Human Rights

Right Here, Right Now: Teaching Citizenship through Human Rights

This resource on teaching human rights was developed by the Ministry of Justice, United Kingdom (UK) and the British Institute of Human Rights. There is teacher background section outlining useful teaching techniques for dealing with controversial issues. It has lesson plans using a human rights approach to teaching, establishing school rules, and balancing the rights of different groups. It covers issues such as homophobic bullying and child poverty, and helps students to understand the background to human rights laws and how they are protected (referring specifically to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child).

Whilst there is a focus specifically on human rights protection under the UK Human Rights Act 2000, activities could be used in Australian classrooms to compare the levels of human rights protection currently available here.
http://url.edna.edu.au/uhbn

An interactive version of the Universal Declaration on Human Rights is
available at
http://www0.un.org/cyberschoolbus/humanrights/declaration/

The Australian Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission website has
a wealth of information and teaching activities for developing an
understanding of the Human Rights.
http://www.humanrights.gov.au/

HREOC: Human Rights
 http://www.hreoc.gov.au/info_for_students/index.html
 This article discusses the term, Human Rights, and explains it in a simple
way.

 HREOC: Human Rights FAQ
 http://www.hreoc.gov.au/faqs/students.html
 The Australian Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission answers questions about Human Rights and provides information on race and gender discrimination.