SOUTHCOM HUMAN RIGHTS QUESTIONS WITH
ACCURATE ANSWERS
A partner nation military unit that had previously received DoD funding was found
to have committed a gross violation of human rights (GVHR) that was reported to
SOUTHCOM. The Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Secretary of State,
has determined that the partner nation government has taken "all necessary
corrective steps" to correct the GVHR. Can this unit once again receive DoD
funding under the DoD Leahy Law? correct answer Yes, because the DoD Leahy
Law authorizes the Secretary of Defense to resume funding to a unit of a foreign
military or security force that would normally be prohibited from receiving such
funding if, after consulting with the Secretary of State, the Secretary of Defense
determines that the government of the country has taken "all necessary
corrective steps" to remediate the GVHR
Human rights include protections against: correct answer All answers are correct.
In addition to being a matter of U.S. and international law, respect for human
rights also is a matter of: correct answer Military professionalism
In modern military missions, soldiers are often responsible for protecting the
human rights of civilians. Military respect for human rights can: correct answer
Secure trust and deter aggression.
Modern military missions to protect civilians from the actions of terrorists and
illegal armed groups often make soldiers: correct answer Responsible for the
protection of the human rights civilians.
Respect for human rights is a founding American value and is embedded in which
national documents of the United States of America: correct answer All answers
are correct
, SOUTHCOM actively promotes Human Rights with Partner Nations militaries
through the Human Rights Initiative with the goal of strengthening regional
consensus and respect for Human Rights by military and security forces. Since
2004, partner nations have committed their military or security forces to
implement HRI or are developing their own human rights programs. Positive
advances include correct answer All answers are correct
SOUTHCOM Regulation 51-1: (Select all that apply) correct answer -Identifies that
SDO/DATTs are responsible for reporting requirements
-Establishes guidance and procedures for SOUTHCOM personnel to report gross
human rights violations committed by partner nation militaries or security forces
-Is intended to ensure information SOUTHCOM personnel may have on the
commission of gross violations of human rights by foreign military or security
forces is shared with the Department of State
The majority of national governments in the SOUTHCOM AOR: correct answer All
answers are correct.
The responsibility to conduct human rights training, promote respect for human
rights, and/or integrate human rights concerns is embedded in which US military
doctrine: correct answer All answers are correct.
The term "gross violations of internationally recognized human rights" includes:
correct answer All answers are correct.
The U.S. Government considers TIP to include all acts involved in the sale or
receipt of persons through: correct answer Force, coercion, fraud or deception,
recruitment, abduction, transport or harboring.
ACCURATE ANSWERS
A partner nation military unit that had previously received DoD funding was found
to have committed a gross violation of human rights (GVHR) that was reported to
SOUTHCOM. The Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Secretary of State,
has determined that the partner nation government has taken "all necessary
corrective steps" to correct the GVHR. Can this unit once again receive DoD
funding under the DoD Leahy Law? correct answer Yes, because the DoD Leahy
Law authorizes the Secretary of Defense to resume funding to a unit of a foreign
military or security force that would normally be prohibited from receiving such
funding if, after consulting with the Secretary of State, the Secretary of Defense
determines that the government of the country has taken "all necessary
corrective steps" to remediate the GVHR
Human rights include protections against: correct answer All answers are correct.
In addition to being a matter of U.S. and international law, respect for human
rights also is a matter of: correct answer Military professionalism
In modern military missions, soldiers are often responsible for protecting the
human rights of civilians. Military respect for human rights can: correct answer
Secure trust and deter aggression.
Modern military missions to protect civilians from the actions of terrorists and
illegal armed groups often make soldiers: correct answer Responsible for the
protection of the human rights civilians.
Respect for human rights is a founding American value and is embedded in which
national documents of the United States of America: correct answer All answers
are correct
, SOUTHCOM actively promotes Human Rights with Partner Nations militaries
through the Human Rights Initiative with the goal of strengthening regional
consensus and respect for Human Rights by military and security forces. Since
2004, partner nations have committed their military or security forces to
implement HRI or are developing their own human rights programs. Positive
advances include correct answer All answers are correct
SOUTHCOM Regulation 51-1: (Select all that apply) correct answer -Identifies that
SDO/DATTs are responsible for reporting requirements
-Establishes guidance and procedures for SOUTHCOM personnel to report gross
human rights violations committed by partner nation militaries or security forces
-Is intended to ensure information SOUTHCOM personnel may have on the
commission of gross violations of human rights by foreign military or security
forces is shared with the Department of State
The majority of national governments in the SOUTHCOM AOR: correct answer All
answers are correct.
The responsibility to conduct human rights training, promote respect for human
rights, and/or integrate human rights concerns is embedded in which US military
doctrine: correct answer All answers are correct.
The term "gross violations of internationally recognized human rights" includes:
correct answer All answers are correct.
The U.S. Government considers TIP to include all acts involved in the sale or
receipt of persons through: correct answer Force, coercion, fraud or deception,
recruitment, abduction, transport or harboring.
