This is a featured lesson plan of Speak Truth to Power (STTP) Human Rights Education Program, which is centered around the stories of human rights defenders from around the world. As the youngest Nobel Peace Prize laureate, Tawakkol Karman shared the Prize with two other female activists for their “non-violent struggle for the safety of women and for women’s rights to full participation in peace-building work.” In the background of the Arab Spring uprisings, students will be led to learn about Tawakkol Karman, as one of the leaders of the movement in Yemen and as part of a long line of women advocating for change. Through this lesson, students will be able to identify women who have advocated for peaceful change throughout history, and examine the words women have used to advance change.
Freedom from discrimination, Right to education, Right to work, Conflict environments, Human rights-based approach, Right to peace, Poverty / Economic Disadvantage, Women’s rights
