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1.

In 2014, 276 teenage girls were kidnapped from a boarding school in Chibok, Nigeria, by Boko Haram.This led to the social media campaign #BringBackOurGirls.How many of these kidnapped girls are still missing?
- A.
  
  12
- B.
  
  46
- C.
  
  75
- D.
  
  113
Correct Answer
D. 113

Explanation
Human Rights Declaration Article 3: Right to Freedom

"Everyone has the right to life, liberty and security of person"

Boko Haram have abducted over 2,000 women and girls, with many of them being forced into sexual slavery.

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South Sudan has one of the highest maternal mortality rates, i.e. the number of women that die during childbirth, in the world.Given that the maternal mortality rate for the United Kingdom is 9 per 100,000 births, what is South Sudan's?
- A.
  
  100
- B.
  
  400
- C.
  
  700
Correct Answer
C. 700

Explanation
Human Rights Declaration Article 25: Right to Health

"Everyone has the right to a standard of living adequate for the health and well-being of himself and of his family, including food, clothing, housing and medical care and necessary social services and the right to security in the event of unemployment, sickness, disability, widowhood, old age or other lack of livelihood in circumstances beyond his control"

90% of women in South Sudan give birth without the assistance of a skilled professional.

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Timor Leste has the third highest malnutrition rate for children under the age of five.However, the country grows a plant which is drought-resistant and can be harvested quickly every 40 days, giving it great potential to help mitigate this problem.Which plant is it?
- A.
  
  Bamboo
- B.
  
  Yardlong Beans
- C.
  
  Moringa Plant
- D.
  
  Edamame Beans
Correct Answer
C. Moringa Plant

Explanation
Human Rights Declaration Article 25: Right to Health

"Everyone has the right to a standard of living adequate for the health and well-being of himself and of his family, including food, clothing, housing and medical care and necessary social services, and the right to security in the event of unemployment, sickness, disability, widowhood, old age or other lack of livelihood in circumstances beyond his control"

The Moringa Plant has enormous nutritional benefits. For example, it has seven times the Vitamin C of oranges, four times the Vitamin A of carrots and four times the Calcium of milk.

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The Nagorno-Karabakh region was carved out of Armenia and placed under Azerbaijani administration as part of the Soviet divide-and-conquer strategy in the Caucasus.Which Soviet leader did this?
- A.
  
  Stalin in 1922
- B.
  
  Khrushchev in 1958
- C.
  
  Brezhnev in 1974
- D.
  
  Gorbachev in 1990
Correct Answer
A. Stalin in 1922

Explanation
Human Rights Declaration Article 15: Right to Nationality

"(1) Everyone has the right to a nationality; (2) No one shall be arbitrarily deprived of his nationality nor denied the right to change his nationality"

The Nagorno-Karabakh region is now trying to be recognised as an independent state. The above image is their flag.

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Over 800,000 Rohingya Muslims have fled to Bangladesh following vicious attacks by the Burmese Army.In the east, a similar situation which is unreported has caused thousands of people from Shan State, another ethnic minority, to flee their homes.Which neighbouring country does not formally recognise the Shan as refugees?
- A.
  
  Laos
- B.
  
  Thailand
- C.
  
  China
- D.
  
  India
Correct Answer
B. Thailand

Explanation
Human Rights Declaration Article 14: Right to Seek Asylum

"Everyone has the right to seek and to enjoy in other countries asylum from persecution"

The attacks by the Burmese Army have created over 100,000 internally displaced people in Kachin and Shan States.

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The Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) is a rebel group that was created by Joseph Kony to overthrow the Ugandan government.During its reign of terror, it kidnapped over 10,000 children to use them as soldiers, and forced women to marry LRA members who are then subject to sexual slavery.When was it created?
- A.
  
  1987
- B.
  
  1994
- C.
  
  2003
- D.
  
  2012
Correct Answer
A. 1987

Explanation
Human Rights Declaration Article 3: No Slavery

"No one shall be held in slavery or servitude"

An arrest warrant was issued in 2005 against Joseph Kony and his senior officers on 33 counts of crimes against humanity and war crimes. Joseph Kony still remains at large.

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In October, the United States lifted sanctions on Sudan that it had imposed 20 years ago citing an improvement in Human Rights in the country.This is in spite of the International Criminal Court having issued an arrest warrant for their President in 2009 for Human Rights violations. What is his name?
- A.
  
  Omar al-Bashir
- B.
  
  Said al-Islam Gaddafi
- C.
  
  Abdel Rahim Hussein
- D.
  
  Ahmed Haroun
Correct Answer
A. Omar al-Bashir

Explanation
The other options are people who have also been indicted by the International Criminal Court.

Said al-Islam Gaddafi was de facto Prime Minister of Libya until 2011. He was indicted in 2011 on two counts of crimes against humanity.

Abdel Rahim Hussein is currently Sudan's minister of Defence. He was indicted in 2012 on thirteen counts of crimes against humanity and six counts of war crimes.

Ahmed Haroun is currently Sudan's Governor of South Kordofan. He was indicted in 2007 on twenty counts of crimes against humanity and twenty-two counts of war crimes.

None of these men have been brought to justice.

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Hart Human Rights Quiz

In 2014, 276 teenage girls were kidnapped from a boarding school in Chibok, Nigeria, by Boko Haram.This led to the social media campaign #BringBackOurGirls.How many of these kidnapped girls are still missing?

South Sudan has one of the highest maternal mortality rates, i.e. the number of women that die during childbirth, in the world.Given that the maternal mortality rate for the United Kingdom is 9 per 100,000 births, what is South Sudan's?

Timor Leste has the third highest malnutrition rate for children under the age of five.However, the country grows a plant which is drought-resistant and can be harvested quickly every 40 days, giving it great potential to help mitigate this problem.Which plant is it?

The Nagorno-Karabakh region was carved out of Armenia and placed under Azerbaijani administration as part of the Soviet divide-and-conquer strategy in the Caucasus.Which Soviet leader did this?