Check, how well you know human rights. Group the examples of human rights into appropriate categories.

right of nations to self-determination, right to participate in cultural life, right to health and healthcare, right to work, non-discrimination, right to life, right to social security, right to peace, freedom of assembly and association, right to access public information, right to humanitarian aid, right to remuneration

Check if you can understand the text. Complete the following excerpt with appropriate words and expressions.

a pattern, card, rights and freedoms, codification, for the adoption, law, evidenced, binding, declaration, generation, rights and obligations, level, elaborated, post‑war

Universal ............................................ of human rights:

– was the first ............................................ international human rights document containing a catalogue of ............................................,

– has become ............................................ for the catalogue of the rights of the first and second ............................................,

– began the process of ............................................ of international ............................................ in the field of human rights,

– prepared the states ............................................ of further, legally ............................................, documents.

The significance of the declaration is also ............................................ by the fact that the documents ............................................ at a later date refer to its provisions, and on December 10 every year we celebrate the International Day of Human Rights.

Recall the rights and freedoms the Constitution guarantees to Polish citizens. You can find some examples below. Mark the general principles with green, the personal freedoms and rights – with yellow, and the political rights and freedoms – with blue. Which of these rights and freedoms do you find most important? Justify your choice.

{green}respect and protection of human dignity{/green} {yellow}right to life{/yellow} {yellow}personal inviolability and security{/yellow} {blue}freedom of peaceful assembly{/blue}

{green}freedom of the person{/green} {yellow}presumption of innocence and right to defence{/yellow} {yellow}prohibition of retroactive legislation{/yellow}

{yellow}right to fair trial{/yellow} {green}equality before the law{/green} {blue}freedom of association{/blue} {blue}right of access to the public service{/blue} {yellow}right to protection of privacy, family life and reputation{/yellow} {green}non-discrimination{/green} {yellow}inviolability of the home{/yellow}

{yellow}protection of personal data{/yellow} {blue}right to obtain information on the activities of organs of public authority{/blue}
{green}equality of rights of men and women{/green} {blue}right to participate in elections and referenda{/blue}

{yellow}freedom to leave the territory of Poland{/yellow} {blue}right to submit petitions, proposals and complaints{/blue} {green}legal protection of minority rights{/green}
{yellow}prohibition to expel a Polish citizen from the country{/yellow} {yellow}freedom of conscience and religion{/yellow} {yellow}freedom to express opinions and disseminate information{/yellow}

Do the vocabulary exercise. Match the pairs: English and Polish words.

nałożyć sankcje, czystka etniczna, samostanowienie, środek odwoławczy, przeciwdziałać, prześladowanie, prekursor, upolitycznienie