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Aung San Suu Kyi: background, links & action you can take

Latest news, links and action you can take.

12 days left to call for a Human Rights Act for Australia!

Australia is the only liberal democracy without a Human Rights Act or similar form of protection for human rights.

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Human rights and the national curriculum

Current discussions about a national curriculum provide an opportunity to ensure that there is a new emphasis on human rights in Australian schooling. Share your views!

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Teaching about human rights: curriculum resources from Amnesty International

First Human Rights Education newsletter for 2009, focusing on resources including * a DVD, "Human Rights in Focus" * Film Curriculum Guides from Amnesty International USA, and * Amnesty International School Action Packs.

Human Rights Education Newsletter, May-June 2008

"China, the Olympics and Human Rights"

The international spotlight is on China as the 2008 Olympic Games approach.

Amnesty International Australia has just released "China, the Olympics and Human Rights", a teacher and student resource focussing on issues including:

• Internet censorship
• the history of the Olympics and human rights
• human rights defenders in China
• issues such as the death penalty and detention without trial.

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.

Teaching for human rights: what works? Survey results

Some comments from teachers in response to our human rights education survey.

Creating opportunities for students to take action - comments from teachers

These quotes are a sample of what teachers said about creating opportunities for students to take action for human rights in response to the Human Rights Education survey.