Event Category: Human Rights Day

One Hour to Save the Nation

What is sacred? Human rights and the safety of the nation are things that most people would agree are sacred, but what happens when the two come into conflict? How should we deal with people who threaten our nation? And does the Prime Minister really have a teddy bear? This film is one of four in a series that explores what sacred means in the modern world.

One Hour to Save the Nation

Video length - 06.46

Published date - Feb 2012

Keystage(s) - 4

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Is Nature Sacred?

What is sacred? The natural world has long been sacred to people, but for many different reasons. Nick (a shaman), Martin (a vicar), Hilary (from an eco-friendly cosmetics firm) and Professor Gordon Lynch all share their views. This film is one of four in a series that explores what sacred means in the modern world.

Is Nature Sacred?

Video length - 04.10

Published date - Feb 2012

Keystage(s) - 4

The Cult of the Child

What is sacred? Most people would agree that childhood is sacred, but society hasn’t always thought so. How did children come to be so protected, and have we gone too far? Look around you – are those children you see? Or monsters? This film is one of four in a series that explores what sacred means in the modern world.

The Cult of the Child

Video length - 05.49

Published date - Feb 2012

Keystage(s) - 4

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Freedom Of Life

Short animation on the range of human rights that can be violated by the State.

Freedom Of Life

Video length - 02.02

Published date - Sep 2008

Keystage(s) - 3 and 4

Fighting Suppression

Wai Hnin is an asylum seeker from Burma, who fled to England for the chance to study freely. Her father is a political prisoner in Burma, because of this she is constantly under threat in her homeland.

Fighting Suppression

Video length - 04.37

Published date - Aug 2008

Keystage(s) - 3 and 4

Dictatorship To Democracy

Alois from Zimbabwe talks about his personal experiences in the country and gives his view on the reality behind the stories we hear from the press.

Dictatorship To Democracy

Video length - 03.06

Published date - Aug 2008

Keystage(s) - 3 and 4

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Human Rights: The Global Outlook

Eulette Ewart, a spokeswoman for Amnesty International, sets out their global vision for universal human rights. She explains how the organisation puts its beliefs into practice.

Human Rights: The Global Outlook

Video length - 03.51

Published date - Aug 2008

Keystage(s) - 4

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People on the street give their views on human rights: what are they, who has them, who enforces them, what do they mean for us and where does the media fit in?