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Links to Human Rights Learning Activities

For Teachers

http://www.unhcr.ch/teach/tchcived/12-14lp.htm http://erc.hrea.org/Library/educational_goals.html
http://www.unhcr.ch/teach/tchcived/9-11lp.htm http://erc.hrea.org/Library/primary/Teaching-HR-1-4/index.html
http://www.amnesty-volunteer.org/usa/education/indig.html

Middle/High School

http://160.94.193.60/hrh-and-n/herenowtc.htm
http://erc.hrea.org/Library/hralbum_eng.html http://erc.hrea.org/Library/Jaan_Tonisson/aboutme/index.html http://erc.hrea.org/Library/Jaan_Tonisson/theworld/index.html http://www.hreoc.gov.au/hr_explained/index..html
http://www.amnesty-volunteer.org/usa/education/rights.html
http://erc.hrea.org/Library/activities_UDHR.html
http://www.esrnational.org/cap/secondary.html
http://www.amnesty-volunteer.org/usa/education/jigsaw.html
http://www.amnesty-volunteer.org/usa/education/what.html http://www.unhchr.ch/html/menu6/2/abc2.htm


Elementary School

http://www.esrnational.org/cap/elementary.html
http://erc.hrea.org/Library/primary/Opening_the_Door/
http://www.amnesty-volunteer.org/usa/education/young.html
http://www.adaminstitute.org.il/English/games.htm

Other activities for elementary school students

 

Mailing Lists and Forums

Systematic Studies of Human Rights

Academic discussions of human rights issues, for academics and students. The list has had very little traffic for the last few years. To subscribe send a message to: LISTSERV@BINGVMB.C C.BINGHAMTON.EDU saying: subscribe hrs-l Firstname Lastname

American Association for the Advancement of Science Human Rights Action Network (AAASHRAN)

Actions on violations to the human rights of scientists, engineers and health professionals. To subscribe send a message to: majordomo@aaas.org saying: subscribe aaashran

Amnesty Amnesty International

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Canadian Association of Human Rights Organizations (CAHRO)

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HURIDOCS

HURIDOCS is a global, decentralised network of organisations dealing with human rights information and documentation. This is a list for the exchange of information on issues Affiliated to information and documentation handling in the field of human rights. One can send and receive information about meetings, training courses and other activities in this area, bring up new issues and projects, ask for advice etc.
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Derechos - Human Rights Action Network

The Human Rights Actions Network is a moderated mailing list that gives members the opportunity to help human rights organizations all over the world in their struggle for human rights. Human Rights Organizations send actions to the list moderator who in turn forwards them to the list subscribers.
Affiliated website: http://www.derechos.org
To subscribe: See http://www.derechos.org/human-rights/action.html for details.

Reproductive Rights, Human Rights
http://www.whrnet.org/forums.html

Reproductive Rights, Human Rights is a guided discussion forum focusing on the relationship between reproductive rights and human rights worldwide. Each week, the moderator will post an introductory message, describing the topic for that week and several questions related to that topic. It is the hope that participants will use these questions to formulate questions of their own, and continue the discussion on a variety of related issues.

CEDAW-in-action

Sponsored by UNIFEM and the International Women's Rights Action Watch (IWRAW) Asia-Pacific, this listserv is meant to support women's human rights advocates and others in sharing experience and knowledge on implementing the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW).
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IWTC Women's Globalnet

A bi-weekly bulletin on activities and initiatives of women worldwide produced by the International Women's Tribune Centre. In the year leading up to the five-year review of the Beijing Platform for Action, the bulletin will be focusing on plans and preparations for the UN Special Session in June, 2000.
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IGC WomensNet
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IGC's WomensNet is a non-profit computer network for women, activists and organizations using computer networks for information sharing and increasing women's rights. WomensNet provides e-mail accounts, Internet access, and WWW publishing, consulting and training. WomensNet works with women, activists and organizations to adapt telecommunications tools to address their information and access needs. Members of WomensNet have access to unique information resources such as databases and electronic conferences not found on the Internet, and can create their own mailing lists, electronic conferences and WWW pages. The WomensNet homepage contains alerts, follow-up information for the FWCW, a list of WomensNet members, and a comprehensive directory of Internet resources for women, including information on activism, health/reproductive rights, women and technology, women's organizations, on-line publication, and training resources

Human Rights Watch Children's Rights Action Network

provides news and updates on the rights of children around the world. This is a read-only list.
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Street Kid:

Discussions on issues related to street children
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CHILDRI-L

Discussion of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, especially the right to information."
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