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COMPASS
Manual for Human Rights Education with Young people
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Youth Portal
Table of Contents
Back
Introduction to the 2012 edition of Compass
Acknowledgements
Impressum
Chapter 1
Back
Introducing human rights education
Approaches to human rights education in Compass
Using Compass for human rights education
Chapter 2
Back
Synoptic table of activities
Human Rights Calendar
Starters
Activities for Reviewing
Chapter 3
Back
About this chapter
HRE and activism
Simple actions for human rights
Devising a plan of action
Chapter 4
Back
Introduction
What are human rights?
The evolution of human rights
Legal protection of human rights
Human Rights Activism and the Role of NGOs
Questions and answers about Human Rights
Puzzlers
Chapter 5
Back
Children
Citizenship and Participation
Culture and Sport
Democracy
Disability and Disablism
Discrimination and Intolerance
Education
Environment
Gender
Globalisation
Health
Media
Migration
Peace and Violence
Poverty
Religion and Belief
Remembrance
War and Terrorism
Work
Appendices
Back
Status of ratification of major international human rights instruments
United Nations
Council of Europe
GLOSSARY
List of activities
Back
Activities from A to E
Activities from F to P
Activities from R to W
Starters
Activities for Reviewing
Synoptic Table of Activities
Human Rights Themes
Back
Children
Citizenship and Participation
Culture and Sport
Democracy
Disability and Disablism
Discrimination and Intolerance
Education
Environment
Gender
Globalisation
Health
Media
Migration
Peace and violence
Poverty
Religion and Belief
Remembrance
War and Terrorism
Work
Other languages
Back
Translating Compass
Resources
Back
Compasito
EDC / HRE Charter
Education Pack All Different All Equal
Gender Matters
No Hate Speech Movement
Pestalozzi Programme
Youth resources for HRE
E-learning platform
Contact
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Democracy and Human Dignity
Manual for Human Rights Education with Young people
List of activities
Summary of activities
Theme
Group Size
Complexity
Time
3 things
Disability and Disablism
Media
Poverty
Any
Level 1
30 minutes
A Mosque in Sleepyville
Religion and Belief
Discrimination and Intolerance
Citizenship and Participation
15-30
Level 2
2 – 2 ½ hours
Access to medicaments
Health
Globalisation
Discrimination and Intolerance
16 - 40
Level 4
190 minutes
Act it out
General Human Rights
Children
Citizenship and Participation
9+ (small groups 4-5)
Level 2
90 minutes
All equal – all different
Discrimination and Intolerance
Globalisation
Media
6 – 60 (small groups 3-4)
Level 2
40 minutes
Ashique's story
Children
Work
Globalisation
5+
Level 2
90 minutes
Believers
Religion and Belief
Culture and Sport
Discrimination and Intolerance
Any (small groups: 4- 5)
Level 3
180 minutes
Beware, we are watching
Globalisation
Environment
Citizenship and Participation
Any (small groups 5-8)
Level 3
Part 1: 45 minutes. Part 2: variable. Part 3: variable
Can I come in?
Migration
Discrimination and Intolerance
Peace and Violence
6 - 20
Level 3
60 minutes
Chahal v. UK
War and Terrorism
Peace and Violence
Democracy
Any
Level 4
120 minutes
Change your glasses
Poverty
Disability and Disablism
Migration
Any
Level 2
90 minutes
Children's rights
Children
General Human Rights
Education
Any (small groups: 3-4)
Level 2
60 minutes
Denial and distortion
Democracy
Discrimination and Intolerance
Remembrance
12-35
Level 3
90 min
Different wages
Work
Gender
Discrimination and Intolerance
6+
Level 2
60 minutes
Do we have alternatives?
Peace and Violence
Children
Health
9 – 24 (3 sub-groups)
Level 3
90 minutes
Domestic affairs
Gender
Peace and Violence
Health
6 – 30 (small groups 2-6)
Level 3
120 minutes
Dosta!
Peace and Violence
Children
Health
9 – 24 (3 sub-groups)
Level 3
90 minutes
"Draw-the-word" game
General Human Rights
8+ (small groups 4-5)
Level 1
45 minutes
Education for All?
