Amnesty International film and book for children mark 60th anniversary of Universal Declaration of Human Rights 
(13/12/2008)
Adopted by the United Nations on 10 December 1948, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) has 30 Articles, each enshrining a particular right – including the right to life, liberty, security, freedom of opinion and expression and the right not to be subjected to torture or cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment.
Amnesty International has joined forces with leading actors and world-renowned illustrators to bring to life the UDHR for a new generation of young children. A new book, a short film and an exhibition form part of a series of celebrations to mark the 60th anniversary of the UDHR, which set out for the first time the human rights and fundamental freedoms to which everyone is entitled without discrimination.
Actors Julian Rhind-Tutt, Emilia Fox, Jeremy Irons, Lindsay Duncan, Amanda Mealing and the radio presenter George Lamb are the stars behind Everybody, a short film which has been specially written and produced to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the UDHR. Everybody, which is part animated, part live action, is based on five illustrations from the children’s picture book, We Are All Born Free, published this month by Frances Lincoln Children’s Books.
Julian Rhind-Tutt, best known for his starring role as Dr ‘Mac’ MacCartney in television comedy television series, Green Wing, plays the lead character in Everybody. The voiceovers to accompany the animation are provided by Emilia Fox, Jeremy Irons, Lindsay Duncan, Amanda Mealing, Navin Chowdry, Jason Flemyng and George Lamb who have generously given their time to support the project.
Distributed through Pearl and Dean, Everybody is being shown to thousands of children in selected Cinemas throughout the UK as a trailer to High School Musical 3, as well as other selected films.
We Are All Born Free, with forewords by David Tennant and John Boyne, features the work of internationally acclaimed artists and illustrators including John Burningham, Korky Paul, Polly Dunbar, Satoshi Kitamura, Jane Ray and Axel Scheffler. Each artist offers a personal interpretation of one of the 30 Articles of the UDHR, making them easy to understand and accessible to young readers and their families. The title of the book is taken from Article 1: ‘All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights’.
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