Introduction

Permissions and Copyright Information

Acknowledgements

Using Human Rights Here and Now

Part I: Human Rights Fundamentals

What Are Human Rights?

A Short History of Human Rights

The United Nations and Human Rights

From Concept to Convention: How Human Rights Law Evolves

Part II: The Right to Know Your Rights

Why Human Rights Education?

An Introduction to Human Rights Education

Frequently Asked Questions About Human Rights Education

Methodologies

A Developmental/Conceptual Framework

How You Teach Is What You Teach

Workshop Strategies

Introduction

Activity 1 - Human Beings/Human Rights

Activity 2 - A Human Rights Tree

Activity 3 - Needs and Wants

Activity 4 - Human Rights Squares

Activity 5 - A New Planet

Activity 6 - Human Rights in the News

Activity 7 - Mapping Human Rights in Our Community

Activity 8 - Comparing Rights Documents

Activity 9 - Human Rights Around the World and at Home

Activity 10 - Windows and Mirrors

Activity 11 - Giving Human Rights A Human Face

Activity 12 - Using the Amnesty Interactive CD-ROM

Activity 13 - Literature and Human Rights

Activity 14 - History and Human Rights

Activity 15 - Science,Technology, the Environment and Human Rights

Introduction: Human Rights Education and Community Action

Ten Tips for Taking Action

Service Learning for Human Rights: Ideas for Talking

Examples of Human Rights Service Learning Projects

Action Activity 1: Creating a Human Rights Community

Action Activity 2: Stories of Students Who Took Action

Action Activity 3: Getting to Know the Activists Among Us

Action Activity 4: Strategizing for Action

Action Activity 5: The Power of the Pen

Action Activity 6: The Power of Petitions

Part V: Appendices

Human Rights Education Resource List

Human Rights Organizations

A Human Rights Glossary

Human Rights Documents

The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR)

Abbreviated Version of the UDHR

U.S. Bill of Rights