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This bookmark is from the website called Human Rights Watch. The education has been under attack in conflicts. The article says students, teachers and schools are often targeted and used as a war tactic because of their connection to education. The video is an example of those tragedies. A girl who just believed everybody has a right to access to education was shot. World organizations are providing information and trying to protect education. I think this article can be used as an example of why preserving education is very important in some countries. Students can read and watch the video as an example, then teacher can ask them to find other articles on the website that are related to education as a human right.

This is a nice site where not only you can find some web links about the principal human rights' advocates, but you can find lots of information about human rights' in general or specifically. From lesson plans to presentations and ways to become an advocate. I invite you all to check it out.

Find information about the rights that should be given to kids all around the world. Learn about UNICEF's four core principles.

I lthink this "The Bill of Rights Lesson" would be very useful and interesting for students to learn and for a teacher to perform. The information of the lesson is quite intelligible, so it can be easily worked with. Many ways of doing it are also suggested (including reading activities, solving puzzles, bingo games, true/false exercises etc.) which make the lesson fascinating and the students more interested in the problem discussed.

HumanRights.gov is the official United States Government website for international human rights related information.

"Human Rights Watch defends the rights of people worldwide." Students can investigate, on this site, about abuses happening worldwide and use the information for a debate in the classroom. They can also try to find a solution for a specific problem like they wold at the UN. Another idea would be to write reports or compare what's going on in a specific place around the world with their own reality.

:Lesson plans about microfinance, how to use the concept in your classroom by informing students about global poverty.

This websites contains not only news but also multimedia and it covers information on many countries. It has up to the minute news and is presented in informative and interesting manner.

The website contains news, analysis and resources from human rights perspective. It is updated on daily basis.

The game contains quotes and pieces from the short biographies of four human rights activists. Students should match the piece with the correct character and thereby build up a brief description of each person. Educational goals: :: To learn about some of the individuals who have fought for human rights in different countries; :: To stimulate interest in human rights heroes; :: To develop skills of handling and ordering information; :: To promote respect, responsibility and engagement about human rights.

This is the site for the United Nations and Human Rights. Here you will find related information and links to issues related to genocide, indigenous peoples, disability, children in armed conflict and other aspects of Human Rights.

Oxford Handbooks online about Human Rights

English language teaching in India has for a long time treadled the traditional path of Language Teaching and Learning. The path leads us through teaching vocabulary and grammar textbooks, cramming students with a considerable amount of exercises and then evaluating their accomplishments through consecutive exams. Song have been in integral part of human life and experience since ages. They have also become an integral part of our language experience, and if use in coordination with a language lesson they can be a great value.

I agree Dipak! Music uses a different part of our brains that helps us retain information better. I am interested in finding music I can use in class that was not designed for pre-schoolers. Adults in my class should not be singing songs for little kids! Thank-you.