A short film marking the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) is to be sent to every school in the country as part of a new Amnesty International campaign.

Featuring Green Wing actor Julian Rhind-Tutt – and voiced by stars including Emilia Fox, Jeremy Irons and Lindsay Duncan – the film is also being shown before the hit movie High School Musical 3 in many cinemas from today.

Amnesty's film, Everybody, aims to bring the subject of human rights to life for a new generation. A new book – featuring the work of 30 illustrators - has also been published to mark the anniversary.

Adopted by the United Nations on December 10 1948, the UDHR has 30 articles, each enshrining a particular right. They include 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.

Kate Allen, director of Amnesty International UK, said: "We Are All Born Free is a stunning book, and Everybody is a wonderful film. Hopefully they will both inspire a new generation of people to stand up for justice.

"It is 60 years since the Universal Declaration of Human Rights came into being, yet the world of 2008 needs these fundamental rights just as much as the world of 1948. These projects have put the importance of these rights into sharp focus with a series of excellent drawings from some of the world's most famous illustrators."

Amnesty's three-minute film has been funded by the Co-operative Bank's "Customers Who Care" scheme as part of a year-long campaign partnership with Amnesty International.

We Are All Born Free is part of Amnesty's ongoing publishing programme to engage children and adults in the fundamental values of the UDHR. Further titles will be announced in early 2009.

· This article was amended on Monday November 3 2008 to correct the number of illustrators whose work is featured in the book published to mark the anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.