Education
Children
Citizenship and Participation
6 – 30 (small groups 4-5)
Level 2
90 minutes
Electioneering
Democracy
Citizenship and Participation
General Human Rights
Any
Level 2
60 minutes
Theme
Group Size
Complexity
Time
Fighters for rights
General Human Rights
Media
Citizenship and Participation
Any (small groups 3-4)
Level 2
60 minutes
Fingers and thumbs
Environment
Peace and Violence
Migration
Any (small groups: 5)
Level 4
60 minutes
Flower power
General Human Rights
Religion and Belief
Children
Any (small groups: 3-4)
Level 2
80 minutes
Front page
Media
Globalisation
Environment
10 - 24 (small groups 4-8)
Level 3
180 minutes
Heroines and heroes
Gender
Discrimination and Intolerance
Citizenship and Participation
Any (small groups 5-7)
Level 2
60 minutes
How much do we need?
War and Terrorism
Health
Education
Any (small groups: 5-6)
Level 3
60 minutes
I want to work!
Disability and Disablism
Work
Discrimination and Intolerance
20
Level 3
120 minutes
Just a minute
Culture and Sport
Globalisation
General Human Rights
Any
Level 2
40 minutes
Language barrier
Migration
War and Terrorism
Discrimination and Intolerance
Any
Level 2
60 minutes
Let every voice be heard
Education
Citizenship and Participation
Children
8-50 (small groups 6-8)
Level 3
120 minutes
Let’s talk about sex!
Gender
Discrimination and Intolerance
Health
10-15
Level 4
60 minutes
Local Heritage Sites
General Human Rights
Discrimination and Intolerance
Religion and Belief
12-35
Level 2
2 hours
Makah whaling
Culture and Sport
Environment
Globalisation
14+ (small groups of 5)
Level 4
150 minutes
Making links
Citizenship and Participation
Democracy
General Human Rights
8 - 20
Level 4
120 minutes
Memory tags
Remembrance
War and Terrorism
Culture and Sport
10-15
Level 2
120 minutes
My life is not a show!
Media
Peace and Violence
Education
4 - 30
Level 3
90 minutes
On the ladder
Citizenship and Participation
Democracy
Culture and Sport
12 - 30
Level 3
120 minutes
Our futures
Children
Environment
Health
6+ (small groups 3-4)
Level 2
60 minutes
Path to Equality-land
Gender
Discrimination and Intolerance
Education
4+
Level 2
120 minutes
Playing with pictures
General Human Rights
Any
Level 1
30 minutes
Power Station
Peace and Violence
Citizenship and Participation
General Human Rights
10+ (small groups 3-5)
Level 3
90 minutes
Theme
Group Size
Complexity
Time
Responding to racism
Discrimination and Intolerance
Culture and Sport
Peace and Violence
4-30 (small groups 4-5)
Level 3
120 minutes
Rights Bingo!
General Human Rights
8+
Level 1
60 minutes
Scramble for wealth and power
Poverty
Globalisation
Health
8 - 25
Level 3
90 minutes
See the ability!
Disability and Disablism
Discrimination and Intolerance
Children
6 - 36
Level 2
120 minutes
Soon to be outdated
Religion and Belief
Globalisation
Education
Any (small groups: 5-6)
Level 2
90 minutes
Sports for all
Disability and Disablism
Culture and Sport
Health
Any (small groups: 6-8)
Level 2
120 minutes
Take a step forward
Discrimination and Intolerance
Poverty
General Human Rights
10 - 30
Level 2
60 minutes
Tale of two cities
Citizenship and Participation
Environment
Work
4-10
Level 4
90 minutes
Terrorism
War and Terrorism
Peace and Violence
Globalisation
Any (small groups: 4-5)
Level 2
90 minutes
Throwing stones
War and Terrorism
Peace and Violence
Children
12 – 20 (small groups: 6-7)
Level 2
90 minutes
Timelines
General Human Rights
Remembrance
Religion and Belief
Any
Level 3
60+ minutes
To vote, or not to vote?
Democracy
Citizenship and Participation
General Human Rights
Any
Level 4
270 minutes
Trade Union meeting
Work
Democracy
Citizenship and Participation
10 - 15
Level 3
120 minutes
Violence in my life
Peace and Violence
War and Terrorism
Health
Any
Level 3
90 minutes
Web of life
Environment
Globalisation
Health
10+
Level 2
30 minutes
When tomorrow comes
Peace and Violence
Globalisation
Media
Any
Level 2
60 minutes
Where do you stand?
General Human Rights
Citizenship and Participation
Poverty
Any
Level 2
50 minutes
Who are I?
Gender
Discrimination and Intolerance
Religion and Belief
8+
Level 2
25 minutes
Work and babies
Work
Gender
Discrimination and Intolerance
10 - 25 (small groups: 5)
Level 2
90 minutes
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