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General Human Rights and Peace Education Links



Pre-School Education
Elementary School-Primary and Intermediate Grade Level
Middle-Senior High/Secondary School
Higher Education
Educators, Trainers, Advocates, and Other Professionals
Parent Education


 

Pre-School Education

Adl’s a world of difference: Sample Lessons and Activities for all ages

ADL Education programs and resources by audience for all ages

Live Human Rights in your Early Childhood Classroom in: Teaching Young Children about Human Rights Resource Notebook

Teaching Tolerance
The Miller Early Childhood Initiative
Elementary School--primary and intermediate grade level

Adl’s a world of difference: Sample Lessons and Activities for all ages

ADL Education programs and resources by audience for all ages
All Activities from HRRC Publications
Amnesty International Human Rights Education

B.E.S.T. Education Search Engine and Awards

Cada pollo con su rollo: La Declaración Universal de los Derechos Humanos

Care and protection for children in emergencies
Children, Stress and Natural Disasters
Constitutional Rights Foundation: online lesson on the constitution
Education in Human Rights Network
Human Rights Educational Goals for Children and Youth
Human Rights Here and Now
Indian Land curriculum
Indigenous Peoples curriculum

It's About Me and Human Rights

K-12 Human Rights Education in Idaho
Lesson Plan on Refugee Children
MN K-12 Curriculum
OHCHR, ABC – Teaching Human Rights: Practical Activities for Primary and Secondary Schools
OHCHR, Human Rights Training: A Manual on Human Rights Training Methodology
Opening the Door to Nonviolence. Peace Education Manual for Primary School Children
Primary and Secondary School Internet Users: Answers to Frequently Asked Questions
Separated Children; Care and protection for children in emergencies
Teaching for Human Rights: Pre-school and Grades 1-4
Teaching tolerance; Classroom activities
The role of education in protecting children in conflict
UN Cyber School Bus

What Does a Child Need?

Middle-Senior High/ Secondary School
Action Guide: A Human Rights Resource Manual for Secondary Schools
ADL Education programs and resources by audience for all ages
ADL’s a world of difference: Sample Lessons and Activities for all ages

A Guide for School Management to the Human Rights Act 1998

All Activities from HRRC Publications

All Different, All Equal education pack
Dutch || French

American studies in the secondary schools

An Annotated Primer for Selecting Democratic and Human Rights Education Teaching Materials
Australian Human Rights Commission: Education Resources
A world in Transition
Beyond September 11
Bill of Rights in Schools: A Resource for Post-primary Schools

Case Study on the Effect of September 11 on Immigrant and Refugee Populations in Minnesota. Teacher Guide to Cases

Choices Education Program - Brown University

Citizenship Education - Alternative Curriculum for Upper Elementary Level

Civic Education: Lesson Scenarios

Close the Gap Video and Curriculum Resource New!
Death Penalty Curricula for High School
Declaration of Human Rights: Some ideas to help you explore images through a Human Rights Lens
Discovering the UDHR

Discrimination, Human Rights and You. Teacher's Manual

Energy of a Nation: Immigration Resources
Fields of Hope: Educational Activities on Child Labor. Teacher's Guide
Genocide Teaching Project: Lesson Plan
Helping Hands : “ Examining the United Nations Security Council's Involvement in Affairs Around the Globe”
"Human Rights Charades" in The Rights Stuff. An Education Resource on the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child
Human Rights Here and Now

Human Rights in the News: Identifying Human Rights Issues in Daily Life

Human Rights. School-based Syllabus
Immigrant Quotient Minnesota Advocates of Human Rights
Immigration Quotient Answers
Indian Land curriculum
Indigenous Peoples curriculum

It's About Me and Human Rights
Russian

K-12 Human Rights Education in Idaho

Learning Activities for Use with Young People to Explore the Issue of Discrimination
French || Spanish

Mignonette (lesson plan(s), secondary school, right to food, right to life, Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR))
Russian

MN K-12 Curriculum

Netaid Global Citizen Corps; for High school students living in the U.S. who want to receive the tools, guidance and support needed to help improve the lives of the world's poor.

