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EDUCATORS VOICES FOR HUMAN RIGHTS TAKE ACTION NEWS ENROLL NOW If you know your rights, they can’t be taken away. Learn your 30 human rights in this free interactive online course. FREE ONLINE COURSE . ENROLL NOW If you know your rights, they can’t be taken away. Learn your 30 human rights in this free interactive online course. FREE ONLINE COURSE Let’s start with some basic definitions. Human: A member of the Homo sapiens species; a man, woman or child; a person. Rights: Things to which you are entitled or allowed; freedoms that are guaranteed. Human Rights: The rights you have simply because you are human. ABOUT US Education is the foundation and catalyst for changing the state of human rights in the world, but educators need effective materials and tools they can use to easily incorporate human rights in their curriculum. EDUCATOR KIT A simple and basic introduction to human rights, this booklet outlines their development through history, and up to the present day. It introduces the world’s most important human rights documents and includes the full text of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. FREE BOOKLET ALL HUMAN BEINGS ARE BORN FREE AND EQUAL IN DIGNITY AND RIGHTS. United for Human Rights (UHR) is an international, not-for-profit organization dedicated to implementing the Universal Declaration of Human Rights at local, regional, national and international levels. Its membership is comprised of individuals, educators and groups throughout the world who are actively forwarding the knowledge and protection of human rights by and for all Mankind. learn More What Are Human Rights? EDUCATORS DIGITAL ESSENTIALS Education is the foundation and catalyst for changing the state of human rights in the world, but educators need effective materials and tools they can use to easily incorporate human rights in their curriculum. VISIT The United for Human Rights curriculum, including lesson plans in an entirely virtual online education experience, complete with mobile app for the iPad. DOWNLOAD The United for Human Rights Education iPhone App. With this app, you will be able to review and grade your students’ lessons right from your phone, with the information fully synchronized with your other mobile devices. DOWNLOAD HUMAN RIGHTS CHAMPIONS Mahatma Gandhi Eleanor Roosevelt César Chávez Nelson Mandela Martin Luther King, Jr. Desmond Tutu Oscar Arias Sánchez Muhammad Yunus José Ramos-Horta FIND OUT MORE ABOUT HUMAN RIGHTS A DVD with an introduction to our worldwide human rights program; the award-winning educational film The Story of Human Rights ; and 30 public service announcements depicting each of the articles of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Order a Free United for Human Rights Information Kit REQUEST NOW THE PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENTS 1. We Are All Born Free and Equal 2. Don't Discriminate 3. The Right to Life 4. No Slavery 5. No Torture 6. You Have Rights No Matter Where You Go 7. We're All Equal Before the Law 8. Your Human Rights Are Protected by Law 9. No Unfair Detainment 10. The Right to Trial 11. We're Always Innocent Till Proven Guilty 12. The Right to Privacy 13. The Freedom to Move 14. The Right to Asylum 15. Right to a Nationality 16. Marriage and Family 17. The Right to Ownership 18. Freedom of Thought 19. Freedom of Expression 20. The Right to Public Assembly 21. The Right to Democracy 22. Social Security 23. Workers’ Rights 24. The Right to Play 25. Food and Shelter for All 26. The Right to Education 27. Copyright 28. A Fair and Free World 29. Responsibility 30. No One Can Take Away Your Human Rights GET INVOLVED EDUCATION If you know your rights, they can’t be taken away. LEARN MORE JOIN A TEAM There are Human Rights chapters all over the world. To join a local chapter or start your own, contact us. 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