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December 10 is World Human Rights Day.  Human Rights is a 24/7 issue that affects everyone.  Democratic efforts at a variety of levels have made this issue a world issue.  Human Rights are a part of a "Public Policy" for civilized countries.  

The difference between civilization and chaos in many countries is education that includes education on the public policy of Human Rights.  What better place for young adults (a.k.a. students) to acquire and to continue the life long formation of their attitudes and values on Human Rights than within the community of the classroom and their schools.

Canadian IT resources

Canadian Human Rights Commission

Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms

Canada and International Human Rights

United Nations IT resources

United Nations Main Page 

Human Rights Day - December 10  

Declaration of Human Rights 

Human Rights main page 

Humanitarian Affairs 

Economic and Social Development 

Social Indicators 

Peacekeeping 

Universal Declaration of Human Rights - Full Text of Declaration all 30 articles

UN Canada

UNA Canada 

UNA Canada - Human Rights 

Youth Anti-Racism Toolkit 

UN - Alphabetical Index of UN organizations 

UN Cyber School Bus  

Unicef

Unicef - Main Page 

Convention on the Rights of the Child 

Cartoons for Children's Rights  

Education excellent feature on girls education

UNICEF - Current Issues  

UNECIF - Emergency Situations

More IT Resources

Amnensty Canada

http://www.amnesty.ca/stoptorture/actGallardo.htm

PBS / Frontline / Rwanda - The Crime of Genocide (1998)

Rwanda / Chronology

The Rwandan Girl Who Refused to Die

The Rwanda Crisis Who were the Organizers? Who were the Killers? Who were the Victims?

Online NewsHour- The Perils of Peacekeeping -- May 9, 2000

Online NewsHour- U.N. Conference Against Racism -- August 27, 2001

Landmines

http://www.unicef.org/graca/mines.htm

http://www.unicef.org/

http://www.cnn.com/WORLD/9712/03/landmine.conference/

http://www.care.org/info_center/sr_landmine.asp

http://www.care.org/index.asp

PBS / March 2002

The Legal Challenge of Human Rights Protection / Senior 1, S3, S4 from the main lesson page

This is Lesson #3 from the main program "Justice and the Generals" being aired in March.  It also has teacher tips for controversial issues.