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LGBTQI+ rights through poetry
… the Make a Difference in a Minute challenge. Students can also take the challenge by writing a poem about LGBTQI+ rights that can be performed in one minute or less. And that's the thing about ignorance By Yrsa
Youth Action - September 2019
… group poem about the importance of family (don’t worry, you don’t have to be an aspiring poet!). This is part of our Words That Burn project.  •    Send your poems to us so we can forward them to the
Amnesty UK loves books
… Kate Greenaway shortlists , a range of books for all ages, and our own publications. Recommended Reads Find more books that illuminate, uphold or celebrate human rights with our lists of recommended reads for younger , middle-grade and
Teach human rights with fiction
My little book of big freedoms
© © Marie-Anne Ventoura / Amnesty International UK
… "It is through literature, not simply literacy, that we learn to understand and empathise… Through literature, we can find our place in the world, feel we belong and … questions designed to promote discussion and critical thinking
Human rights resources for schools catalogue
…  (ED152) Right Up Your Street  (ED142) Right Up Your Street (Welsh)  (ED142) Freedom Park   Creative Education Poetry: Words that Burn Songwriting: The Power of Our Voices  (ED158) Resources by themes
A Stunning Success
… have never typed "taser abuse" into Youtube these are pistol-shaped electro-shock weapons. They fire two metal probes that can penetrate up to two inches of clothing and become lodged in the skin. Ouch ! But then comes the
UK: Amnesty launches bitesize lessons to teach a new generation of human rights defenders
Graphic design with hands reaching to a heart
Human rights and solidarity © Amnesty International
… issues and are simple and easy to digest. The bitesize lessons Learning about Human Rights (ages 5-11) Ten activities that explore identities and help children understand that although we are all different, we are all
Fire in Cairo: human rights reforms are the cure for Egypts ills
… Over the weekend Sky’s Tim Marshall tweeted from Egypt with the wordsBurn like a fire in Cairo”, a line - as trainspotter-ish indie music types will tell you - that comes from The Cure’s “Fire In
Women's rights through poetry
… the Make a Difference in a Minute challenge. Students can also take the challenge by writing a poem about women's rights that can be performed in one minute or less. Bethany Rose Deanna Rodger  Sarah Crossan Read Everyone Who
Is the smoke beginning to lift on Israels use of white phosphorus?
… The cliché is that during the fog of war you can’t really find out what’s going on. Keeping out nearly all international media, as I’ve … small “wedges” that are coated in white phosphorus (which itself burst into