Amnesty International UK / www.amnesty.org.uk

 

You are here: Home > Our Work > Education > Young Human Rights Reporters

Our Work

 
Sign up to our e-newsletter

Young Human Rights Reporter of the Year 2012

The Young Human Rights Reporter (YHRR) Competition is an annual competition for young people run by Amnesty, in partnership with the Guardian Teacher Network and MA Publications, publishers of SecEd, Headteacher Update and Primary Teacher Update.

The award encourages young people to become human rights reporters, to investigate what's going on in the world and bring human rights abuses to light.

This competition is now closed and judging is taking place. Please check back here for the announcement of the shortlist!

Students from Wales can submit entries in the Welsh language.

Download: Terms + Conditions (pdf) for details of word count, format + prizes

Lesson Plan: What are human rights and how can young people defend and promote human rights through writing? 

This lesson is designed to help students answer these questions by exploring human rights journalism and prepare students to enter the competition.

Age categories: 

  • Upper Primary (Year 3-6 England and Wales, Primary 3-7 Scotland, Year 4-7 Northern Ireland)
  • Lower Secondary (Year 7-9 England and Wales, Secondary 1-2 Scotland, Year 8-10 Northern Ireland)
  • Upper Secondary (Year 10-11 England and Wales, Secondary 3-4 Scotland, Year 11-12 Northern Ireland)
  • Sixth Form (Year 12-13 England and Wales, Secondary 5-6 Scotland, Year 13-14 Northern Ireland)
    •  

 

Congratulations to the 2011 Award winners!

  • Primary: Isabella French, Merryhills Primary School
  • Lower Secondary: Angus Kirk, King Edward VI School
  • Upper Secondary: Jess Elliot, John Hanson Community School
  • Sixth Form: Nathaniel Burnett, Hockerill Anglo-European College

The quality of entries was extremely good and made a great impression on our judges, who included the children's authors Malorie Blackman and Elizabeth Laird, plus the award winning Guardian journalist, Ian Cobain. 

Winning articles (pdf) | Shortlisted articles (pdf) | Inspire your students with our lesson plan

The winners of the 2011 competition were announced at the glittering YHRR Awards ceremony on 19 May at Amnesty International UK's Human Rights Action Centre. It was a fantastic day, with the three shortlisted pupils in each of the age categories attending with parents, teachers and fellow pupils. Pupils also attended workshops at the Guardian and Amnesty, writing their own newspaper front page, honing their interviewing skills and planning their own digital campaign. Photos on Flickr 

Logos for learnnewsdesk, SecEd, Amnesty