human rights - citiz

• human rights are the basic rights that every person is entitled to, regardless of their race, gender or religion
• The ECHR means European Convention on Human Rights, which came into force in 1953
• What does UDHR stand for?

  Universal declaration of Human Rights
• The UDHR was created in 1948 to avoid the repeat of WW2 human rights violations
• What are 3 rights stated in the UDHR?


  Any one from: 1. Right to democracy 2. Food and shelter for all 3. Right to education etc
• Geneva convention was first created in 1864 but was extended in 1949 after WW2 and ensures protection of civilians in armed conflicts
• Hague convention was used as a basis for the Nuremberg trials after WW2
• What does ICC stand for?

  International Criminal Court
• ICC was established in 1998 and 210 countries signed on
• What are disadvantages of ICC?

  Big countries like the US and Qatar aren't signed up which reduces its impact