1. Amnesty International Human Rights Education Project

3. Universal Declaration of Human Rights Article 1- “All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood”

4. Article 3- “Everyone has the right to life, liberty and security of person”

5. Photographs by James Nachtwey

6. Somalia, 1992 - Child starved by famine, a man-made weapon of mass destruction

7. Somalia, 1992 - Lifting a dead son to carry him to a mass grave during the famine

8. Sudan, 1993 - Famine victim in a feeding center

9. Sudan, 1993 - Famine victim about to receive water in a feeding center

10. HIV/AIDS 10 new HIV infections every minute as many as 46 million people are infected 40% infection rate in Botswana and Swaziland

11. South Africa, 2000 - Grandmother cared for young girl affected by HIV

12. Zimbabwe, 2000 - In a tuberculosis ward where the great majority of the patients suffer from AIDS

13. South Africa, 2000 - Care giver comforted an AIDS sufferer

14. East Germany, 1990 - Pollution from a coke factory

15. Czechoslovakia, 1990 - Heavy metals contaminated the air of an aluminum factory

16. Indonesia, 1998 - A beggar washed his children in a polluted canal

17. West Bank, 2000 - Palestinians fighting the Israeli army

18. West Bank, 2002 - Digging out the ruins of a shop in Jenin refugee camp

19. Article 5- “No one shall be subjected to torture or to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment”

20. India, 1993 - Untouchables working in a brick factory

21. India, 1993 - Untouchables haul a boatload of sand up the ganges

23. Article 4- “No one shall be held in slavery or servitude; slavery and the slave trade shall be prohibited in all their forms”

24. Child Soldiers

29. “The clarity of what you ought to do gives you courage.” – Wangari Maathai

30. What Amnesty does- Researches human rights abuses worldwide and releases reports- TRANSPARENCY Organizes huge grassroots movement to call attention to actions of governments and individuals involved in abuses

31. Seeks to educate about basic human rights in all societies Tries to motivate students and young people to get involved!

32. Student and local groups often adopt a “prisoner of conscience”, and write letters to government, prison and local officials to urge the release or fair treatment of someone.

33. Why do we care about the human rights of other people? Imagine them as your neighbor

34. What we can do… (yes, this means you too) PAY ATTENTION TO WHAT’S GOING ON IN THE WORLD study languages and history learn more and tell others about it join Amnesty or another organization raise money, send letters, call your representatives

35. make a short documentary on a local or world issue Invite a local speaker to tell their story in your class

36. Organize a fundraiser for a local or international cause

38. www.jamesnachtwey.com www. amnesty.org www.hrw.org www.us-childsoldiers.org