Consider the following UN Declarations/Covenants : 1. Universal Declaration of Human Rights 2. Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women 3. International Covenant of Economic, Social and Cultural Rights 4. Convention on Refugees Which one of the following is the correct chronological order (starting with the earliest) of the above?
- A.1, 4, 3, 2
- B.1, 2, 3, 4
- C.1, 3, 2, 4
- D.4, 1, 2, 3
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Explanation
The correct answer is A, 1, 4, 3, 2. The Universal Declaration came in 1948, the Refugee Convention in 1951, the Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights in 1966 and the Convention on women (CEDAW) in 1979.
The UN General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights on 10 December 1948, which is why that date is marked as Human Rights Day. The Convention relating to the Status of Refugees was adopted in Geneva on 28 July 1951 and defines who is a refugee and the rule against sending one back to danger. The two binding covenants, on Civil and Political Rights and on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, were adopted together in 1966. The Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women followed in 1979.
B is wrong: it puts CEDAW (1979) before the 1966 covenant and the 1951 convention.
C is wrong: it places CEDAW before the 1951 Refugee Convention.
D is wrong: the Refugee Convention came three years after the Universal Declaration, not before it.
Exam tip: UDHR 1948, Refugees 1951, two Covenants 1966, CEDAW 1979, Child Rights 1989.
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