International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights

High school (ages 12+)
People & Society

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/international-covenant-on-civil-and-political-rights

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the type of agreement?Legally binding international human rights treaty
2. What is the adopted?December 16, 1966
3. Why was the ICCPR created?It was made to stop the bad things that happened in World War II and to set a global standard for how governments treat people.
4. What rights does the ICCPR protect?It protects rights like the right to life, no torture, freedom of thought, speech, peaceful gathering, fair trials, and more.

Inalienable Rights: Fundamental rights that cannot be taken away or surrendered, inherent to all human beings.
State Party: A country that has formally agreed to be bound by the terms of an international treaty.
Arbitrary Deprivation of Life: The unlawful or unjustified killing of a person by state authorities or their agents.
Due Process: Fair treatment through the normal judicial system, especially as a citizen's entitlement.