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Special Edition Newsletter:
Human Rights
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Dear Contact Teacher
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Human
Rights is a key study theme for UNESCO Associated Schools.We would like to
encourage your school to participate in celebrating the 60th
anniversary the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) on Human Rights
Day, 10 December.
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights is the most famous expression of rights in the world. It was adopted as a common standard of values for all peoples and nations by the member states of the United Nations in 1948. The
international theme for this 60th anniversary is Dignity and Justice for all of us.
The UDHR is the most widely translated
document in the world with over 360 translations available from the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights.
We have put together an overview of available teaching
resources and whole school approaches on human rights and children's rights to
give you ideas and inspiration to address
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Conference on Human Rights Education
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Friday 12 December
Quaker Meeting House, Liverpool, L1 3BT
11am - 4pm
The 2008 Annual Conference for UNESCO Associated Schools will focus on human
rights education and includes
a number of exciting workshops from organisations such as UNICEF UK,
Anti-Slavery International and the International Labour Organisation.The event is free and lunch will be provided.Contact Anne Breivik on abreivik@unesco/org.uk or 020 7766
3460 to register.
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Citizenship Students Conference |
 Tuesday
13th January 2009
10am-3.45pm The
British Library, London,
NW1
2DB
This unique free event will engage key stage 4/5 students of
Citizenship, Politics and related subjects in discussions about human rights and
their relevance to our lives. Featuring high profile speakers and interactive
workshops, students will have the opportunity to connect with what can often be
distant and complex issues. For
more information please contact Caroline at events@bihr.org.uk or
see www.bihr.org.uk
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Citizenship Teachers Conference |
Tuesday
24th February 2009
10am-3.30pm
The
British Library, London,
NW1
2DB
This event aims to encourage understanding of the
current debates surrounding human rights and their relevance for everyday life,
to develop more confidence in delivering lessons about rights through the
citizenship curriculum and increase awareness of the potential of the British
Library as a learning resource.
For
more information please contact Caroline at events@bihr.org.uk or
see www.bihr.org.uk
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Study trip to the UN office in Geneva
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Bob Willey
from the Pearson Foundation is organising a study trip for teachers and sixth form
students to the United Nations Office in Geneva, 16- 20 February 2009. The trip
provides participants with a unique first hand experience of how the UN system
works and the many challenges the different UN organisations face.
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programme includes presentations from different UN agencies and
bodies such as UNICEF and the UN High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) as well
as a guided tour of the Palais de Nations. A former participant from a UNESCO Associated school said "To
be leaders in citizenship this kind of trip is very important. It's an essential
experience for teachers and an amazing educational process to sixth formers."
For more information contact Bob Willy on bob@boblil.freeserve.co.uk or 01452
385678 (work hours)/01242 216856 (5 pm - 8 pm).
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Child Rights Matter
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 UNESCO Associated Schools in the UK have teamed
up with the United Nations Association of the UK to develop a human rights teaching pack for secondary schools. The pack contains a teacher's handbook and a CD-ROM
with five slide presentations (in PDF format) and corresponding fact sheets for
students. The five topics covered are:
- the UN Universal Declaration of
Human Rights
- the UN Convention on the Rights
of the Child
- child rights and conflict
- child rights and climate change
- human rights and international
development
The CD-ROM also includes 'student-friendly' versions of the Universal
Declaration of Human Rights and the Convention on the Rights of the Child, in
addition to the official documents.
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The Changing Face of Slavery
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In The Changing Face of Slavery, Blue
Peter's Diane Louise
Jordan presents two human rights programmes, dramatically bringing slavery -
past and present - to life.
Part One investigates the Transatlantic Slave Trade, while
Part Two looks at children working in Britain during the Industrial Revolution. Both programmes link the historical with
the contemporary by exploring different forms of slavery then and now. The pack also contains over 60 pages of
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Right Here, Right Now
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Right Here, Right Now: Teaching Citizenship through Human Rights aims to link
the concepts of universal human rights with everyday experience,
focusing on what human rights mean for young people in England. It is intended to help key stage 3 teachers to bring human rights to life,enabling
them to explore with students concrete issues such as poverty and
discrimination and to facilitate challenging debates about identities,
diversity and rights and responsibilities.
The resource is part of the Human Rights in Schools
project, which is a partnership between the Ministry of Justice, British Institute of Human Rights, Amnesty
International UK and the Department for Children, Schools and Families.
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60 Years of Human Rights |
 60 Years of Human Rights from CEWC Cymru is a full-colour, bilingual poster summarising the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the
Child. This A2 sized poster can be displayed on classroom or office walls, or
can be folded and kept as
a useful reference.
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Human Rights are Our Rights
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 'Human rights are our rights'
is the message of an education pack developed by Amnesty to celebrate the 60th anniversary of
the groundbreaking Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR).
The pack offers two short films along with lesson activities, and the chance for
young people to take part in a creative, on-line arts and media project, What human rights mean to me. The films can be used with groups of young people
aged 13+, both for those who are new to human rights, and those who are already
Amnesty campaigners.
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| SCREAM |
 SCREAM stands for Supporting Children's Rights through Education, Arts and the Media. It is a tool kit developed by the International Labour
Organisation based in Geneva,
Switzerland to
raise awareness about children's rights. SCREAM uses creative and innovative teaching methods
to engage young people in issues around child labour. |
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Teaching Human Rights
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 The United Nations have developed a number of
publications aimed at
supporting human rights education, including ABC - Teaching Human Rights: Practical Activities for Primary and Secondary Schools which is available free of charge from the Office of the
High Commissioner for Human Rights in Geneva. Email mabdelazim@ohchr.org for your free copy. |
Compasito
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 Compasito is
the Council of Europe manual on Human Rights Education for Children. It uses a
non-formal educational methodology and a structure that provides theoretical
and practical support to adult educators who work with children. |
Rights Respecting School Award
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 The Rights Respecting School Award is run by UNICEF UK to develop a rights-respecting
culture among participating schools. Schools work to embed the United Nations
Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) in their ethos and curriculum. A Rights Respecting School not only teaches about children's and human
rights but also models rights and respect in all its relationships:
teacher/adults-pupils; pupils- teacher/adults; pupils-pupils.
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UNESCO Associated Schools
in the UK is part of a global network of schools promoting quality education.
The UK
network supports the integration of international perspectives in schools and
promotes the values of UNESCO, including human rights, mutual respect and
cultural diversity.
We are eager to
showcase activities related to the UNESCO Associated Schools network. If you
have a story about your school you want to share, please contact Anne Breivik,
UK National Coordinator (T: 020 7766 3460 / abreivik@unesco.org.uk).
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