OHCHR, ABC – Teaching Human Rights: Practical Activities for Primary and Secondary Schools
OHCHR, Human Rights Training: A Manual on Human Rights Training Methodology (also in Elementary school)

Our Homes, Our Lives, Ourselves: A Fun Book to Help Young People Get the Issues Right Concerning Women in Human Settlements Development

Political Rights in a Democracy
Primary and Secondary School Internet Users: Answers to Frequently Asked Questions
Rights around Minnesota, the U.S. and the World lesson plan
Rights around Minnesota, the U.S. and the World answer sheet

Running a mock trial: a guide

Secondary Teaching Material on the Death Penalty

Africa: Siniko: Towards a human rights culture in Africa

Steps: A Manual for Starting Human Rights Education
Albanian || Arabic || Chinese || Dutch || Hungarian || Russian || Slovak || Turkish || Ukrainian

Stop torture (a generic resource that can be used to prepare lessons that assist children understand that torture is a violation of human rights)
French || Spanish

Teaching About Conscience Through Literature

Teaching tolerance; Classroom activities

The Law in School

The power of words curriculum
This is My Home
Topic Book 1: Economic and Social Justice: A Human Rights Perspective
Topic Book 3: Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Rights: A Human Rights Perspective
Topic Book 5: Lifting the Spirit: Human Rights and the Freedom of Religion or Belief

UNESCO/UNAIDS, HIV/AIDS and Human Rights: A Kit of Ideas for Youth Organisations

Youth for human rights: Lesson Plan

Work Safe Work Smart: A Curriculum Targeted to Adolescent Health and Safety in the Workplace

Writing for change

Higher Education
Adl’s a world of difference: Sample Lessons and Activities for all ages
ADL Education programs and resources by audience for all ages
American studies directory of graduate programs
American studies programs on the web
An Annotated Primer for Selecting Democratic and Human Rights Education Teaching Materials
Auxiliary Materials for The School in Democratic Society: A Course Plan for Poland's Future Teachers
Child Labor and International Human Rights-college-level course

Council of Europe, Handbook No. 1: The right to respect for private and family life. A guide to the implementation of Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights, 2001

Council of Europe, Handbook No. 4: The right to property. A guide to the implementation of Article 1 of Protocol No. 1 to the European Convention on Human Rights, 2001

Diversity, Identity, and Public Culture: Rethinking the American Studies Curriculum at Miami University
HR Syllabi for the College Classroom
Immigrant Quotient Minnesota Advocates of Human Rights
Immigration Quotient Answers

International Human Rights: the European and other Non-Global Approaches

Manual on Street Law-Type Teaching Clinics at Law Faculties
Russian

Medicine and Human Rights Course Module

Minnesota Advocates of Human Rights: Basic Overview of Human Rights
Rights around Minnesota, the U.S. and the World
Rights around Minnesota, the U.S. and the World answer sheet

Science in the Service of Human Rights. An Introductory Class for Science, Technology and Public Health

Selected Bibliography from Human Rights Education Resource book
Syllabi
Teaching for Human Rights: Grades 5-10

Teaching human rights

The Right to Development

Educators, Trainers, Advocates, and other Professionals

Educators and Trainers

Action Aid, Learning About Rights, December 2001

Adapting Lessons for Different Learners

ADL’s a world of difference: Sample Lessons and Activities for all ages

ADL Education programs and resources by audience for all ages

All Activities from HRRC Publications
Amnesty International UK - Teachers and Academics Network
Amnesty International, International Human Rights Standards and Education
An Annotated Primer for Selecting Democratic and Human Rights Education Teaching Materials
Asian Regional Resource Center for Human Rights Education, Human Rights Education Pack, 1995
Asia- Pacific Regional Resource Center for Human Rights Education

Bill of Rights Institute: free educational and programming materials to schools

Black history hotlist
Bringing A Human Rights Vision to Public Schools: A Training Manual for Organizers
Canadian Human Rights Foundation, International Human Rights Training Modules, 2003
Care and protection for children in emergencies
Children, Stress and Natural Disasters

Circle of Rights

Close the Gap Video and Curriculum Resource New!
Columbia University Human Rights Center (P. Martin), Self- Help Human Rights Education Handbook, 1996

Combining Human Rights Education and Service Learning

Council of Europe, Teaching Guide to the European Convention on Human Rights, 1997

