Activity sheet:

What are human rights?

The following activity explores what you currently know about human rights.

Look at each of the statements below. Place a tick in the appropriate box to indicate whether you think the statement is true, false, or if you arent sure.

StatementTrueFalseNot sure

1. There are rights which every person has and which cannot be taken away from them(((

2. There are responsibilities which go with every right(((

3. The individual is the most important unit in society and has to come first(((

4. The group is the most important unit in society and has to come first(((

5. Rights must ultimately be consistent with religious principles(((

6. People have basic economic rights(((

7. People have basic obligations towards the environment(((

8. Within a society there may be special Indigenous peoples rights(((

9. Basic rights can never be taken away(((

10. All people have equal rights(((