In this chapter you will find human rights education and training materials from many continents. These materials are often not available in a central location or library. If you would like to obtain a publication, please request copies from the organisation that has published the materials; you can find the contact information of most organisations in Chapter 2. For documents that can be found on the Internet we have included the URLs.

This is an annotated bibliography with 236 resources. Many of the annotations are excerpted from other human rights bibliographies, including the Amnesty International newsletter Human Rights Education: The Fourth R (volume 6, number 1) and the ERIC and Educational Index databases, available on CD-ROM and on-line through many universities. Other annotations are new. The bibliography includes lists of curricula and teaching guides; journal articles; professional training manuals; reference materials; and video and other media. In addition, there are sections on resources in Spanish as well as those that can be found on the Internet.

Annotated bibliography with a focus on peace education.

Extensive bibliography of resources in several languages including Arabic, English, Spanish, French, Hungarian, Maskito, Polish and Zulu. Categorised by formal and informal education; primary and secondary level; training of professionals; and general human rights education materials. Annotated.

Includes all publications on human rights and human rights education published in the last ten years by the Council of Europe. Contents: l. General information on human rights; 2. General information on HRE; 3. HRE in Schools; 4. Human rights and vocational training; 5. Audio-visual Material and Visual Material; 6. Recommendations and Resolutions; 7. Other Bibliographies.

This bibliography contains the following sections: General; 2. Formal Education: 2.1 Primary; 2.2 Secondary; 2.3 Adult and Continuing Education; 3. Training of Professionals; 3.1 Science, Health and Social Work Professions, 3.2 Legal Studies, 3.3 Public Officials, Security; 4. Non-Formal Education; 4.1 NGOs, Community-Based Education and Development Issues, 4.2 Women, 4.3 Multicultural Education, 4.4 Religious Groups; 5. Methodology, Comparative Studies, Research, Evaluation.

Lists HRE materials for primary and secondary schools in Portuguese, mainly from Brazil.

Comprehensive though slightly outdated.

Bibliography of around one hundred HRE publications, mainly Spanish—although also including Mistsiko and Portuguese. Each entry gives an abstract of contents and purchasing details, and the volume includes an extensive cross-reference index.

This volume covers a variety of information sources useful to teachers of civic education and human rights. Introduced with an essay by the editor on the use of the ideas of democracy in education, the book then presents extensive bibliographical information, a series of discussion papers on civics issues (including mediation in schools, and regional case studies), and an international directory of civics leaders and programmes.

Comprehensive book with chapters on HRE for various target groups, methodology and research, and HRE programmes around the world.

Describes the experiences of non-governmental organisations throughout Latin America; analyses the evolution of human rights in the region; and examines what is needed to advance human rights.

This is a collection of work by leading educators on human rights.

Although this overview has been written from a European standpoint, it highlights universal values based on the standard setting instruments of UNESCO and the United Nations. The paper consists of a synopsis of the work relating to the various aspects of humanistic education, and a bibliography.

Comprehensive volume on HRE in Latin America.

This manual contains a compilation of human rights declarations, conventions, and charters.

Includes all major human rights conventions.

Useful overview of the HRE field.

Reflections on human rights education in Chile.

A study of Article 29 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights: on the individual’s duties to the community. It examines it in the context of global affairs, the way in which article 29 was initially drafted, the response from most major nations and agencies, and also provides recommendations for its use in human rights education.

This series of articles examines the rights of people to oppose human rights violations and to organise.

This collection of articles, which grew out of a UNESCO meeting on the need for human rights education, addresses the tasks and challenges of human rights education (such as research, teaching, and exchange of information in the field) as well as regional concerns. The collection includes a comprehensive guide to sources.

This book is intended for use both by teachers and community members. It provides background information, ideas for taking action, and interactive exercises to help people learn about the human rights guaranteed in the UDHR. Topics available in 1999: Children, Environment, Health, Poverty.

A succinct yet comprehensive and practical tool with sections on the facilitation of learning, human rights fundamentals. With a focus on education for women’s rights, in particular CEDAW.

This book contains practical suggestions and information on ways to implement the UNESCO recommendations concerning education for international understanding.

Excellent introduction to international human rights law and its procedures, techniques and forums.

This short book uses case studies to examine several rights issues, including indigenous peoples, the right to participate in government, and freedom of expression and religion.

Comprehensive volumes on experiences and lessons learned in human rights education in schools in Southeast, Northeast and South Asia.

This book is a summary of discussions from a 1989 international meeting of teachers in Brazil. It provides an overview of the education systems in the region.

Articles deal with the experience of teaching human rights, offering a historical and methodological overview of work carried out in Peru as well as what needs to be done.

A collection of photographs and essays about the world wide refugee crisis.

Second edition of a guide intended to introduce the arguments for human rights. Definitions, history, and major human rights instruments are presented and explained. This is followed by an examination of the mechanisms which exist to protect these rights, such as human rights courts, and the High Commissioner for Human Rights. Appendices include international treaties relating to human rights, some UN guidelines and agreements, and case studies in international human rights protection.

This publication discusses the essential aspects of any human rights course, including the objectives, course content, teaching methods, and evaluation techniques.

This book contains a series of essays about integrating human rights education into curricula.

Lessons learned about training of teachers in human rights education in Latin America.

This collection of essays discusses human rights education as a new paradigm.

