Topic: Human Rights

This Is Our Story

Funmi and Vyvy take us on a journey to Auschwitz courtesy of the Lessons From Auschwitz project. Retracing the steps of those who lived, and died, in the Nazi concentration camp. This is the story of their journey… Winner of the IPTV Award at The Jerusalem Awards 2010.

This Is Our Story

Video length - 06.09

Published date - Apr 2010

Keystage(s) - 3 and 4

Fighting to Vote

Afghan refugee Ahmad has strong opinions on voting and democracy. He compares our freedoms to the suppression of the people in his home country where people die for the liberties we take for granted.

Fighting to Vote

Video length - 03.25

Published date - May 2009

Keystage(s) - 4

Remembering The Holocaust Through Art

Young people discuss what they hope to learn about the Holocaust and the importance of remembering the past in our modern society, whilst Funmi talks to a Holocaust survivor called Moshe Galili who travelled in Europe, before eventually settling in London to study art.

Remembering The Holocaust Through Art

Video length - 04.17

Published date - Feb 2009

Keystage(s) - 3 and 4

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Never Again?

Funmi interviews a Holocaust survivor who escaped to England just before World War Two began, but was put into Holloway Prison for being an ‘enemy alien’. Sharing her experience, Ruth talks of how lucky she feels and whether or not lessons have been learned since.

Never Again?

Video length - 04.09

Published date - Feb 2009

Keystage(s) - 3 and 4

Window To The Past

Eirini interviews Holocaust survivor Roman Halter. He shares his experiences and talks of his family and friends who were taken away from him during the Nazi regime. We also hear from the young people behind the cameras, who consider what they have learned from the interview.

Window To The Past

Video length - 04.41

Published date - Feb 2009

Keystage(s) - 3 and 4

Kindertransport

Irene interviews Holocaust survivor Martha Blend, who was rescued from the Nazis by the Kindertransport. She talks of her experiences before, during and after the Holocaust and shares her opinions on the social implications of hate.

Kindertransport

Video length - 04.09

Published date - Feb 2009

Keystage(s) - 3 and 4

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School Punishments

Vox pops from all over the world on experiences with punishment at school, from writing lines to being hit with a cane. How has the education system changed in recent years? Is corporal punishment a valid method of control?

School Punishments

Video length - 03.43

Published date - Oct 2008

Keystage(s) - 3 and 4

Female Genital Mutilation

Nagla, once a refugee from Djibouti, but now a lawyer in London, talks about this ancient tradition, its place in modern society and why it continues.

Female Genital Mutilation

Video length - 04.46

Published date - Sep 2008

Keystage(s) - 4

Freedom Of Life

Short animation on the range of human rights that can be violated by the State.

Freedom Of Life

Video length - 02.02

Published date - Sep 2008

Keystage(s) - 3 and 4

Fighting Suppression

Wai Hnin is an asylum seeker from Burma, who fled to England for the chance to study freely. Her father is a political prisoner in Burma, because of this she is constantly under threat in her homeland.