SOUTHCOM Human Rights Awareness Exam Questions and Answers

SOUTHCOM Human Rights Awareness Exam Questions and Answers Which of the following can result from U.S. personnel failing to respect human rights or failing to convey the importance of respect for human rights to host nation personnel? - Answer- - Damage to U.S. national security interests - Damage to the military mission - Damage to the advancement of key U.S. foreign policy goals - Loss of trust of the civilian population - All answers are correct (correct) Which of the following is true of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights? - Answer- - It is the framing document for international human rights law - Its creation in 1948 was one of the first acts of the United Nations - It was drafted in response to systematic human rights abuse during World War II - All answers are correct (correct) Human rights include protections against: - Answer- - Denial of basic social, economic, and religious rights - Extrajudicial executions, genocide, forced disappearance, and torture or inhumane treatment - Prolonged arbitrary detention and systematic racial discrimination - All answers are correct (correct) You have just concluded an information briefing of host nation personnel at a Subject Matter Expert Exchange on incorporating human rights considerations into the military planning process, and have opened the floor to questions and answers. A junior officer stands up and asks, "How can you come here and talk to us about human rights when everyone knows the United States has violated human rights at Abu Ghraib?" How do you respond? - Answer- "It is U.S. policy to treat detainees in a manner consistent with U.S. law and international conventions, and to respect the rights of protected persons. Human rights abuse is against our values, and we maintain systems for punishing violators." (correct) What are human rights? - Answer- Freedoms, immunities, and benefits that are deemed universal, inherent, and inalienable possessions of all humankind (correct) When does human rights law require a nation to guarantee the fundamental human rights of its citizens? - Answer- Fundamental human rights must be respected throughout the peace-war-peace spectrum (correct) Why must U.S. government officials and military continuously train on human rights? - Answer- - Prepare ourselves to lead globally and in the SOUTHCOM AOR - Stay true to U.S. national values in protecting national security - Draw a contrast between the U.S. and authoritarian global competitors - All answers are correct (correct) The U.S. law commonly referred to as the Leahy Law: (Select all that apply) - Answer- - Identifies respect for human rights as a foreign policy goal - Prohibits DoD funds from being used for any training, equipment, or other assistance for a foreign military or security force unit if there is credible information that the unit has committed a gross violation of human rights with impunity (correct) - Applies only to select countries where there is a history of human rights violations by military or police forces - Prohibits security and military assistance to any country whose government engages in a consistent pattern of gross violations of internationally recognized human rights The term "gross violations of internationally recognized human rights" includes: - Answer- -Torture or cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment or punishment -Prolonged detention without charges and trial -Causing the disappearance of persons by the abduction and clandestine detention of those persons -All answers are correct (correct) It is DoD policy to oppose prostitution, forced labor, and any related activities that may contribute to the phenomenon of Trafficking in Persons (TIP) as they are: - Answer- Inherently cruel and demeaning to the dignity of the person (correct) You are off duty at a popular local establishment in a relatively prosperous and secure neighborhood, but notice several things that bother you. First, this is the only building on the block with bars on the windows. Second, you notice that female staff are being transported to and from work by managers who appear to be monitoring them closely. Third, these women rarely converse with customers and seem nervous, looking around for their managers whenever interacting with customers. You get the strong impression they are being employed under coercive circumstances. What should you do? - Answer- Immediately leave the establishment. Record your observations and report them to your chain of command (correct) SOUTHCOM's policy on respect for human rights and shared democratic values can best be characterized as: - Answer- SOUTHCOM views commitment to democracy and human rights as integral components of relationships with military partners in the region (correct) What are the Five R's of Human Rights? - Answer- -Recognize; Refrain; React; Record; and Report -Shorthand technique for remembering DOD personnel's human rights responsibilities -Part of SOUTHCOM Human Rights Standing Orders, issued