This handbook is designed to enable experienced and prospective human rights educators (teachers and administrators, as well as informal educators such as NGO leaders) become their own resources, and in particular to a) to set clear educational goals for human rights programmes, b) to improve their capacity to plan and evaluate programs, and c) to make the most of the resources available as well as to create their own when necessary or possible.

Reflections on 10 years human rights education in Peru.

Eminent personalities from various fields to suggest concrete proposals for action in support of human rights in the coming years.

An analysis of human rights education as part of formal education.

Brochure produced by the 44^th session of the International Conference on Education (Geneva 1994) intended for teachers, students and human rights educators. The brochure summarizes in accessible format the major issues discussed by the conference. These include the development of human rights education over the past seventy years, new philosophies in education, cultural perspectives, and the practical application of these discussions.

This book brings together teacher education and human rights to examine how we might best educate children and young people for citizenship. Drawing on case studies from the UK, Europe and internationally, the authors provide practical suggestions for ways in which teachers can increase young people’s awareness of the importance of securing their rights and those of others in the community. Looking particularly at how teachers might challenge injustice, racism and xenophobia, they examine human rights as a basis for educational policies and discuss how international human rights instruments can be incorporated into the teacher education curriculum.

A collection of essays with a European perspective on the issues of training and teaching for the development of citizenship education. Divided into three areas, the essays cover citizenship and human rights, the training of teachers, and the development of curricula.

A series of essays on the role of education in the protection of human rights. They provide a range of introductions to various topics, such as the development of school curricula, the definitions of education in and for human rights, and other theoretical issues. They also include geographical surveys of most major areas, and the conflicts and achievement of human rights education experienced in them. The essays have been compiled by academics from around the globe. Each essay includes bibliographical notes.

This book presents lessons for teaching human rights and dignity. Each chapter discusses social and developmental purposes for teaching human rights at a particular age level and suggests activities.

Volume on human rights education with focus on pedagogy produced by the Peruvian HRE network.

A useful guide to creating handbooks and education materials.

Report of workshops on achievements, problems and prospects of HRE in schools in Southeast, Northeast and South Asia. Includes a list of participants.

This manual on children and the law is based on expert analysis and aimed at those people who help children and their families; understandable to older children and their families.

Focuses on children's rights.

Useful and comprehensive handbook.

Comprehensive volume on human rights education in primary and secondary schools in Europe.

Comprehensive manual for human rights NGOs, including international mechanisms for human rights protection (Council of Europe, OSCE, UN), training of journalists, human rights education in schools.

This collection of papers presented at a 1978 UNESCO conference in Vienna is divided into four sections: human rights and the Australian polity; foreign policy and international affairs; philosophical problems of teaching human rights; and specific issues in human rights, such as the rights of indigenous peoples.

This book examines the interrelationships between human rights, sustainable development and the environment. It discusses the possibility of setting up a program of education in human rights and the environment.

This collection of lectures addresses human rights on the global level and analyses the situation in the Philippines. It contains sections on teaching human rights in the Philippines, in general, and teaching human rights to child-victims of human rights violations.

A colourful picture book, with some text suitable for young children, which illustrates each of the major areas of child rights (education, health, play, safety, etc.). Basic questions for discussion accompany each right, which can be used by the teacher or parent. Detailed teacher’s guide is also available.

This is the story of Eloy who, horrified by the difference between human rights treaties and reality, decides to revolt and create Amnesty International. For children up to 7 years.

This document provides an explanation of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, article by article in simple, easily understood language. For children between the ages of 8 and 12.

This book contributes to the formation of human rights, underlining the importance and respect of human rights.

This book provides various activities in educating students on the importance and effectiveness of human rights and enforcing human rights.

Includes many practical suggestions for activities in classroom.

The collected results of a competition for children organized by Amnesty International Argentina. Children aged between 7 and 13 were asked to contribute art and creative writing along the themes of human rights, and this volume presents some twenty-five of the entrants. Also included is a short cartoon version of the Declaration of the Rights of the Child, and appendices on institutions for the protection of human rights and the UDHR.

HRE curriculum for secondary schools.

This manual is directed towards teachers with little or no experience in teaching human rights. The resource is divided into several sections, including the background for human rights education; tools for teaching human rights (including teaching methods, lesson development, evaluation and organisation of training seminars); sample lessons; key human rights documents; and other resources for promoting human rights education. The model lessons contained in the manual are taken from a variety of sources, including Amnesty International specialists and other publications, and are used to illustrate various methodologies and topics for human rights education.

These include: l. Children’s Rights; 2. Conflict Resolution and Peace; 3. Death Penalty; 4. Economic Rights; 5. Gay and Lesbian Rights; 6. Human Rights Education in Workshop Models; 7. Human Rights Education in College Classrooms; 8. Indigenous People’s Rights; 9. Race, Religion, and Ethnicity; 10. Teaching Human Rights through Literature; 11. Teaching Young Children about Human Rights; 12. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights; 13. Women’s Rights; 14. Introducing Human Rights in Elementary School; 15. Introducing Human Rights in the Middle School; 16. Introducing Human Rights in the High School.

Annotated Arabic version of UDHR.

Annotated Arabic version of the Convention on the Rights of the Child.

Volume on education in human rights and democracy in Middle East and North Africa.

Discusses moral education.

This introduction to human rights is useful for younger children.

Designed as a resource for K-12 and college social science teachers, this bulletin discusses the issues and research related to international human rights and provides instructional guidelines and creative teaching strategies.

