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Beyond Themselves: Students Work for Human Rights.

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Mayher, William S. – Social Education, 1985

How students and teachers in a private secondary school started a chapter of Amnesty International, the international human rights organization that received the 1977 Nobel Prize for Peace, is described. The many positive results of the experience are discussed. (RM)

Descriptors: Civil Liberties, High Schools, International Cooperation, International Organizations

Sample Letter from a New Jersey High School Student.

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Lampert, Julie – Social Education, 1992

Discusses highlights of the U.N. Convention on the Rights of the Child that a student outlines in a letter to Senator William Bradley of New Jersey. Includes children's needs and problems. Describes the health care situation in the United States and its effect on children from poor families. Argues that the convention contains many advantages and…

Descriptors: Child Health, Child Welfare, Childrens Rights, International Cooperation