Human Rights Education:

Are you a new volunteer leader or looking to brush up? Here are some resources to help you out:

Learn about Amnesty International
 • Take the first 30 minute online module, "About Amnesty International", from the Amnesty International online orientation
 • Read "10 Questions About Amnesty International" (PDF)

Learn about Human Rights
 • Read the two-page Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) (PDF)
 • Read the one-page summary of UDHR (PDF)

Learn about the history of the human rights movement
 • A People's History of Human Rights (Movie)
 • A People's History of Human Rights (PPT) 81M
 • A People's History of Human Rights (PDF)

Learn about some of the critiques of human rights, and how confronting them strengthens the human rights movement
 • Critiques of Human Rights (Movie)
 • Critiques of Human Rights (PPT) 41M

Browse the Amnesty International USA website, particularly looking for information on the following national priorities
 • Abolish the Death Penalty
 • Counter Terror with Justice
 • Individuals at Risk
 • Immigrant Rights
 • Demand Dignity