Human Rights Education
Teaching Guides
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Innocents Lost Curriculum Guide
Amnesty International USA is proud to present the curriculum guide for Innocents Lost, a book about child soldiers written by Jimmie Briggs more »
Speak Truth to Power: An Educational and Advocacy Package
This resource explores some key human rights issues through the eyes of a human rights defender as well as the actions of a local hero. Each chapter includes a section on the human rights issue, how to find out more and activities or discussion questions for classroom use. Included in this resource is the full length play Speak Truth to Power: Voices from Beyond the Dark by Ariel Dorfman.
September 11th Crisis Response Guide
This guide focuses on the events of September 11 2001 and the immediate aftermath and places them within a human rights context. It is targeted to junior high and high school teachers and covers topics that range from racism and discrimination to International Humanitarian Law.
Our World, Our Rights
This book is designed to introduce elementary school children to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR). It offers children a simple way of remembering the rights embodied in the UDHR, and also helps them to identify rights and responsibilities which accompany them. 170 pages. Includes classroom activities, stories, case studies, action opportunities and a list of additional resources.
UDHR Poster Series and Teachers Guide
The poster series and accompanying curriculum focus on 12 different articles found in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and applies this to a broad range of coursework. Our aim is to encourage teachers from different curriculum areas to incorporate human rights issues in their teaching.