Some Human Rights Activities of the Council of Europe

Fill the blanks with the derivatives of the words in brackets. Translate these points.

Substitute the words in italics with the words from the text.

6. International human rights law is considered a post-World War II fact.

7. The United Nations was set up by 51 countries committed to preserving peace through international cooperation and collective security.

8. The United Nations has six nation bodies.

9. The Universal Declaration is the first comprehensive human rights document to be proclaimed by a universal international organization.

10. Enumeration of civil and political rights includes the right to life, liberty etc.

11. Latin American human rights rules are expressed in the Charter of the Organization of American States.

4. Write as many legal expressions with the word “right” as you can and make up sentences of your own with those expressions.

5.Complete the sentences with the words of the active vocabulary in an appropriate form.

1. … have become a subject of international concern.

2. The Council’s human rights system has its legal source in two treaties: the European Convention of Human Rights and the European Social …

3. The Charter … a catalog of economic and social rights.

4. Private petitions may be filed by “any person, non-governmental organization or group of individuals claiming to be the victim of a …

5. The Genocide Convention was … by the UN General Assembly on December 9, 1948.

6. The Universal Declaration is not a …

· protecting civil and political rights through the mechanism of an individual complaints procedure, where a … can be heard by the European Commission and Court of Human rights ( to violate)

· protecting social and economic rights through systems of … and … on states’ obligations and through a system for collective complaints (to monitor, to report)

· protecting the rights of ... minorities ( nation)

· working towards … between women and men (equal)

· talking ... against racism, xenophobia, anti-Semitism and intolerance (to act)

· working in close … with the media on matters concerning freedom of expression and related human rights issues (to connect)

· promoting human rights awareness and encouraging human rights ... in schools and among professional groups ( to educate )

· working with human rights ... and institutions for the protecting of human rights (Ombudsmen, National Commissions, etc.)(to organize)

7. Give the Ukrainian equivalents for the following word combinations:

human rights, violations of human rights , fundamental freedoms, protection of human rights, declaration, collective security, resolution having no force of law, presumption of innocence, human rights provision, to proclaim individual rights , prohibition of slavery, intergovernmental organization, agreements and common actions , statements of moral principles, specific obligations, enforcement power.