Teaching for human rights: online teacher guide

The online guide includes sections on:

• Teaching human rights
• Dealing with difficult issues
• Teaching about Indigenous issues
• Links to other national priorities
• Short case studies of implementing human rights education

Download the guide

"Human Rights: Online teacher guide". (pdf 615K)

News and statistics - women and girls

Read links to news and statistics on the rights of women and girls.

News and statistics- children’s rights

View links to news and statistics relating to children's rights.

News and statistics - Indigenous rights

Links to Indigenous media and current statistics relating to Indigenous people.

Online action you can take

Online actions, and banners to add to your MySpace or Facebook page, including * Speak out against internet censorship in China * Tear it down – close Guantanamo * Irrepressible info – campaign against internet censorship * Amnesty International Australia Action Centre * Sign our pledge for internet freedom

Taking Action - resources for student groups

Download materials for Amnesty school groups.

Topics include: * Organising school group meetings * How to start an Amnesty school group * Student conferences and networking * Group dynamics * Campaigning and fundraising * Using the Media

Ordering the book from Curriculum Corporation

To order Human Rights today, contact Curriculum Corporation:

• email: sales@curriculum.edu.au
• phone: (03) 9207 9600
• order online
  
  
• Human Rights today is available for $34.95.
• Student packs of 5 are available for $150 (this price is available for orders from schools or individuals only.)

Action Centre, Amnesty International Australia

Visit the Action Centre

Human rights and conflict

Read about human rights and conflict:

• Case studies and background
• Human rights and the "war on terror"
• Australian anti-terror laws
• Articles and speeches
• The international legal framework
• Taking Action

Children’s rights: links and resources

• Exploring Children's Rights
• Child Labour
• Child Soldiers
• International human rights agreements
• Images

Indigenous rights: links and resources

• Understanding the history
• Indigenous peoples and cultures in Australia
• The Stolen Generation
• Deaths In Custody
• Declaration on the Human Rights of Indigenous Peoples
• Indigenous Awards: recognising the work and achievement of Indigenous people
• Supporting Indigenous Rights

Tuning in to human rights

Download the full sample chapter

• Tuning in to human rights

Download sections of the sample chapter:

• What do I know about Human Rights
• What is the Universal Declaration of Human Rights?
• How did the Universal Declaration of Human Rights develop?
• How are human rights implemented?
• How are human rights treaties implemented?

Read overviews of other chapters

View links and resources for "Tuning In"

News and statistics - Tuning in to Human Rights

View links to news and statistics about human rights.