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Human rights organisations

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Human rights web resources:

 

Amnesty International Australia - has links to resources and organisations that focus on human rights in schools.

 

Amnesty International UK 

 

Amnesty International USA

 

Catholic Agency for Overseas Development has some free, online and priced resources.

 

Globally speaking

 

Oxfam Australia also has teaching materials for teachers, adaptable for students of a variety of ages, from upper-primary to year 12 students.

 

World Vision has worksheets and case studies on issues such as water and sanitation, as well as info on professional development conferences and the millennium development goals.

 

Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission: Human Rights Education Resources for use in Australian classrooms, providing seven human rights education modules, curriculum links documents, flexible resource sheets and a collection of web links.

 

The Global Education Project provides professional development to teachers on global issues. (providing case studies, learning quests, quiz builder and teaching activities)

 

Human Rights Resource Centre, University of Minnesota

 

Public Interest Advocacy Centre: (PIAC) Resources on a range of topics from the PIAC Community Education Kit "Protecting Human Rights in Australia" are available from PIAC (providing policies, legal landmark cases, as well as news and events).

 

United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights

 

Human Rights Education Associates: the online Human Rights Learning Centre is a new section of the HREA web site. Courses via distance learning for human rights advocates and development workers. Tutorials that introduce learners to a number of human rights issues in an interactive mode. Study Guides that offer brief introductions to various human rights topics/themes. Discussion Boards on which you can ask questions, share insights and exchange opinions.

 

The United Nations Cyber School Bus Human Rights Page this project will help students understand the idea of human rights, gain a sense of themselves as people with dignity and hence with rights, and finally encourage them to act. Provides resources and links, a question and answer section as well as authentic stories.

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