Short+video+clips+on+human+rights+themes

Human rights Short video clips suitable for primary and lower secondary level

[] || 5-6 || 4:03 || Promotional video about ethical consumerism for kids. Explains how and why cheap clothes bought in developed countries contribute to the exploitation of children in developing countries. [] || 4-6 || 1:55 || [] || 3-8 || 1:21 || UN High Commission for refugees An introduction to the concept of human rights, and the United Nations framework to promote and protect human rights. [] || 6-8 || 1:45 ||
 * **Refugees /  equality ** || <span style="color: #808080; font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Suitable for || <span style="color: #808080; font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Length of time (mins) ||
 * <span style="color: #808080; font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Animated version of the Island of Skog picture book by Steven Kellog. An allegorical tale about why people (or creatures in this instance) must flee their homeland and the sometimes hostile and ignorant reception they receive in the country they flee to. Included in the Weston Woods video ‘Teaching Tolerance’. Available from LMERC. || <span style="color: #808080; font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">P-6 || <span style="color: #808080; font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">11:00 ||
 * **<span style="color: #808080; font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Child Rights / child rights activists ** ||
 * <span style="color: #808080; font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Animation of the picture book Crow boy by Taro Yashima. This story illustrates the alienation and intolerance suffered by a school boy in rural Japan. After years of being bullying the students become accepting of and interested in the 'crow boy' when finally understand his life and close relationship to the natural world around him. On the collection of animated stories from Weston Woods ‘Strega Nonna and 4 other stories’. Available at LMERC || <span style="color: #808080; font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">P-6 || <span style="color: #808080; font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">12:00 ||
 * <span style="color: #808080; font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">World Vision, Kajal’s Story At age nine Kajal is forced to work to support her family
 * <span style="color: #808080; font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">World Vision What’s behind the label
 * <span style="color: #808080; font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Meehan, Ruth (Director) RTE Diversity, India: Child labour (What in the world series) Suitable for years 6-12. Documentary shows the daily life of a number of children between 8 and 12 forced to work in very difficult conditions for little pay. An organisation working to release children from this work and to get them back into school is profiled. Short sections could be used. First seven minutes follows several children forced to split slate slabs and make incense sticks. || <span style="color: #808080; font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">6-12 || <span style="color: #808080; font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">25:00 ||
 * **<span style="color: #808080; font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Disability rights ** ||
 * <span style="color: #808080; font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">A collection of 20 short videos on disability discrimination and actions by the community and the Australian Human Rights Commission to overcome these obstacles with the law or other means. [] || <span style="color: #808080; font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">4-10 ||  ||
 * <span style="color: #808080; font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">UNICEF, 2013, State of the world’s children [] || <span style="color: #808080; font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">2-6 || <span style="color: #808080; font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">2:34 ||
 * <span style="color: #808080; font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Watch as UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador and Olympic Gold medallist Yuna Kim lends her voice to helping children with disabilities.
 * **<span style="color: #808080; font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Introduction to human rights ** ||
 * <span style="color: #808080; font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Amnesty, 2008, Economic, social and cultural rights for all [] || <span style="color: #808080; font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">4-8 || <span style="color: #808080; font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">2:44 ||
 * <span style="color: #808080; font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">What is a human right?

If you have suggestions for other short clips which could be used in the classroom please let us know. Email: lmerc.library@edumail.vic.gov.au