Our World, Our Rights was produced by the Educators in Human Rights Network and Amnesty International (UK) for use in the upper primary school classroom (ages 8-12). The book is intended to introduce children to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, and contains 20 lessons that can be used in the school or out-of-school setting. Our World, Our Rights contains four sections: one providing background information on the organization of human rights education lessons; a lesson section; suggestions for organizing whole school events; and a section outlining actions to undertake to promote human rights.

Teacher and student guide.

This manual is a guide for teachers on the Convention on the Rights of the Child.

An education programme for students of elementary grades 4 to 6.

Richly illustrated introduction to the European Convention on Human Rights and its protective machinery.

Illustrated booklet explains 23 key children’s rights in the framework of the Convention on the Rights of the Child.

This report on a UNESCO-sponsored project, whose purpose was to create new materials for informally educating Thai youth in human rights, advocates teaching young people by making materials more interesting and appealing to them and producing alternative materials such as cartoons and games.

This guide is written for teachers working with populations thirteen years and older. The book was developed with input from specialists from Latin America, Asia, Africa, Western Europe and North America and is intended for different national settings. It's Only Right! has three sections. "Activities for Learning About the Convention on the Rights of the Child," presents a range of activities for learning about the content of the Convention. The second section, "Planning for Action," suggests activities that can be used, either alone or in sequence, to help young people plan ways of taking realistic action on a rights issue. The third section identifies how the guide's activities may be used in different settings.

This curriculum offers opportunity for students to discuss the issues related to race, ethnicity, and religion in a sensitive and caring manner. It features the United Nation’s work to create a more tolerant world.

Focus on children's rights.

This book seeks to promote cooperation, solidarity, and security by combating ideas that promote war, violence, nuclear weapons, child abuse, sexism, racism, and environmental destruction. Five appendices provide an annotated list of books and educational materials, lists of relevant organisations, songs, ideas for experimenting with poetry writing, and simulation games.

This resource book for teachers addresses ten fundamental principles derived from the UN Declaration of the Rights of the Child. The book provides teachers with teaching strategies and activities.

A bilingual Universal Declaration of Human Rights in English and Nepali. It is aimed mainly at children, and is simplified and illustrated accordingly.

Contains examples from human rights education experiences in Latin America, includes classroom activities for primary and secondary school students.

Volume on education for democracy and human rights in Peruvian schools.

The book tells what is behind the juridical wording of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child and discusses the strength and weakness of the Convention. It describes the origin of the Convention and how it is put into practice. The book contains interviews with miscellaneous experts and portrays the most important international organizations that have actively participated in the work with the Convention on the Rights of the Child.

This book is meant to be an initiator, which should inspire teachers and give them materials to focus on human rights in the tuition of pupils in secondary school. Focus is on four subjects: What is a human being? What responsibilities and rights does a human being have? Which rules, laws, and norms regulate our social conventions? Which rights do children and young people have in Denmark? The book also contains short texts and pictures for the pupils to work with on their own.

A children’s illustrated version of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, which uses images from folk tales to represent each article.

An illustrated version of the UDHR for children.

This manual is designed to help educators realize how to bring human rights education into the classroom.

A cartoon storybook aimed at introducing children to the issues of children’s rights, and child abuse. The story is that of a brother and sister who are orphaned and sold.

Teacher training on HRE for primary school and Kindergarten levels. Concentrates heavily on games and group integration activities.

Teacher’s textbook presenting a structured twelve day course for middle school students in conflict resolution skills. The focus is on directly relevant exercises, which can be used to resolve everyday classroom conflict. Exercises include sheets and illustrations which may be photocopied, and clear annotations for the teacher. The course incorporates frequent evaluations and assessment exercises.

Outline of a workshop for use by teachers on the basic factors in teaching human rights. The workshop briefly outlines techniques and aims of human rights education, and appendices from human rights educators in Mexico and Bogota give introductions to the use of materials.

Educating respect for human dignity through culture of communication. For teachers of primary school and other educators.

Practical guide with focus on girls' rights.

The manual is designed for teachers of general education institutions. Civic education is represented as one of upbringing and training work strategies combining elements of political, legal, and moral education.

This is an original curriculum developed by a Czech primary school teacher on the basis of several years of experience in teaching an alternative civics course. The curriculum covers one hour teaching per week for a full year. The curriculum is written in an expository manner for teachers, with key ideas and talking points, followed by questions and exercises for students. The children often work in teams, and guest speakers are recommended for several topics. The teacher can adapt and elaborate the curriculum, depending upon local interests and needs. The three organizing themes are: Me, You and Me, and You, Me, Us. There is a strong emphasis on the Convention on the Rights of the Child, interactive methodologies, project work, and community involvement. The curriculum also suggests whole school activities for events such as UN Day and ways to evaluate the children.

This teachers handbook describes the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the UN Declaration of the Rights of the Child and shows how they can be applied to daily behavior in the context of economic, social, and cultural well-being, racism, sexism, and the family.

A trilingual compilation of original art and prose contributions from school children, on the subject of their teachers. A good illustration of the value of teaching, and children’s interpretation of this—as seen from a wide variety of national perspectives. Also includes some information on UNESCO’s projects.

Amnesty International Human Rights Now magazine. This issue contains material suitable for children, including fiction along human rights themes, and a report of recent human rights education events in the region.

Introduction for children to the issues of human rights, and the way in which the events of the twentieth century have shaped and affected discussion. Well illustrated, with cartoon stories, photos, tables of figures, etc., the book covers many topics including race, disability, freedom of speech, and political freedom in a clear format.

Easy to read and use book with activities for young children.

