UN Human Rights

Question 1

__ is the principle official who speaks out for human rights across the whole UN system

Answer 1

UN Human Rights High Commissioner

Question 2

UN Human Rights High Commissioner Office was created in

Answer 2

1993

Question 3

Who is appointed as the next High Commissioner for Human Rights?

Answer 3

Austria’s Volker Turk

will succeed Michelle Bachelet of Chile

Question 4

___ is the leading UN entity on human rights

Answer 4

Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (UN Human Rights)

HQ : Geneva , Switzerland

Question 5

The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights “intends to file” an Intervention Application as amicus curiae (third party) in the Supreme Court of India, seeking to intervene in Writ Petition in :

Answer 5

‘Deb Mukharji & Ors vs Union of India & Ors’ case
* which relates to a challenge to the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA), 2019

Question 6

___ is responsible for strengthening the promotion and protection of human rights around the world.

Answer 6

UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC)

Question 7

The Council is made up of (?) UN Member States

Answer 7

47

Question 8

The Human Rights Council President of the (2022) is

Answer 8

Federico Villegas

Question 9

The International Human Rights Day is observed every year on

Answer 9

10th December

Question 10

___ has also been launched by the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), to encourage, galvanise, and showcase how youth all over the world stand up for rights.

Answer 10

StandUp4HumanRights

Question 11

India has enacted the ____ to ensure the protection of human rights

Answer 11

Protection of Human Rights Act,1993

Question 12

Three interconnected pillars of the United Nations –

Answer 12

• peace and security
• human rights
• development

Question 13

(?) states that ‘All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood.’

Answer 13

Universal Declaration of Human Rights

Proclaimed under UNGA resolution 217 A in Paris

Question 14

____ holds the Guinness World Record as the most translated document

Answer 14

The Universal Declaration of Human Rights

Question 15

When was UNHRC created?

Answer 15

The Council was created by the United Nations General Assembly in 2006

replaced the former United Nations Commission on Human Rights

Question 16

Important point

Answer 16

The Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) serves as the Secretariat of the Human Rights Council

Bas UNHRC ka khud ka President h aur OHCHR ka khud ka h , so no confuse

Question 17

Recently, according to a report by United Nations, China is conducting serious human rights violations against ____ that may amount to crimes against humanity.

Answer 17

Uyghurs

Uyghurs are a predominantly Muslim minority Turkic ethnic group

The largest population of the Uyghur ethnic community lives in the Xinjiang region of China