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General Human Rights
Human Rights and the U.S.

Includes these Topics:

 

  • Human Rights and U.S. Law
  • The U.S. Constitution and the UDHR
  • The Missing Human Rights
  • Human Rights and the U.S. Timeline
  • The U.S. and Modern Human Rights: A Brief History
  • U.S. Reservations to International Law
  • U.S. Human Rights Record
Human Rights and You
Includes these Topics:

  • What Is My Role?
  • Human Rights Quiz
  • Ten Steps to Becoming a Human Rights Advocate
  • Take Action on Human Rights
  • Human Rights Resources
  • Human Rights Heroes
Human Rights Primer

Includes these topics:

 

  • What Are Human Rights?
  • Why Are Human Rights Important?
  • Who Is Responsible for Upholding Human Rights?
  • Where Do Human Rights Come From?
  • Human Rights Outlined in the UDHR
  • Human Rights and International Law
  • How Do Human Rights Become Law?
  • Government Obligations
Human Rights Toolkit

Our general Human Rights Toolkit is available for people to become more familiar with the basics of human rights in the United States, the history of human rights, the mechanisms which have been developed to protect our rights, and ways to take action on human rights violations.

Lesson Plan: Musical Chairs Human Rights Essay. Grades 3-5

In this lesson, students will use pictures depicting human rights topics to create original stories and critically analyze how each story connects to different articles in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. 

Lesson Plan: All About Me! Grades K-2

In this lesson, students will learn about the value of diversity and respect for others. 

Lesson Plan: Human Rights, Responsibility, and You. Grades 6-8

In this lesson, students will learn how human rights create a reciprocal relationship in which we both have the right to be treated equally in dignity and justice and also have the responsibility to treat others this way. 

Lesson Plan: The People Behind the Statistics. Grades 8-12

This lesson aims to put a human face on violations of economic and social human rights in the U.S. by focusing on the issues of education, hunger, housing, and health. Suitable for high school.

The Human Rights System

Includes these topics:

 

  • Human Rights and the United Nations
  • United Nations Human Rights Legal Bodies
  • Human Rights Mechanisms
  • The International Human Rights System in Action