The Convention on the Rights of the Child provides the nucleus for the manual. The activities lend themselves to be used in different areas such as geography, mathematics, history, language and arts, and are designed for children from 3-12 years old.

This is an illustrated children’s book on the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

Aimed at preschool and elementary children, this illustrated book presents the ten principles of the rights of the child.

Provides basic information for teachers in primary and secondary schools who want to foster awareness and knowledge of human rights and the sense of reciprocity and universality upon which it is based.

Designed for elementary school teachers, this guide includes classroom exercises dealing with self-respect, respect for others, conflict resolution, and discrimination.

Short booklets containing suggestions for human rights education in primary and secondary schools during arts, technical training, and music lessons.1.Artes Plasticas, Educación Técnico Manual y Educación Musical 2. Castellano 3. Ciencias Naturales, Biología, Física, y Química 4. Ciencias Sociales 5. Filosófia 6. Idiomas Extrangeros 7. Matematicas. 8. Prescolar, Educación Básica 9. Religión.

This handbook presents a wide variety of arts-based activities for children aimed at introducing peace ideas, and the skills for peace. They include activities using music, culinary arts, theatre, dance, and photography, as well as more familiar arts and crafts projects. They are designed to explore peace themes in different contexts—peace at school, at home, in the local community and in the wider world. All are clearly explained and illustrated, and suggest ways in which they can be enhanced and developed.

Includes various activities/lessons plans.

Shows how to make and use puppets for human rights education.

This manual is directed towards teachers with little or no experience in teaching human rights. The resource is divided into several sections, including the background for human rights education; tools for teaching human rights (including teaching methods, lesson development, evaluation and organisation of training seminars); sample lessons; key human rights documents; and other resources for promoting human rights education. The model lessons contained in the manual are taken from a variety of sources, including Amnesty International specialists and other publications, and are used to illustrate various methodologies and topics for human rights education.

The book acquaints pupils with the history of the human rights movement from its beginning to the end of 1995. The author wants her readers to understand the heroic efforts of the human rights pioneers and to understand and aid human rights in present Russia.

This book offers basic information on criminal law and criminal process. It is presented in a lively way by including problems, questions, responses, and examples. It is meant for pupils of senior forms of secondary school.

Lesson plans focusing on values, both for high school and adult target groups.

Introduction to human rights curriculum.

This packet contains sections on comics, sculpture, and printmaking that can be used to examine three human rights issues: the death penalty, asylum seekers, and prisoners of conscience.

Teaching units include an introduction to human rights, the United Nations Declaration of Human Rights, prisoners of conscience, acting games, and dramatic sketches.

Divided into ten sections, available separately, these materials are designed to encourage active pupil participation through discussions, role-plays, simulation exercises, and research.

A teachers’ pack with nine units and accompanying video, designed for younger high school students. The course aims to introduce major issues in human rights, including the death penalty, refugees, children’s rights, and free expression. Each unit is introduced by a section on the video, and the supporting pack contains activity sheets and teacher’s briefing, in order that the video information can be followed up. Activities include role play and games, as well as classroom discussions.

Designed for use in social studies classes, this book shows how human rights can be demonstrated through fiction and incorporated into social studies programs. It provides suggestions on texts, questions, and supporting material.

This teacher’s manual focuses on a discussion of the death penalty and includes classroom exercises.

A teacher’s pack designed to introduce the issues of human rights into the classroom, from the Venezuelan angle. It specifically provides information for the teacher on the problems and methodology of human rights education etc., and details on the three themes: freedom, equality, and solidarity, each with supporting activities and games for the classroom.

This manual shows the legal problems facing teenagers and provides ways of overcoming the lack of human rights. The book will be of interest to students at the upper high school level.

The book is a comprehensive collection of the program of the course, plans of lessons, essential international and national norms on specific rights and freedoms. Active forms and methods of teaching are recommended; role and business games, analysis and conflict solving, methods of work with legislation, questions to get pupils interested in the material. The manual offers tests to control level of knowledge. This book is designed for teachers of upper high school levels.

A teacher’s guide and student handbook for secondary level students.

Volume on the pedagogy of teaching about and for human rights produced by the Senegalese chapter of Amnesty International.

Guide for high school teachers to educate students about issues affecting refugees worldwide, with a particular focus on women and children. Includes student readings with maps and stories, and a short video.

This practical handbook of resources, materials, and strategies for teaching human rights provides suggestions for classroom activities and includes chapters on children’s and minorities’ rights, peace, justice, and taking action.

This guide begins with activities aimed at understanding and gaining the perspective of refugees and immigrants. Subsequent topics include refugees in U.S. history, legal standards and practices regarding refugees, and current refugee issues. This guide is targeted for high school level students.

Aimed at middle school students, this curriculum addresses issues of race, ethnicity, religion, and human rights. It includes lessons on the UN Human Rights Charter and other important UN conventions.

This book is addressed to final year classes in secondary schools and to youth institutions. It is comprised of an introduction to fundamental human rights concepts, examining human rights in an historical perspective and discussing human rights globally and in Denmark.

The manual is addressed to school history teachers as well as to all teachers who deal with legal education of schoolchildren. The book contains the material to be used in history, civic education and legal studies lessons. The reader will find the information on pre-history and history of human rights, how a prison’s status has been changing since the Ancient world, Antique, the Middle Ages and until modern Times.