Education in Human Rights Network

Emerging Models for Human Rights Education
Arabic || Chinese || French

Facing History and Ourselves: Resources

Genocide: Resources For Teaching and Research

Global Dimension: An essential Tool for Teachers
Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights Poland, How to Protect Human Rights
Human Rights Album Methodology Handbook
Human Rights Educational Goals for Children and Youth
Human Rights Here and Now
Human Rights Education in Asian Schools-- Volume One
Human Rights Education in Asian Schools-- Volume Two
Human Rights Education in Asian Schools-- Volume Three
Human Rights Education in Asian Schools-- Volume Four
Human Rights Education in Asian Schools-- Volume Five
Human Rights Education in Asian Schools-- Volume Six
Human Rights Education in Asian Schools-- Volume Seven
Human Rights Education Handbook: Effective Practices for Learning, Action and Change
Human Rights Training: A Manual on Human Rights Training Methodology
Arabic

Human Security, Manual on Understanding Human Rights

Internally Displaced Training Manual
International Human Rights Network, Towards Effective Training for Field Human Rights Tasks, 1996
International Training Centre on Human Rights and Peace Teaching - Geneva
Introducing American studies; curriculum

Justice Learning

OHCHR, Human Rights Training: A Manual on Human Rights Training Methodology

Open Society Institute (F. Tibbitts), An Annotated Primer for Selecting Democratic and Human Rights Education Teaching Materials, 1997

Partners in Human Rights Education

Partners in Human Rights Education Team-Teaching Manual

"Planning for the Future: Human Rights in Schools" in: Handbook for Helsinki Committees

"Practical Lessons from the Field" in: Human Rights Education Resource book

Regional Response to the United Nations Decade of Human Rights Education with the Participation of Civil Society: A Report of Proceedings, Nepal, November 1999

Rights-Based Restorative Practice: Evaluation Toolkit
Self-Help Human Rights Education Handbook
Separated Children; Care and protection for children in emergencies
Sharing Methodology & Learn Materials- PDHRE

Teaching American History

Teaching for Change

Teaching Human Rights Online

The GLSEN Training of Trainers Program for Educators and Community-Based Organizers

The role of education in protecting children in conflict
Tips for the Classroom
Topic Book 1: Economic and Social Justice: A Human Rights Perspective
Topic Book 2: Raising Children With Roots, Rights & Responsibilities: Celebrating the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child
Topic Book 3: Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Rights: A Human Rights Perspective

Topic Book 4: The Human Rights Education Handbook: Effective Practices for Learning, Action, & Change

Topic Book 5: Lifting the Spirit: Human Rights and the Freedom of Religion or Belief
Topic Book 6: Human Rights. YES! Action and Advocacy on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
Training Manual for HR Monitoring
Training Manual on Human Rights for Judges, Prosecutors, and Lawyers
Training of Human Rights Trainers Program Manual

Training-Youth.Net

Train-the-Trainer Manual: Civic Education and Community Mobilization

UNESCO/UNAIDS, HIV/AIDS and Human Rights: A Kit of Ideas for Youth Organisations

UNHCR – Training Materials

University of Oxford Refugee Studies Centre, The Refugee Experience: Psychosocial Training Module

Youth Challenge: Teaching Human Rights and Responsibilities

Visible Knowledge Program: a variety of public resources on teaching and learning

What is Human Rights Education ?

Writing for change

Other Advocates and Professionals - General

Amnesty International, A 12-Point Guide for Good Practice in the Training and Education for Human Rights of Government Officials

Amnesty International, International Human Rights Standards and Education

Asia- Pacific Regional Resource Center for Human Rights Education

Committee on Teaching about the UN

Council of Europe, Teaching Guide to the European Convention on Human Rights, 1997
Diplomacy Training Program, Human Rights Defender Manual, 2001

Educators for Social Responsibility

Emerging Models for Human Rights Education
Arabic || Chinese || French || Russian || Portuguese || Spanish

Front Line, Civil and Political Rights Manual: Using International Human Rights Mechanisms and Procedures: An Online Manual for Human Rights Defenders

Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights Poland, How to Protect Human Rights

Human Rights Educational Facts Sheet

Justice Learning

Open Society Institute (F. Tibbitts), An Annotated Primer for Selecting Democratic and Human Rights Education Teaching Materials, 1997

