Human Rights Education Newsletter, March 2008

In this edition:

• China, the Olympics & Human Rights
• Human Rights Education survey - thanks & survey results
• Study guide: The Kite Runner
• Teaching for human rights: online teacher guide
• Taking action for human rights: ideas & links
• Primary and secondary curriculum resources from Amnesty International Ireland

Taking action for human rights within the curriculum - survey results

When students take action for human rights at school, it can often be outside the formal curriculum, however teachers clearly see scope for creating opportunities to take action for human rights within the classroom.

Action resources and links

Explore ways you can take action to defend human rights.

• Creative actions for human rights: examples
• Proving change happens
• Interact
• Campaigning Manual
• Contact Amnesty schools networks in your region