Human Rights Are Our Rights

Life Study: The characters

Raise awareness of human rights in your school and community with Life Study and Over To You, short films and lesson activities produced for young people aged 13+.

FILM: LIFE STUDY

On the anniversary of the day the Universal Declaration of Human Rights was born, a young artist sees the rights within it come to life in a drama based on real life experiences. 

Order Life Study on Amnesty's Human Rights Are Our Rights DVD
Contact: student@amnesty.org.uk | +44 (0)1788 545 553
Ref: English ED106 or Welsh ED107

Download: Life Study as one lesson:

Life Study: Graffitti image

Life Study lesson plan (pdf) 
Worksheet 1 (pdf)
Universal Declaration of Human Rights (pdf)
Holocaust Memorial Day Trust website (for images)

Download: Focus on the issues over a series of lessons, with film clips to view online:

Life Study: Stop violence against women sceneStop violence against women
We are all born free + equal

Life Study: Freedom from torture sceneTorture
Nobody has any right to hurt us or to torture us 

Life Study: DoveRefugees + asylum 
The right to food, shelter + healthcare

Life Study: Death penalty sceneDeath penalty
We all have the right to life

 

FILM: OVER TO YOU

Hackney Amnesty youth group take action

Follow young campaigners from Amnesty youth groups across the UK taking inspiring action to protect human rights around the world. In the accompanying lesson students can explore the elements of a successful campaign and plan their own. Over To You

NEXT STEPS: GETTING MORE INVOLVED WITH AMNESTY

Human rights debateExplore other Amnesty teaching resources on a wide range of human rights issues

Lasswade-youth group lessonJoin TeachRights (pdf) to receive Amnesty's free twice-termly human rights education e-newsletter

Lasswade youth group action to close GuantanamoFind out more about Amnesty youth groups and how they stand up for human rights

Hackney youth group take action Start an Amnesty youth group in your school (pdf) join our network of 580 groups across the UK

Human rights debateInvite an Amnesty speaker to your school to give a lesson, assembly or talk

PlacardJoin Amnesty (pdf) as an individual member

Life Study: Freedom from torture

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Contact: student@amnesty.org.uk or +44 (0)1788 545 553
Quote ref: Human Rights Are Our Rights English ED106 or Welsh ED107.

CAMPAIGN PARTNER

Amnesty's campaign to mark the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights was in partnership with The Co-operative Bank through their Customers Who Care scheme.

Co-operative Bank logo

This year their customers will join our call to hold the world's governments to account according to principles in the UDHR. Find out more