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Welcome to the teachers’ pages. These pages have been designed to support you in your human rights education work. Download teaching material suitable for your class, read the latest articles in the newsletter (and feel free to contribute!) or join in the discussions in the forum.

Celebrate 20 Years of the CRC

In 1989, world leaders decided that children needed a special convention just for them . The leaders also wanted to make sure that the world recognized that childr ...

Sep 8	International Literacy Day
Sep 21	International Day of Peace
Oct 1	International Day of Older Persons
Oct 5	World Teachers Day
Oct 10	World Mental Health Day

Who is responsible for implementing human rights?

Having voluntarily ratified various international conventions, it is the state party who is obliged to live up to the standards they outline. It is states which have ultimate responsibility in pr ...

Junior urgent actions are monthly appeals which have been specially designed for young people aged 8-12 working with the help of an adult (usually a parent or teacher). The actions are part of Amnesty International’s worldwide letter-writing campaign on behalf of victims of human rights violations.

For a sample of a junior urgent action or to join the network, please click here.