China, the Olympics and Human Rights

"China, the Olympics and Human Rights" is a teacher and student resource focusing on issues including:

• Internet censorship (for example the case of Shi Tao, a journalist gaoled for sending an email after Yahoo! disclosed his details to the Chinese authorities)
• the history of the Olympics
• human rights defenders in China
• issues such as the death penalty and detention without trial.

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Human Rights Defenders in Chinese history

Throughout history, there have been Chinese people who have stood out as supporters of the values and standards that we now identify with human rights.

The following list provides an illustration of the role played by some key figures and some starting points for research.

China and the Olympics - weblinks

Weblinks to accompany "China, the Olympics and human rights"

State of the World’s human rights

View the latest global report from Amnesty International.

Overview of Human Rights today

Human Rights today: Discussing the issues, Accepting the Challenge is a curriculum resource developed for use by teachers and students in years 9 and 10.

Developed by Curriculum Corporation for Amnesty International, Human Rights today is designed to be used in Humanities/Social Science, History, Geography, Health, Civics and Citizenship Education, Religious Education and Values Education.

Human Rights today focuses on child labour, the rights of Indigenous people in Australia, the rights of women and girls and human rights in conflict situations.

Authors: Robert Baker, Beth Gilligan, Kathleen Gordon, Brian Hoepper.

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