| Importance of Human Rights Education | | | | possess the skills to interact in a society. Human |
| Education makes people easy to lead, but difficult | | | | rights education, human rights into education aim |
| to drive; Visit Here to govern, but impossible of | | | | at providing pupils and students with the abilities to |
| enslave. ... Henry Peter | | | | accompany and produce societal changes. |
| World is so beautiful. Human beings is the great | | | | Education is seen as a way to empower people, |
| and strongest animal in the world. With the help of | | | | improve their quality of life and increase their |
| thing capacity he became a powerful person in | | | | capacity to participate in the decision-making |
| the world. Every one has right to live and right to | | | | processes leading to social, cultural and economic |
| speak. | | | | policies. |
| Now we are living in the modern world. Human | | | | Human rights education cannot be reduced to the |
| beings developed in all the fields. But there is a lot | | | | simple introduction of human rights content in |
| of difference among the countries in the world. | | | | already overburdened curricula. It brings about a |
| Co-operation and co-ordination are necessary | | | | profound reform of education, which touches |
| among these countries. It is necessary and | | | | upon curriculum in-service and pre-service training, |
| important to educate every one in the world. It is | | | | textbooks, methodology, classroom management, |
| very important to know what is Human Rights. | | | | and the organization of the education system at |
| The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) | | | | all levels. |
| was drafted by the United Nations Commission on | | | | Human rights education implies the learning and |
| Human Rights chaired by, then first lady, Eleanor | | | | practice of human rights. A holistic approach to |
| Roosevelt. The UDHR was adopted by the 56 | | | | human rights education means that human rights |
| member nations of the United Nations General | | | | are implemented at all levels of the education |
| Assembly on December 10, 1948. December 10th | | | | system, and that they are taught through both |
| is now celebrated around the world as | | | | content transmission and experiences. |
| International Human Rights Day.There are now | | | | Education for human rights helps people feel the |
| 188 member states in United Nations | | | | importance of human rights, internalize human |
| Everyone has the right to education... Education | | | | rights values and integrate them into the way |
| shall be directed to the full development of human | | | | they live. Education for human rights also gives |
| personality and to the strengthening of respect | | | | people a sense of responsibility for respecting and |
| for human rights and fundamental freedoms. It | | | | defending human rights and empowers them, |
| shall promote understanding, tolerance and | | | | through learned skills, to take appropriate action. |
| friendship among all nations, racial or religious | | | | Why Human Rights Education? |
| groups, and shall further the activities of the | | | | 1. Produces changes in values and attitudes |
| United Nations for the maintenance of peace. | | | | 2. Produces changes in behaviour |
| The concept underpinning human rights education | | | | 3. Produces empowerment for social justice |
| is that education should not only aim at forming | | | | 4. Develops attitudes of solidarity across issues |
| trained, professional workers, but also at | | | | and nations |
| contributing to the development of individuals who | | | | 5. Develops knowledge and analytical skills 6. |