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Resources to accompany film screenings of Slumdog Millionaire, Blood Diamond, The Kite Runner, Hotel Rwanda, Boy In The Striped Pyjamas, Good and Persepolis including: Blood Diamond (15+) A comprehensive teaching resource including lesson plans, drawings by child soldiers and much more to support an indepth study of the film and the issues it raises. The Kite Runner (12+) Additional companion guide including activities and lessons to engage students in a discussion of complex issues such as ethnic diversity, gender inequality, and the interplay between upper and lower socio-economic and political classes in Afghanistan. Hotel Rwanda (12+) Three lessons and various activities for teachers to use in conjunction with a screening of the film.

Amnesty International Literacy and Human Rights Resource. Empower students to take action for current up-to-date human rights issues by writing letters and developing key literacy skills. Resource contains powerpoint, current case study scaffolded reading and writing worksheets, lesson plans and teacher notes. Available in two versions for KS2 and KS3.

Twelve lesson plans developed with the Ministry of Justice and the British Institute of Human Rights. Encourages students to explore the role of human rights in everyday life. Topics include poverty, discrimination, the UK Human Rights Act and, the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. Available.

Downloadable activities to accompany the award-winning book We Are All Born Free of thirty beautiful illustrations that interpret our human rights for ages 5+. We Are All Born Free can be ordered from the Amnesty shop .

Shadow, set partly in Afghanistan, partly at Yarl’s Wood immigration removal centre in the UK, is the story of Aman, an Afghan boy fleeing the horror of war. Told in his own words, it traces how Aman befriends a western dog which appears outside the caves where he lives with his mother. When Aman and his mother decide to make a bid for freedom, the dog, which Aman has called Shadow, will not leave them. Soon it becomes clear that the destinies of boy and dog are linked.

Education activities about a group of refugees escaping to freedom.

Explore the impact of poverty, and the changes needed to ensure everyone’s right to live with dignity with three lessons, an assembly and films about residents of a Kenyan community and their fight for human rights. Lesson 1 Film - Deep Sea: http://vimeo.com/6718856 Lesson 3 film - Nyamalo interview: http://vimeo.com/6719726

A beautifully illustrated book for the primary classroom. Bob Graham’s story talks about caring for others with respect, patience and understanding. By using few words, and wonderful drawings, Graham allows children to explore how best to be active citizens and caring individuals in a very busy world. By rescuing a sick bird that no one else has noticed, the main character, Will, finds a way, with his parents’ help, to bring the bird back to good health, giving it its freedom once more.

Set in Bootle, north of Liverpool, the book tells of two refugee brothers from Mongolia who are determined to fit in with their new schoolmates while they apply to remain in the UK. A wonderful friendship develops between the boys and Julie, a Year 6 girl in her last term at primary school. When the boys suddenly disappear one day, Julie struggles to separate truth from fantasy.

Read the Introduction To Using Fiction To Teach Human Rights guide and use our teachers notes to discuss and debate the book 'In The Sea There Are Crocodiles&' by Fabio Geda.

Is abortion a human rights issue? In this session, students explore the laws and policies in different countries, and consider how abortion impacts human rights through a group dialogue activity.

Amnesty International has developed new educational resources to help students explore women’s rights and gender-based issues. The session plans look at challenging areas such as stereotyping, online violence, and unpaid care work, and are suitable for primary and secondary schools.

In this session, students look at the idea of stereotypes and the impact they can have. They question gender-related perceptions and discuss ways to stand up to gender inequality.

Gender stereotyping stands in the way of girls and women’s participation in all aspects of life. In this session, students will discuss stereotyping, and challenge their own gender perceptions and experiences.

Trolling, doxing, digital stalking, cyber-harassment. What do students know about online gender-based violence? This session explores definitions and examples, the impact it has on the right to freely express yourselves, and the way we can all help to make online spaces safer.

Every day women and girls’ rights are being ignored or violated, and they face many forms of discrimination. In this session, students explore the people and groups who have fought back to create change, and learn how to plan their own campaign to further gender equality.

This session helps students identify the share of unpaid care work women do at home, and how this can affect many aspects of their future including work choices. Students question stereotypical ideas about women, what jobs that leads them in to, and discuss ways to change this.

HUMAN RIGHTS IN REALITY – ARE WE EQUAL? In this session students will improve their knowledge about human rights and key human rights instruments with a particular focus on the Equality Act in the UK. They will explore factors that shape them by creating personal identity maps and consider equality by playing an adapted version of Snakes and Ladders. Aims • To understand what human rights are and why they matter • To learn about laws that protect our rights • To evaluate the relationship between human rights and equality

In this session students will explore the importance of the Human Rights Act in the UK and how it can be used to secure rights for each and every one of us. They will analyse and present a range of real-life human rights cases in a courtroom role play where they decide on the judgment. Aims • To consider why we have human rights and how relevant they are in the UK, and to them personally • To examine the Human Rights Act and what it can do • To understand how people can use the Human Rights Act to ensure their rights are respected

In this session students will learn about the rights and protections given to people seeking asylum and refugees under the UN Refugee Convention. They will explore examples of UK immigration policy that raised questions about whether the government was meeting its international legal obligations to refugees. Aims • To gain an understanding of refugee rights and protections under the UN Refugee Convention • To analyse the UK’s actions on asylum and refugees • To consider if the UK met its legal responsibilities under the UN Refugee Convention • To discuss actions to make refugees and people seeking asylum feel more welcome