This series includes a teacher’s guide. Critical Choices is not a textbook, but a resource for public discussion and debate on policy issues. These materials, and the discussions that are engendered, are intended to foster public discourse and citizen involvement. Although more oriented towards citizenship education rather than human rights education, this approach clearly fosters knowledge of one's rights and citizen action. Each national version presents a half dozen topics, such as unemployment, crime and national security. For each topic, a research-based introduction is given to the problem, followed by three differing opinions on possible solutions. The teacher's guide offers suggestions for organizing 'classroom forums' or discussions on the issues, for guiding and enriching the discussion, finding solutions, and for organizing follow-up activities.

This guide is designed to assist educators develop curricula to embrace global perspectives. The appendices include a list of references and additional printed resources, microcomputer resources, a list of global and international studies organisations and centers, US addresses of other nations’ embassies, and nine rules for being human.

A comic book, suitable for teaching adults and high school children introducing human rights and human rights issues. Written with clear emphasis on human rights and society from the point of view of Kenya, the book clearly explains the difficulties and debates surrounding rights, as well as the rights themselves. Covers the African Charter of Human and People’s Rights.

Designed for students in grades 5-10, this curriculum addresses the rights laid out in the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, by using handouts of newspaper articles, interviews, and cultural information, as well as evaluations and worksheets. Students "adopt" a child in another part of the world and monitor that child’s progress in a childhood log.

The collection of materials is intended for an average and higher degree of secondary school. The program includes three blocks which are "Mythology," "World people’s religions," and "Religion science." Teaching the course gives complete information on religious convictions, bringing up tolerance to representatives of various creeds, promoting shaping of representations about spiritual life of the peoples. International and Russian norms, governing problems on the freedom of conscience, documents on a history of religious relations in USSR, are cited.

This booklet gives a short introduction to human rights and gives a line of suggestions to activities that focus on human rights locally.

This book is addressed to final year classes in secondary schools and deals with children’s and young people’s rights in Denmark, with a specific relevance to: family, school, labour market and society.

Teachers book with lesson plans on genocide, and the Holocaust in particular.

This book offers materials on problems of human rights and freedoms, respect of law, tolerance, and equality of people. For pupils of the 7^th and 8^th grades.

This book deals with human rights in traditional African societies, the philosophy of human rights teachers, and aims and objectives of human rights education.

This curriculum for students in grades 7-12 addresses the rights in the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child by using readings, discussion questions, activities, maps, and illustrations.

This student and teachers’ guide to human rights is written in a lively, accessible format. It includes study questions, cartoons, "words to know" (such as "democracy" or "rule of law"). Issues covered include defining human rights, political rights in a democracy, national security, and fair procedures following arrest.

Designed for teachers of school students of 10-15 years, using classroom methodology such as role-play, team work and discussions. The handbook introduces ideas of democracy—equality, community, respect for rights, etc. with an emphasis on the environment of the children themselves.

An outline with discussion, of the various parts of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, aimed at children and their teachers. Each section comes with suggestions for activities which will demonstrate that particular right in the lives of the children.

This teachers handbook describes the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the UN Declaration of the Rights of the Child and shows how they can be applied to daily behavior in the context of economic, social, and cultural well-being, racism, sexism, and the family.

This secondary education curriculum’s three lessons focus on the 250 million children who spend most of their day on the job, including the hundreds of thousands in our hemisphere who sew clothing and other goods for the U.S market.

Resource curriculum for secondary schools that focuses on regions with high concentrations of refugees and the events that caused migration.

This collection of class plans for human rights topics is designed to aid educators. Each plan includes a brief overview of the topic, class objectives, grad-level information, instructions on how to teach the subject, and handouts (such as cartoons or human rights documents) for the class.

Comprehensive manual with many classroom activities around bias and prejudice.

This curriculum includes activities on ethnocentric thought and behavior, racism, and the First Amendment, the power of language, symbol and music, a study of the Peace School in the Middle East, and an ongoing diary assignment reflecting one’s own "tolerance" development.

Official textbook produced by the Ministry of Education of Russia, for citizenship education in schools. It presents texts on various subjects with questions and essay topics. Covers fair trials, the United Nations, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, political rights and freedoms, economic and cultural rights.

This paper outlines a three-session teaching unit aimed at the younger high school age range (grade 9). Using an introductory class, and an extended role play session, the unit introduces the issues and debates surrounding identity, group identity and nationalism in a very demonstrative way. The sessions are clearly explained, and the paper includes photocopiable handouts for use during the unit.

Aimed at secondary school teachers concerned with peace studies, this guide recommends texts and includes exercises that can be used in conjunction with various school subjects.

This manual is centered around pedagogical activities, preceded by a summary introduction concerning the unity and universality of human rights, and followed by an accessible presentation of the main existing international instruments for the protection of human rights, as well as by a part dedicated to the role of schools and teachers in human rights education.

Designed for upper elementary and secondary school students, this collection of readings and classroom activities on various aspects of human rights emphasizes the rights of the child.

This book and video address the plight of abused children throughout the world and the efforts of the UN to better their condition through the Convention on the Rights of the Child.

This publication defines human rights and discusses differing perspectives on human rights, human rights documents, institutions and procedures, and proposals for reform. The kit also includes teaching suggestions and UNESCO recommendations on teaching human rights.

Overview of human rights courses at universities in Middle East.

Addresses a full range of human rights issues as are implementation problems, and processes involving international, national and non-governmental action.

Standard introduction into human rights law.

These series of articles examines the rights of people to oppose human rights violations and to organise.

