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Dec 21 2017 9:54AM
Educating for press freedom: International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists
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Written by Elisa Colton, Amnesty Speaker Programme Volunteer. The 2 nd of November 2017 marks the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists . A day designated by UNESCO , the United Nation’s organisation that...

Oct 31 2017 10:02AM
Transforming corridor conversations into human rights education

We’re barely three weeks into 2015 and the news is dominated by human rights atrocities. I can well imagine the conversations teachers are facing in the corridor, or in registration, from young people trying to decipher the debates...

Oct 19 2017 12:21PM
Taking a Knee

By Elisa Colton, Amnesty Speaker Programme Volunteer. Let me start by saying I'm not usually a sports fan. American sports in particular, with their intricate rules, excitable commentary and pop star performances seem a world away to...

Jun 15 2017 10:58AM
We All Sleep Under The Same Stars, a collection of illustrated poems written by eleven year old children

Written by Karen Argent, Project Director of the Letterpress Project I have always been an avid book lover and book collector, so when I recently retired from being a university lecturer in early childhood studies, I and my husband set...

Jun 14 2017 2:10PM
Resources for Refugee Week

This year’s Refugee Week theme is ‘Our Shared Future’ and it celebrates the brilliant things that Britain’s communities have worked together to build, whilst also being hopeful about a future enriched by all people who call the UK home...

Feb 20 2017 2:53PM
LGBTI RIGHTS – educating about global dimensions

To celebrate LGBT History Month this February, we have pulled together a list of resources to support educating about the state of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) rights around the world.

Jan 30 2017 3:06PM
Nine videos to help you talk about women’s human rights in the classroom

By Bashayer Aljaber, Amnesty Speaker Programme Volunteer Short films and videos can be useful conversation starters for teachers, educators, facilitators or anyone wishing to learn more about human rights. Here are some freely...

Jan 30 2017 2:34PM
Seven short videos to introduce human rights in education

By Bashayer Aljaber, Amnesty Speaker Programme Volunteer Short films and videos can be useful conversation starters for teachers, educators, facilitators or anyone wishing to learn more about human rights. 'Human rights education is...

Jan 19 2017 1:25PM
Nine videos to help you talk about the death penalty

By Bashayer Aljaber, Amnesty Speaker Programme Volunteer Short films and videos can be useful conversation starters for teachers, educators, facilitators or anyone wishing to learn more about human rights. Here are some freely...