Human Rights

The links on this page are intended to help religious educators with activities, lesson plans, reflections and prayers around a particular topic.  The primary emphasis is on teaching and formation tools, not on content.  If you would like to know more about this particular topic, please visit the OJP issues web page or use any good search engine.

There are two categories of resources in the table below.  Download means either that there is a downloadable document or that the text on that web page can be copied and pasted into your own document.  Online means that the activity is interactive and must be done on the computer.
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Planet Teacher

This is a UK site so some of the information and spellings will need some “translation.”

Suggested for approximately grades 4-6. One of the buttons on the web page is the “hot news” button.  This link will send you to a page which has suggestions for follow-up action. 

·         Rights - Citizenship & rights.  Join our Gang and help make the world a better place! This Planet teacher topic looks at citizenship and rights.

You can also sign up for their e-zine free of charge.  They also send out information for use by youth group leaders.  Also free of charge.

 Online Activities Grades 4-6

United Nations Cyber School Bus

They have units for students on the following topics:

      

  • Human Rights This resource is more about information rather than approaches.

 Download & online Background & discussion High school

  • Rights at Work- This is an interactive computer simulation geared toward grades 3-6. 

Online Activities Grades 3-6

  • Human Rights This resource is more about information rather than approaches.

Download

 Background & discussion Grades 5-10
Trocaire's CSPE Site

CSPE stands for Civil, Social and Political Education. This is a curriculum based on human rights and social responsibilities. This website has components for teachers, students and parents.

For teachers, the framework includes law, dignity, democracy, stewardship, development, interdependence and rights and responsibilities. 

For students, the framework is on rights: trade rights, environmental rights, development rights, refugee rights, children's rights, human rights, and stories of human right defenders.  Beside the good information and illustrations that are given, there are also action steps listed for each of the concepts.

There is also a site for parents.  The page "How Can I Support My Child" contains some very useful ideas for raising children with a global awareness. 

Online Background, discussion, action steps Intermediate, middle school, high school, teachers and parents

Partners in Human Rights Education

The manual includes not only general notes on human rights education, but also activities and lessons for both younger and older students.

 Download Complete units All grades

Human Rights Resource Center

This site has a wealth of information for teachers on teaching about human rights as well as some activities.

 Download Training manual Older students

Minnesota Advocates for Human Rights

This group has a power point presentation on human rights.  The link for it is at the bottom of the page.

 Download Powerpoint presentation Older students

Handbook of Catholic Social Teaching

This resource integrates information and discussion questions about political justice.

 Download Background information and discussion questions Adult

Theology Library

This site has articles, church documents and statements that relate to the issue of human rights.

 Download Reflection Adult

Human Rights Watch

This website does not contain activities, but does have background information on a great number of human rights issues as well as ways to get involved.

 Download Background High school and adult

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