This book can be used as a study guide, as each section has thought provoking questions, brief case studies, and activities. Sections include the struggle for human rights, value conflicts and human rights, and the protection of human rights.

This book is made up of course syllabi and descriptions for human rights courses at universities and law schools.

Annotated collection of main international human rights law.

Standard work for introduction into international mechanisms for human rights protection.

This theoretical book is designed for educators who want to learn more about the development of and legislation relating to human rights. It deals with issues like racism, military justice, the environment, education, housing, and the media.

This publication proposes training programs and curriculum wherein statistical material and facts are concrete problems. The book offers recommendations on procedures and methods of teaching the course. The recommended program for primary school is also included. The original texts of the Declaration of the Rights of the Child, the Convention on the Rights of the Child and other legal materials are included. The publication is for teachers of primary forms, students of pedagogical institutes, colleges, and families as well.

These volumes contain series of articles dealing with legal and theoretical aspects of human rights, international law, and the history of human rights. Useful for professionals and university students.

Annotated volume with all major declarations related to health professionals.

This document includes the following sections: nursing ethics; nurses as victims of human rights violations; imprisonment of nurses; human rights of nurses in conflict; nurses and the infliction of punishment; nurses working in inadequate conditions; forensic nurses; nurses and the care of asylum seekers and torture victims; nurses and human rights education.

An anthology aimed at students at social workers schools, at social workers, and other involved in social work. The book contains a number of articles discussing human rights in relation to social work.

Human Rights education methodologies field tested by Cambodian health professionals.

This manual reviews international standards and dilemmas facing social workers in their everyday reality. Prepared by UN Centre for Human Rights, the International Federation of Social Workers and the International Association of Schools of Social Work.

A bilingual collection of six expert essays on human rights in the world, viewed through the media.

These guidelines for journalists have been drawn up by the International Federation of Journalists on the basis of an extensive survey of codes of conduct and standards already in force across the world. The purpose of the guidelines is to raise media awareness of children' s rights issues and to stimulate debate among media professionals about the value of a common approach which will reinforce journalistic standards and contribute to the protections and enhancement of children' s rights.

This article describes the "Human Rights and the Media" project in Poland, a campaign to improve the knowledge of human rights and the rule of law of media in the transitional democracies of Central and Eastern Europe.

The Racial Hatred Act introduced in October 1995 amends the Racial Discrimination Act, and allows people to complain about publicly offensive or abusive behaviour based on racial hatred. Unlawful behaviour is defined as public acts based on the race, colour, national or ethnic origin of a person or group of people which are likely to offend, insult, humiliate or intimidate. This Act contains guidelines for the media.

This manual provides an introductory chapter on the role of paralegals in the judicial system, followed by an extensive outline of training procedures.

Provides practical guidelines for implementation of the standards, based on the views of experts and the experience of countries in regard to pre-trial detention.

The aim of this document is to outline those basic elements which are fundamental to implement an effective human rights training program. It is a blueprint for good practice and the foundation for monitoring and evaluating training and educational programs on human rights for government officials. Amnesty International aims to contribute to the human rights training efforts of governments and IGO agencies by providing a user-friendly guide to good practice in the training and education for human rights of government officials, including the security forces. This guide is also meant to assist non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and academics working in this field by proposing a shared code of good practice to be implemented at all levels and continuously enhanced.

Practical guide for public officials designed by HRREC at the University of Ottawa.

Manual designed for human rights course for Canadian public officials.

Contains Council of Europe guidelines for police.

The role of the police in a democratic society is pivotal if the rule of law is to remain meaningful and if human rights are to be protected and enjoyed by everyone. This seminar has sought to raise awareness of the human rights issues facing the police across the full spectrum of human rights, be they civil, political, economic, social or cultural.

This chapter focuses on human rights education and awareness campaigns in Central and Eastern Europe. Includes a section on training of the police and prison officials.

Seminal work on development and implementation of the human rights instruments with regard to law enforcement, prison conditions and standards.

Provides practical guidelines for implementation of the standards, based on the views of experts and the experience of countries in regard to pre-trial detention.

A pocket-sized pamphlet on human rights for the police. It gives succinct information, with explanatory notes on a variety of issues, with the human rights standards concerned. Topics include: arrest, detention, the use of firearms, dealing with refugees, non-nationals, etc. A complementary manual and trainer’s guide is also produced.

This book analyzes the image the general population has of the armed forces in Central America. It addresses the problems states are having in developing democracy and restructuring the armed forces so that they are sensitive to human rights concerns in the region.

Includes international standards in humanitarian law.

Annotated collection of documents pertaining to international humanitarian law and laws of war.

A summary of five years of work in several countries in setting up information systems (information collection, data processing, classification and coding, database representation, and generating statistical reports). Many of the problems organisations encounter in dealing with data on a large scale basis can be avoided by a knowledge of the principles expounded in this booklet.

Practical guide to documenting human rights investigations. Looks at using and setting up databases.

Primer on use of statistic in human rights monitoring and reporting.

Manual for human rights organisations to train their employees in fact-finding methods. Introduces basic training techniques, and covers topics such as safety, standards, techniques, evidence, report writing, etc.

Detailed review of international criteria for fair elections.

Comprehensive book on European mechanisms of human rights protection. Includes directories of human rights fora and organisations.