Partners in Human Rights Education

Partners in Human Rights Education Team-Teaching Manual

"Practical Lessons from the Field" in: Human Rights Education Resource book

Teaching Human Rights Online

Topic Book 6: Human Rights. YES! Action and Advocacy on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
Training Manual for HR Monitoring
Training Manual on Human Rights for Judges, Prosecutors, and Lawyers
Train-the-Trainer Manual: Civic Education and Community Mobilization

University of Oxford Refugee Studies Centre, The Refugee Experience: Psychosocial Training Module

What is Human Rights Education?
Human Rights Commissions

League of Human Rights Commission

Special Rapporteur of the Commission on Human Rights on the right to education

Media/Journalism

American Truths Multimedia Presentations about the UDHR and CEDAW

BBC World Service Program - "I Have a Right To..."

Justice Talking

Talking to Children about Terrorism and Armed Conflict (journal)

Monitors & Investigators

Amnesty International/Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa, Monitoring and Investigating Excessive Use of Force, 2000

Amnesty International/Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa, Monitoring and Investigating Political Killings, 2000

Amnesty International/Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa, Monitoring and Investigating Torture, Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment and Prison Conditions, 2000

Association for the Prevention of Torture/ODIHR (A. Corbaz), Monitoring Places of Detention: A Practical Guide for NGOs, 2002

HURIDOCS (M. Guzman and B. Verstappen), Human Rights Monitoring and Documentation Series, Vol. 1: What Is Monitoring, 2003

HURIDOCS (M. Guzman and B. Verstappen), Human Rights Monitoring and Documentation Series, Vol. 2: What Is Documentation, 2003
International Human Rights Network, Towards Effective Training for Field Human Rights Tasks, 1996
Training Manual for HR Monitoring
Training Manual on Human Rights for Judges, Prosecutors, and Lawyers

University of Essex Human Rights Centre (K. Thompson and C. Giffard), Reporting Killings as Human Rights Violations Handbook, 2002

NGOs & Employees
Association for the Prevention of Torture/ODIHR (A. Corbaz), Monitoring Places of Detention: A Practical Guide for NGOs, 2002

CARE, Advocacy Tools and Guidelines

Education Now: Action Campaign

Global Rights, Using the Inter-American System for Human Rights, 2004

International Human Rights Network, Learning – To Integrate Human Rights, 1999

Overseas Development Institute, What Can We Do With a Rights-Based Approach to Development?, 1999

Separated Children; Care and protection for children in emergencies
The role of education in protecting children in conflict

T. Barrameda/L. Espallardo, Learning, Reflecting and Acting for a Human Rights Future: A Training Manual for the Education of the Human Right to Housing in Urban Communities, 1996

UNDP, Human Rights Based Approach Check List for Program Staff, 2003

UNDP, UNDP and Human Rights: Questions and Answers

W. O’Neill, A Humanitarian Practitioner’s Guide to International Human Rights Law, 1999

Law Enforcement & Police

Council of Europe, Discussion Tools: A Police and Human Rights Trainer’s Manual

Council of Europe, Human Rights and their Protection under International Law

Council of Europe, VIP Guide: Vision, Innovation and Professionalism in Policing Violence against Women and Children

Danish Centre for Human Rights, Human Rights and the Police: A Training Manual, 1999

Human Trafficking Best Practices

ICRC (C. de Rover), To Serve and to Protect: Human Rights and Humanitarian Law for Police and Security Forces, 1998

Prisoner Advocates

King’s College London: International Centre for Prison Studies (A. Cole), A Human Rights Approach to Prison Management: Handbook for Prison Staff, 2002

Penal Reform International, Making Standards Work: An International Handbook on Good Prison Practice, 2001

Youth

European Youth Campaign Educational Materials

National Youth Leadership Council

Peace Jam

"Planning for the Future: Human Rights in Schools" in: Handbook for Helsinki Committees

Soulforce: The Power of Nonviolence

Training-Youth.Net

UNESCO/UNAIDS, HIV/AIDS and Human Rights: A Kit of Ideas for Youth Organisations

Youth Challenge: Teaching Human Rights andResponsibilities

Parent Education
The Miller Early Childhood Initiative
Teaching Tolerance
Topic Book 2: Raising Children With Roots, Rights & Responsibilities: Celebrating the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child

 

 

 



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