Human Rights Day 2008
Links and Resources
Human rights – General resources
- Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission's Human Rights Homepage - http://www.humanrights.gov.au/human_rights/index.html
- Amnesty International - http://www.amnesty.org/
- ATSIC - http://www.atsic.gov.au/
- Australian Human Rights Centre - http://www.ahrcentre.org/
- Child Labour - http://www.workingchild.org/
- Council for Aboriginal Reconciliation Australia: Archives - http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/other/IndigLRes/car/
- Human Rights Council of Australia - http://www.hrca.org.au/
- Human Rights Internet - http://www.hri.ca/
- Human Rights Watch - http://www.hrw.org/
- Human Rights Web - http://www.hrweb.org/
- One World - http://www.oneworld.net/
- Oxfam: Community Aid Abroad - http://www.caa.org.au/
- Racism No Way - http://www.racismnoway.com.au/
- Sorry Day - Journey of Healing - http://www.alphalink.com.au/~rez/Journey/
- Universal Rights Network - http://www.universalrights.net/
- United Nations - http://www.un.org
- United Nations Cyberschoolbus - http://www.un.org/Pubs/CyberSchoolBus/index.asp
Human rights – International treaties and other instruments
- Convention Concerning Discrimination in Respect of Employment and Occupation (ILO 111) - http://www1.umn.edu/humanrts/instree/n3ilo111.htm
- Convention on the Rights of the Child - http://www1.umn.edu/humanrts/instree/k2crc.htm
- Declaration of the Rights of the Child - http://www1.umn.edu/humanrts/instree/k1drc.htm
- Declaration on the Elimination of All Forms of Intolerance and of Discrimination Based on Religion or Belief - http://www1.umn.edu/humanrts/instree/d4deidrb.htm
- Declaration on the Rights of Disabled Persons - http://www1.umn.edu/humanrts/instree/t3drdp.htm
- Declaration on the Rights of Mentally Retarded Persons - http://www1.umn.edu/humanrts/instree/t1drmrp.htm
- International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights - http://www1.umn.edu/humanrts/instree/b3ccpr.htm
- Universal Declaration of Human Rights - http://www.un.org/Overview/rights.html
- United Nations International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
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http://www.unhchr.ch/html/menu3/b/a_ccpr.htm - United Nations International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights - http://www.unhchr.ch/html/menu3/b/a_cescr.htm
Human rights education resources – Australia
- Amnesty International Australia "Defending Refugees' Human Rights" - http://www.amnesty.org.au/refugees/index.html
- AusAID's Global Education - http://www.globaleducation.edna.edu.au/globaled/page1.html
- Australian Human Rights and Civil Rights - http://home.vicnet.net.au/%7Evictorp/vphuman.htm
- Bullying. No way! - http://www.bullyingnoway.com.au/
- Community Aid Abroad: 'Agenda for Human Rights' - http://www.caa.org.au/world/rights/index.html
- Discovernet: Teacher Zone - http://www.amol.org.au/discovernet/teacherzone/index.asp
- Equal Opportunity for Women in the Workplace Agency – Student Centre - http://www.eeo.gov.au/Student_Centre.asp
- Human Rights ABC site - http://www.abc.net.au/civics/rights/enter.htm
- National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Educational Website - http://www.natsiew.nexus.edu.au/lens/topics/index.html
- NSW Commission for Children and Young People - Student Resources - http://www.kids.nsw.gov.au/
- Racism. No Way! – Classroom Activities - http://www.racismnoway.com.au/classroom/
- UNESCO Education Network – Australia - http://unesco.edna.edu.au/
- World Vision Australia - http://www.worldvision.org.au/index.asp
Human rights education resources – International
- ARRC (Asian Regional Resource Centre for Human Rights Education)
- http://www.arrc-hre.com/home_frameset.html - CRIN (Child Rights Information Network) - http://www.crin.org/
- E-space for young people on human rights (HIV/AIDS)
- New Internationalist – Teaching global issues - http://www.newint.org/teaching/teachpage.htm
- People's Movement for Human Rights Education - http://www.pdhre.org/index.html
- Tolerance.org - http://www.tolerance.org/
- United Nations Children's Fund (Unicef): Voices of Youth - http://www.unicef.org/voy/voy.html
- United Nations Cyberschoolbus - http://www.un.org/cyberschoolbus/res.html
Teachers – Why not join the HREOC Human Rights Education Mailing List!
The Human Rights Education Mailing List provides updates on Human Rights Education initiatives undertaken by HREOC; information about Human Rights Education initiatives undertaken by other peak bodies; a monthly newsletter including links to resources for use in the classroom; and announcements and updates on the Commission's human rights education initiatives.
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