to healthcare

Question 2

North Korea

Answer 2

Authoritarian regime
Nuclear weapons and vast military forces
Frequent violations of human rights
No freedom of speech
Frequent food shortages and famines (1990s killed 10% of the population)

Question 3

Singapore (economic development vs human rights)

Answer 3

One of the worlds highest GDP per capita
Disregarding human rights has allowed economic growth
Still uses capital punishment
Issues with human trafficking

Question 4

China (authoritarian government)

Answer 4

President holds all political power
Human rights are ‘Western ideas’ which threaten the government’s power
Suppression of the internet, unfair trials, poor workers rights, death penalty
3/4 of the world’s executions every year

Question 5

Corruption in Lebanon

Answer 5

Public money lost to corrupt state institutions
43% of companies pay bribes to the government
No general elections
Protests met with excessive force

Question 6

How has Australia tried to improve human rights?

Answer 6

Racial Discrimination Act - makes racial hatred a crime, protects indigenous people against discrimination
2009 ‘Closing the Gap’ initiative - LE gap closed, ATSI death rates fell

Question 7

Haiti

Answer 7

1/3 adults are illiterate
Suffers from: exploitation of resources, polarised society, poor healthcare, aid dependency
Only 1/2 of aid reaches the country due to corruption
Jobs are done by aid workers so gov systems are weak, skilled locals work for NGOs

Question 8

Oil in the Niger Delta

Answer 8

Government earns £10 billion a year from oil revenues
Damage to environment
Air pollution, oil spills - human health
Locals have benefitted little
Infrastructure is poor
Protests and tensions are rising

Question 9

Russia in Ukraine

Answer 9

Protection of human rights of Russians in Ukraine was the reason for invasion in 2014
Real motive was to prevent a strategically important territory become a member of NATO
Ukraine has been able to defend its self with the support of Western military aid

Question 10

UK military aid to Saudi Arabia

Answer 10

UK equips SA with fighter planes
Has sold £10 billion worth of defence equipment
UK is securing support from a country with rich natural resources

Question 11

Guantanamo Bay, Cuba

Answer 11

Rendition - sending terrorists to be interrogated in a country where humane treatment of prisoners is less of a concern
‘Enhanced interrogation techniques’ - torture
Used since the 9/11 terrorist attacks

Question 12

Ebola outbreak

Answer 12

West Africa
WHO declared an emergency in 2014
By 2016 the region was declared disease free
Long term development aid funded health services

Question 13

Iraq War

Answer 13

Invaded in 2003 by USA and it’s allies
Removed Saddam Hussein from power
Aimed to protect civilians from weapons of mass destruction
Prevent human right abuses

Question 14

Short term successes of the Iraq War

Answer 14

Removed Saddam Hussein from power
US funded vaccination programme reduced infant mortality by 75%
First free election in 50 years

Question 15

Long term problems following the Iraq War

Answer 15

No WMD were found
Left without systems to restore security, protect human rights and grow economically
Islamist militant groups took advantage of the instability
Political instability allowed corruption to grow
Human rights remained a problem

Question 16

Timor-Leste

Answer 16

Non-military intervention
Declared independence in 1975, 9 days later was invaded by Indonesia
By 1999, 25% of the population had been killed
Arms embargoes from UK and USA meant Indonesia withdrew
Lack of skilled people to run the country
Finally became independent in 2002

Question 17

Zimbabwe - no military action

Answer 17

History of human rights abuses
Impacts of lack of action -
72% live in poverty
Low LE
Corruption in government
Human rights abuses
Deforestation rates increasing

Question 18

3 principles of UN peacekeeping

Answer 18

Consent of all parties in the conflict
Impartiality
Non use of force except in self defence

Question 19

Malaria

Answer 19

Due to international aid programmes mortality rates has fallen by 60%
Provides: mosquito nets, free anti-malarial drugs
UN estimates that 6.2 million deaths have been prevented since 2000

Question 20

War on terror

Answer 20

After 9/11 war on terror was declared
USA accused of using rendition

Question 21

UNESCO

Answer 21

United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation
Ensures children have access to a quality education as a fundamental human right

Question 22

OECD

Answer 22

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Promotes policies that will improve the social and economic wellbeing of people around the world

Question 23

When was the ECHR

Answer 23

1953

Question 24

When was the UDHR?

Answer 24

1948

Question 25

When was the Human Rights Act?

Answer 25

1998

Question 26

When was the Geneva Convention?

Answer 26

1945

Question 27

When was the UN founded?

Answer 27

1945

Question 28

How many UN member countries?

Answer 28

193

Question 29

When was the WTO founded?

Answer 29

1995