Topic: Human Rights

School Punishments

Vox pops from all over the world on experiences with punishment at school, from writing lines to being hit with a cane. How has the education system changed in recent years? Is corporal punishment a valid method of control?

School Punishments

Video length - 03.43

Published date - Oct 2008

Keystage(s) - 3 and 4

Female Genital Mutilation

Nagla, once a refugee from Djibouti, but now a lawyer in London, talks about this ancient tradition, its place in modern society and why it continues.

Female Genital Mutilation

Video length - 04.46

Published date - Sep 2008

Keystage(s) - 4

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

Downloadable resources

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

Downloadable resources

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?