In this lesson, students will learn about the history of women's rights, critically examine what obstacles women in the U.S. still face today, and discuss ways to address these barriers.  (Grades 8-12)

In this lesson, students will learn about how gender stereotypes affect them and explore how gender is portrayed in the media.  (Grades 3-7)

End the Sexualization of Girls and Young Women in Mainstream Media: Our educational handout provides educators with important information about how girls and young women are portrayed by the media today.  With relevant web resources, books, reports, an activity for classrooms or student groups, and a guide for parents on how to deal with images their children see, it offers a basic introduction to the effects of the images we are bombarded with in our media-saturated world. 

In this lesson, students will learn about the refugee experience through a role-play activity.

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. 

Utilizing the UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights, students are asked to analyze situations in light of the particular articles of the UDHR. This activity teaches students about the broad range of human rights, and places them in real-life situations. The lesson plan includes the activity form and answer sheet.

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.

This lesson teaches students about the accessibility barriers faced by persons with disabilities.

Amnesty International's Death Penalty Curriculum Guide provides an overview of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, a factual analysis of the death penalty, and a discussion of the human rights issues surrounding the death penalty and the criminal justice system in general.  It also includes an array of resources, statistical information, and case studies for students' consideration.  (Grades 8-12)