Contents

Foreword

Chapter One  What this manual is (and what not)

Chapter Two How to begin

• self-esteem and social respect
• role-plays
• brainstorming
• arranging the class
• dealing with conflict
• combating racist or sexist name-calling
• trust-building activities
• working out some classroom rights and responsibilities
• writing your own universal declaration of human rights and responsibilities

Chapter Three  Some basic human rights issue-areas

• protecting life: the individual in society
• peace and disarmement
• development and the environment
• government and the law
• freedoms of speech and belief
• freedoms to meet and take part in public affairs
• economic development and well-being
• social and cultural well-being
• discrimination: an overview
• dicrimination: by colour or race, by gender, by minority groups status, by disability

Chapter Four  Evaluation

Appendixes
I  Recommended reading list and other resources

II An edited selection of teachers' reports from the 1985 Schools Program - Part 1 - Part 2 - Part 3

Bibliography

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