Which term refers to denying, abusing or taking away a person's basic human rights, such as the right to personal safety?

• A. Human rights violation
• B. Sexual assault
• C. Marital rape
• D. Female genital mutilation

Answer: (A)

Recognize when someone’s basic rights are denied or abused. A human rights violation is the broad term for actions or conditions that deny, harm, or take away fundamental rights, such as the right to personal safety. It describes the overall category of abuses. The other options name specific acts that violate rights—sexual assault, marital rape, and female genital mutilation—which are examples of human rights violations, not the general category itself. So the term that best captures the idea of denying basic human rights is human rights violation.