A variety of news resources from other countries can be helpful for thinking about the way other cultures view human rights.
Gateway to 21st Century Skills - Previously known as the Gateway to Educational Materials and supported in large part by the U.S. government, provides activities, lesson plans, curriculum support and more for a variety of grade levels and topics.
Education World was created to provide a "home" for educators on the internet. Lesson plans, research materials, and newletters are a few of the resources included on this site. Searching the term human rights might provide some interesting material.
Awesome Library The web site of the Awesome Library covers material from arts to technology. This site provides lesson plans for most subject areas and includes links to other informational sources that can be drawn upon to create original lesson plans. The extensive listings about multicultural holidays and current events are especially useful.
iEARN unites over 6000 schools from 92 countries working on joint classroom projects via Internet (see Projects on their main page)
PlanetEdu - Provides a directory of international projects including summer abroad and language abroad programs for high school students.
Thinkfinity - A combination of the Thinkfinity literacy program and MarcoPolo, this site is provided by the Verizon Foundation. Maps to a variety of grade levels and standards.
