Question

Read the paragraph about the Tiananmen Square demonstrations that protested the unlimited government of China. Then answer the question that follows.

In June 1989, many people gathered at Tiananmen Square in Beijing, China, to fight for democratic rights. The government promptly shut down the protest by ordering military forces to attack the crowd. Many people lost their lives during this incident, while many others were injured.

Based on the excerpt, which two human rights did the Chinese government violate at Tiananmen Square?

right to free speech
right to form unions
right to peaceful demonstration
right to education
right to religious freedom

Answer 1

Rights to speech and right to form unions

Answer 2

right to speech

right to form unions

Step-by-step explanation:

The Declaration of Human rights was adopted in 1948 and voted in favor by 48 countries within the United Nations, Including China.

- right to free speech create a protection for people to fully express their opinion and protesting the government as long as they did not violate the right of other people. This is protected under article 19 of the declaration of Human rights.

- The right to form unions provide people with legal protection to form groups that operate based on their own interest. This is protected under article 23 of the declaration of Human Rights.

Killing a group of protesters directly violated both of the rights above. This should expose Chinese government to potential sanctions from other members of the United Nations.