This handbook has the objective of promoting human rights awareness and the training of human rights education facilitators. The first part addresses 1) international support for HRE; 2) the right to education; 3) the right to know our rights; 4) effective human rights education; 5) goal-oriented non-formal education; 6) the values framework of HRE; 7) the use of educational exercises. The second part of the handbook contains 24 exercises organised around the themes: respect for human dignity; learning rules; fairness; social sensibility, community, law, using human rights, fighting prejudice, seeking justice, equity and equality, good governance, remedying wrongs.

The book describes the program of the course, plans of lessons, essential international and national norms on specific rights and freedoms. The book brings together some of the most important international instruments in the field of human rights, their adaptation in the Constitution of Russia and main norms of branches of law. The book is designed for teachers, pupils and general public.

Derived from the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, this book aims to make the declaration understandable to all people, regardless of level of literacy. The book describes articles of the declaration in English and in Zulu and provides pictures to illustrate the article and thought-provoking questions.

This manual is aimed at starting a dialogue in urban and rural communities about social and economic rights and cultural rights as human rights; the human right to development, to fresh water, to education, to a job, to health care, to a home. The manual accompanies a training course that has been conducted at people's organisations and community assemblies as an entry point in organising urban poor communities in urban Manila.

Participants’ manual for a teacher training session.

A human rights education kit for adult literacy classes.

This set of brief pamphlets, designed to teach human rights articles and examines case studies inside and outside Ireland. Titles include: Censorship, Food, Discrimination in Employment and Education, and Disappearances.

Small booklet containing practical exercises to teach people how to participate in a democratic group or context.

Focuses on labour rights in Asia.

Case studies HRE programmes with community organisations throughout Asia.

These documents are designed to introduce adult learners to some of the fundamental concepts, principles, and values of human rights and to a basic knowledge of human rights legal instruments as they apply to daily lives. The teachers’ guides accompany the student handbooks and contain helpful materials such as discussion topics, vocabulary words, and teacher’s documentation. These materials are designed to be used in adult literacy classes in Canada with adults who are reading at an intermediate level.

This book contains practical suggestions and information on way s to implement the UNESCO recommendations concerning education for international understanding.

Description of methodological issues and examples of work being done in Central America relating to informal education.

Teaching activities and approaches to overcoming obstacles to the enjoyment of economic human rights. Includes historic overview of human rights as well as recommendations for action.

This set of illustrated pamphlets, aimed at creating awareness of human rights principles, includes pamphlets on the African Charter on Human and People’s Rights, arrest, bail, search, divorce, and separation.

This booklet is designed for the general public; it uses plain language and cartoons to answer questions about human rights.

This handbook is designed to enable experienced and prospective human rights educators (teachers and administrators, as well as informal educators such as NGO leaders) become their own resources, and in particular to a) to set clear educational goals for human rights programs, b) to improve their capacity to plan and evaluate programs, and c) to make the most of the resources available as well as to create their own when necessary or possible.

This is an introduction to informal education that explains the benefits of popular education.

This publication is the result of a collaborative effort between teachers and local people in Handsworth, Birmingham (UK). The group was set up to investigate ten years of local issues, such as race relations, poverty and policing since the September 1985 uprising in Handsworth. Theoretical issues concerning human rights and equality are supported by local figures, media information and case-study discussion giving a good selection of classroom activities.

This handbook is useful to provide background and ideas for introducing human rights education into post-literacy work.

Proceedings of the SAFHR training course in human rights.

Guide for human rights workers, particularly South central Asia.

Ideas for activities that can be organised around the 50th anniversary; from organising local human rights awards to murals about the UDHR.

The manual develops a framework that grassroots populations can easily use to convey these concepts in major international documents in association with indigenous ideas, traditions, myths, and texts rendered in local idiom.

Presents women's human rights education in the context of Islamic culture.

Innovatively focuses on human rights education on women's human rights for groups of both men and women together, dealing with human rights standards and social change.

Demanding Accountability presents a comprehensive history and analysis of the systematic organizing efforts of women prior to, at, and after the UN World Conference on Human Rights (Vienna, 1993). It offers especially detailed insights into the Global Tribunal on Violations of Women's Rights held at the conference. Resources contained in the book include: the sections of the Vienna Declaration pertaining to women; a list of UN Human Rights divisions; the petition to promote and protect women's human rights; an overview of hearings and tribunals from around the world; and a reading/contact list.

Leaflet used for legal literacy programmes on the Cook Islands. Includes the following sections: What is the Law?; Criminal Law; Civil Law; Where Does the Law Come from? (Constitution, Legislation, Common Law or Equity?, Custom Law); How do the Courts Work?; The Courts; The Police.

Series of booklets for popular education of women's human rights in Panama, including methodological guides.

Focuses on human rights education for semi-literate/illiterate groups of women.

Focuses on community training for women's grassroots communities in the rural Kwazulu Natal province in South Africa.

General volume on women's human rights.

A how-to booklet.

Presents CEDAW in the context of Philippino society and is based on the grassroots experience of peasant women, women workers and urban poor women.

An overview of the problems faced by refugee women around the world, this book stresses the importance of incorporating women’s participation at all stages of flight.

This publication contains all pertinent international human rights instruments which may be used to protect and reinforce women’s rights.

Comprehensive manual for educating women about human rights.

Provides a wide range of women’s human rights training exercises from around the world.

Lessons learned from literacy and citizenship education of women in Peru.

Aims at "massifying" or popularizing women's human rights.

On-line kit on various aspects on the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW). Includes information on gender-violence, girl's rights and a summary of the convention, which can be incorporated into lesson materials.

