Global Issues for Students- Human Rights: DVD

Bibliographic Information: Global Issues for Students: Human Rights. (2004). DVD
Schlessinger Media, a division of Library Video Company, Wynnewood, PA. ISBN: 1572259701

Plot Summary: Global Issues for Students: Human Rights is part of a series that deals with global issues including genocide, economics, the environment, science and technology and Latin America. Human Rights touches on the UN Declaration for Human Rights and how many countries are not in compliance. As an example, one of the UN Human Rights is Freedom from Slavery. Slavery is still prevalent throughout the world. Footage is shown of orphans in West Africa doing backbreaking labor.

Critical Evaluation: This DVD is a great introduction to human rights. It is only 23 minutes long but touches on major issues, especially in regard to the 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights initiative and how many countries are not complying. It is a good introductory video and will hold students' attention.

Reader's Annotation: A good introductory video for high school age students on human rights and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

Information about the Producer: Schlessinger Media is a division of Library Video Company which is a well-respected leader in the k-12 educational DVD market. Schlessinger Media supports academic curricula especially in the areas of science, social science, language arts, math and health.

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Genre: Nonfiction Social Science

Curriculum Ties: Social Science, globalization

Talking Points: Do you need a quick but informative video to tie into your human rights unit?

Interest Age: Ninth grade and up

Challenge Issues: None if kept within high school age and up

Reason for Inclusion: High School Curriculum needs for information on human rights.