SOUTHCOM Human Rights Awareness (1 hr) Pre-Test Answers (J3SN-US649)

SOUTHCOM Regulation 51-1: (Select all that apply)

-Identifies that SDO/DATTs are responsible for reporting requirements -Establishes guidance and procedures for SOUTHCOM personnel to report gross human rights violations committed by partner nation militaries or security forces -Is intended to ensure information SOUTHCOM personnel may have on the commission of gross violations of human rights by foreign military or security forces is shared with the Department of State

Respect for human rights is a founding American value and is embedded in which national documents of the United States of America:

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SOUTHCOM actively promotes Human Rights with Partner Nations militaries through the Human Rights Initiative with the goal of strengthening regional consensus and respect for Human Rights by military and security forces. Since 2004, partner nations have committed their military or security forces to implement HRI or are developing their own human rights programs. Positive advances include

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TIP is a significant problem throughout the SOUTHCOM AOR. The primary form of TIP found in the AOR are:

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Which of the following are signs of possible trafficking in persons activity?

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Human rights include protections against:

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The majority of national governments in the SOUTHCOM AOR:

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The responsibility to conduct human rights training, promote respect for human rights, and/or integrate human rights concerns is embedded in which US military doctrine:

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The term "gross violations of internationally recognized human rights" includes:

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Which of the following is true of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights?

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Why must U.S. government officials and military continuously train on human rights?

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The U.S. Government considers TIP to include all acts involved in the sale or receipt of persons through:

Force, coercion, fraud or deception, recruitment, abduction, transport or harboring.

What are human rights?

Freedoms, immunities, and benefits that are deemed universal, inherent, and inalienable possessions of all humankind.

When does human rights law require a nation to guarantee the fundamental human rights of its citizens?

Fundamental human rights must be respected throughout the peace-war-peace spectrum.

You are off duty at a popular local establishment in a relatively prosperous and secure neighborhood, but notice several things that bother you. First, this is the only building on the block with bars on the windows. Second, you notice that female staff are being transported to and from work by managers who appear to be monitoring them closely. Third, these woman rarely converse with customers and seem nervous, looking around for their manages whenever interacting with customers. You get the strong impression they are being employed under coercive circumstances. What should you do?

Immediately leave the establishment. Record your observations and report them to your chain of command.

Which of the following is an important U.S. military capability according to Joint Doctrine on Foreign Internal Defense?

Influence the professionalism of the host nation military to reduce or eliminate corruption and human rights abuse

You are off duty touring a foreign city in an unofficial vehicle with local and U.S. colleagues when you are unexpectedly pulled over by police. Without identifying themselves as police conducting an arrest, two uniformed officers begin to harass and threaten your driver, a host nation national whom you trust, ordering him out of the vehicle and ordering you and the others to remain where you are. Your attempts to identify yourselves as U.S. officials are ignored. The driver is handcuffed and put in the back of the police truck. The officers get in the truck and are about to drive away. What should you do?

Memorize or jot down a description of the officers, their vehicle, and any insignia and/or marking. Report all details to your chain of command.

You are off duty touring a foreign city in an unofficial vehicle with local and U.S. colleagues when you are unexpectedly pulled over by police. Without identifying themselves as police conducting an arrest, two uniformed officers begin to harass and threaten your driver, a host nation whom you trust, ordering him out of the vehicle and ordering you and the others to remain where you are. Your attempts to identify yourselves as U.S. officials are ignored. The driver is handcuffed and put in the back of the police truck. The officers get in the truck and are about to drive away. What should you do?

Memorize or jot down a description of the officers, their vehicle, and any insignia and/or marking. Report all details to your chain of command.

In addition to being a matter of U.S. and international law, respect for human rights also is a matter of:

Military professionalism

The U.S. law commonly referred to as the Leahy Law: (Select all that apply).

Prohibits DoD funds from being used for any training, equipment, or other assistance for a foreign military or security force unit if there is credible information that the unit has committed a gross violation of human rights with impunity.

What is required of DOD personnel if a human rights violation is observed in the AOR?

Record all details and report immediately through the chain of command or other authority

Modern military missions to protect civilians from the actions of terrorists and illegal armed groups often make soldiers:

Responsible for the protection of the human rights civilians.

In modern military missions, soldiers are often responsible for protecting the human rights of civilians. Military respect for human rights can:

Secure trust and deter aggression.

The U.S. is bound under international law by the human rights treaties it has ratified.

True.

A partner nation military unit that had previously received DoD funding was found to have committed a gross violation of human rights (GVHR) that was reported to SOUTHCOM. The Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Secretary of State, has determined that the partner nation government has taken "all necessary corrective steps" to correct the GVHR. Can this unit once again receive DoD funding under the DoD Leahy Law?

Yes, because the DoD Leahy Law authorizes the Secretary of Defense to resume funding to a unit of a foreign military or security force that would normally be prohibited from receiving such funding if, after consulting with the Secretary of State, the Secretary of Defense determines that the government of the country has taken "all necessary corrective steps" to remediate the GVHR