A booklet intended to help teenagers get an idea what it is like to be a woman. They do this by reading, thinking and investigating the role of women in various ways. The booklet includes a board game ('The Game of Life') and sections on finance, land, information, networking, environment.

A comprehensive training manual aimed at adults, generally from developing countries, designed to introduce issues of gender, sex discrimination, feminism, and equality. Over one hundred training activities are clearly presented and explained, accompanied by notes on the experiences that facilitators have had with each exercise. A wide spectrum of issues relating to women are covered, including stereotypes, employment, development, violence, health, family, etc.

Describes in simple language and in a practical manner the concept and content of human rights law and its application to women and the issues of concern to them.

The All Different, All Equal education pack was developed as part of the European Youth Campaign Against Racism, Xenophobia, Anti-Semitism and Intolerance. The material was developed for audiences 14 years of age and older. The Education Pack is a book intended for use in informal education settings but activities may also be incorporated into the classroom setting. The book has two major sections, the first dealing with the key concepts for intercultural education and the second suggesting activities, methods and resources. The materials are intended to be a learning tool for the reader, as well as a resource for the organizing of activities and lessons. The text of the pack is highly interactive, with many comments and questions offered to the reader to cultivate a dynamic sense of dialogue.

A peer group education curriculum for secondary and high schools. Domino is aimed at youth and social workers, teachers and youth leaders, as well as young people wishing to get involved in such programmes. The different sections of Domino contain some theoretical background on peer group education as well as different project descriptions, methods, quotes and stories from young people.

This report consists of four parts: 1. Conceptualizing intercultural education. The concept of intercultural education was introduced through group work. The strategy which was used was derived from the Dutch project SLIM (Samen Leren In Multiculturele groepen: Learning together in multicultural groups), which is an adaptation of the project Complex Instruction of Stanford University; 2.Groupwork in intercultural education, mainly based on a reflection on the experiences with conceptualizing intercultural education. In this part skills were identified and practised which are required for effective group work; also criteria for curriculum which is appropriate for group work were explored; 3.Designing lesson plans for learning in small groups about the Rights of the Child; 4.At the end of the seminar participants were asked to write down individually their reflections on the learning process, recommendations to themselves, their schools, local and national authorities and to the Council of Europe.

This "peace kit" aims to help children and youth learn the skills they need to resolve their conflicts peacefully, to cope with the stress of violent ethnic conflicts, and to prepare for a less violent future by providing them psycho-social support and education skills.

Teacher Guide to Activity Book for the "Let's Build Peace" curriculum developed for middle school students (11-16 year old) in Burundi. It contains 35 activities, including games, working/drawing materials. The activities can be integrated into the curriculum in language classes as well as art and sport classes.

This annotated bibliography includes useful references to education and training of security forces and judiciary, and child soldiers.

Lesson activities and guidelines for conflict resolution for the elementary school level.

Lesson activity and guidelines for conflict resolution for middle school level.

Seminal work on theory and practice of conflict resolution.

Strategies for keeping peace in the classroom.

This comprehensive teacher manual was designed by the Croatian NGO Mali Korak ("Small Step"). It is divided in five sections (1. Affirmation-Communication-Cooperation; 2. Trauma Healing; 3. Preferences and Prejudices; 4. Conflict Resolution; 5. Peaceful Living), which consists of 20 "workshops", each with a specific theme.

Monograph on violence and conflict resolution in schools.

Useful guide for programme development.

This report describes what NGOs are and do in today's world, and sets out guidelines on policies and practices which will increase and improve their impact. These guidelines are directed at NGOs and at governments, funders and international agencies, the policies and practices of all of which are important in strengthening NGOs and their work.

This book offers an overview of various strategies applied by NGOs in Eastern Europe and South Africa and discusses legal frameworks for the voluntary sector.

This short guide was written by staff of the Foundation for Education for Democracy in Poland and includes not only practical tips on how to organise a proposal but also thoughts about how to approach fundraising effort specific to your organisation.

Includes sections on fundraising and strategic planning.

This is an extensive case study of a program in Peru to train community leaders in human rights, democracy and citizen participation. The Peruvian Institute for Education in Human Rights and Peace (IPEDEHP) is an initiating member of the Peruvian Human Rights Education Network, established in 1986.

Describes introduction of human rights into formal education curriculum as stipulated by Phillipine constitution after the Marcos dictatorship.

This report is an independent evaluation of six organisations in Russia that received support from the National Endowment for Democracy (USA) to promote civic education from 1994-1997. Conclusion is that many of these projects have begun to contribute to the growth of democratic values and practices among Russian educators and student and have pioneered new approaches to teaching about citizens' legal rights and human rights, have created new teaching methods for cultivating attitudes of tolerance and mutual respect, and have developed extensive materials to teach citizens and students about the institutions and practices of Russian democracy.

Comprehensive report with research findings on HRE programmes in West European schools.

Case studies of human rights education programmes in Albania (text development), Czech Republic (citizenship education), Poland (human rights and the media), Romania (extracurricular arts), Slovakia (teacher training), Ukraine (law education in high schools), Slovakia ("All Different-All Equal" youth campaign) and Russia (research and evaluation).

This is a technical assistance guide for evaluation in the field of human rights education and training. It presents different methods and data collection techniques for HRE programme evaluation, classroom-based assessments, teacher trainings and text field testing, including sample instruments and a bibliography of sources. The evaluation primer is designed for first-time consumers and planners in the HRE field.

Survey of education programmes teaching democracy and human rights, their effectiveness and proposed strategies.