Three short films of former child soldier Ishmael Beah telling his story to an audience of secondary school students in 2008. Ishmael was 13 when he became a child solider in Sierra Leone. Watch him tell his story then use activities to develop an empathetic response on which to build knowledge and understanding of this topic. This resource also includes a selection of extension activities that can be used as standalone lessons on the topic child soldiers, not related to Ishmael’s story. Search on Vimeo for In conversation with Ishmael Beah to find the clips.

Two lesson plans which introduce students to concepts of fairness and unfairness, the human right of freedom of expression and Amnesty’s work in this area. Developed in consultation with teachers working in Special Schools.

Amnesty and CILIP, the library and information association, are working to develop children’s understanding of human rights through the outstanding books shortlisted for the Carnegie and Kate Greenaway Medals. All the books are also eligible for the Amnesty CILIP Honour, for illuminating, upholding or celebrating human rights. The Medals and Honour winners will be announced on 19th June. We have created special Story Explorer resources to help adults, young people and children explore the human rights values at the heart of all the shortlisted books.

This resource is designed to support teachers to introduce human rights to children aged 3-5. It’s the perfect starting point to engage children in discussion and raise awareness of their own rights in a fun and interactive way. In First Steps there are five themed lesson plans each focusing on relevant articles proclaimed in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights covering feelings, relationships and belonging, choices and voices, well-being and bodies. Activities include stories, games, music, art and photography.

Two Welsh language one-hour lessons for students to use UN Convention Against Torture definitions to judge which interrogation techniques amount to torture, then consider whether governments should be allowed to interrogate terrorist suspects using these methods.

Two one hour lessons for students to use UN Convention Against Torture definitions to judge which interrogation techniques amount to torture, then consider whether governments should be allowed to interrogate terrorist suspects using these methods.

Activities for one or two lessons exploring trafficking, a modern day slave trade and one of the fastest growing forms of slavery. Explores how traffickers use deception or coercion to take people away from their homes and how victims are then forced into a situation of exploitation, such as forced labour or prostitution.

A series of activities for one-two lessons to explore conflicting views on the land rights of Traveller groups, with a main activity to explore and try to resolve the issues through role-play and discussion.

Pack of six activities tailored to meet needs of different ages and curicula. Activities demonstrate widespread existence of violence against women, define these forms of violence and show what must be done to prevent it. Please bear in mind that some students may have witnessed or experienced violence against women. You may wish to display contact details for organisations that can offer help and support during your lessons.

Explore the impact of poverty, and the changes needed to ensure everyone’s right to live with dignity. Three lessons, an assembly and films about residents of a Kenyan community and their fight for human rights to download below. Search on Vimeo for the Lesson 1 Film - Deep Sea Search on Vimeo for the Lesson 3 Film - Nyamalo Interview

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

This resource is designed to be balanced and facilitate open debate and discussion for and against the death penalty for students aged 14+. It includes activities and facts to explore the death penalty. It looks at the arguments in favour and against, and asks how capital punishment has become a human rights issue. Students can also examine the impact of living on death row and consider whether it is fair to sentence children to death. The resource includes an assembly script and debate. It also uses films, case studies and data for young people to write about. Amnesty opposes the use of the death penalty in all cases and for all crimes, whether someone is innocent or guilty. The older version of this pack is also available in Welsh on our website and Arabic.

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.

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.

This activity pack is full of creative ideas for using Amnesty’s latest children’s book, Dreams of Freedom, to explore human rights and the idea of freedom with students aged 7-11.

This resource enables teachers to explore the human rights of sexual and gender minority groups with primary, secondary and FE students. The pack consists of six activities, a list of useful organisations, a summary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, an information sheet on sexual orientation and gender identity and a list of curriculum links. This activity pack can be used with the following resources LGBTI Q&A and Teaching notes for ‘Two weeks with the Queen’ by Morris Gleitzman which can both be found by searching on our website.

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 .

Fiction has real power to further human rights education. Explore the themes of difference and diversity with your class through our teachers notes for the book 'Oliver&' by Birgitta Sif.

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.

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.