Children who wrote songs and took photos on the meaning of human rights have made it to the finals of a competition.

A total of 13 pupils from Rhodes Avenue Primary School, in Rhodes Avenue, Wood Green, took part in Amnesty International’s Youth Awards competition.

More than 1,300 people entered and the children have made it down to the final three in three different categories.

They had to creatively interpret human rights topics through reporting, photography, song writing and performing or fundraising and campaigning.

Student Louis Bumpus, aged 11, was shortlisted for his report entitled Freedom of the Brush, and photograph entitled Cold Comfort. 

 Louis said: “I think it is crucially important to cover human rights issues as change will not come if you stand and watch.” 

 Finding out that his work had made the top three in two categories, he said: “I feel really happy as it is an extremely important issue to me as I want to be an artist myself.”

The competition was judged by panels of experts including Press Association reporters, fashion photographers, and Amnesty’s press team.

Ten-year-old Charlotte Kerr-Bell’s report entitled Justice for the Disappeared in Mexico was also selected in the final three of her category.

Charlotte said: “I hope people will become more aware of what is happening in other countries such as Mexico. Moreover, I hope people will sympathise with these families and the disappeared, and will be moved to stop this kind of abuse happening again.”



 The children will find out if they have come top of their categories when winners are announced at an Awards ceremony at Amnesty’s headquarters in Shoreditch on April 29, which will be hosted by BBC Radio 1Xtra’s Nick Bright.