[1] According to Amnesty International, HRE is a way to empower people is by training them so that their skills and behaviors promote dignity and equality within their communities, societies, and throughout the world.
Governments must ensure that it is exercised without bias to race, gender, religion, language, national or social origin, political or personal opinion, birth, or any status.
The declaration was adopted by the United Nations General Assembly on December 10, 1948, making this annual Human Rights Day ever since.
"[8] The participants of the International Congress on the Teaching of Humans Rights eventually met in 1978 to form a specific definition of what would be required in formal curriculum.
The aims that Congress agreed on included the encouragement of tolerant attitudes with a focus on respect, providing knowledge of human rights in the context of national and international dimensions as well as their implementations, and finally developing awareness of human rights translating into reality whether social or political on national and international levels.
[11] The demand for HRE continued to grow globally in 2022 as the United Nations Global Compact,[12] in cooperation with the Principles for Responsible Management Education, invite[s] companies to sign the open letter calling on academic institutions to integrate business and human rights topics into their curriculum."
This was begun because these groups believe, "academic institutions are well-positioned to prepare future business leaders to manage the human rights impacts of their companies.
The OHCHR also takes care of coordinating the World Program for Human Rights Education which aims to, "promote a common understanding of basic principles and methodologies of human rights education, to provide a concrete framework for action and to strengthen partnerships and cooperation from the international level down to the grassroots."
In order to pass the course students are required to study for two years, take a final examination and produce coursework.
As part of their diploma program, students may also choose to write their Extended Essay on Human Rights in the form of a 4000-word research paper.
(The IB Human Rights syllabus that includes the assessment criteria, as well as the guide for the Human Rights Extended Essay can be acquired from the International Baccalaureate Organization, but here is a small portion: IB Human Rights ) Some cities in the world have adopted a municipal law to stimulate successfully the HRE in the public schools, as the example of the Municipal Plan of HRE of the city of São Paulo (Decreto Nº 57.503, DE 6 DE Dezembro de 2016), in Brazil.
[20] There are four models that emerged to help categorize HRE in formal and informal education sectors: values and awareness, accountability, transformation, and socioecoethical.
To help guide HRE in the right direction, they set up "goals, target groups and other practical elements of educational programming, such as content and methodologies.
The model is incorporated by means of training and networking, covering topics such as court cases, codes of ethics, and how to deal with the media.
[22] This model is "linked with the individual and his or her professional role" and is, "oriented towards the infusion of HRE within the training of government personnel so as to help ensure that they respect human rights in carrying out their responsibilities.
It shall promote understanding, tolerance and friendship among all nations, racial or religious groups, and shall further the activities of the United Nations for the maintenance of peace.Article 29 of the Convention on the Rights of the Child requires states to ensure that children are enabled to develop a respect for their own cultural identity, language and values and for the culture, language and values of others.
According to the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), each submission whether private or public, governmental or NGO is evaluated with regards to the following context: appropriateness, effectiveness, originality, ease of use, adaptability, sustainability, approach, and inclusiveness.
Each characteristic of which is detailed in the article Human Rights Education in the School Systems of Europe, Central Asia, and North America: A Compendium of Good Practice.
The members of the CDF act as advocates for children to help ensure they are treated equally and have the right to care and education in the future.
Since it has such a broad area of concern its purpose is more to encourage reform and it takes "wider initiates on the basis of reliable information regarding human rights violations" rather than acting on individual complaints.
Facing History and Ourselves[48] This US developed online module organization aims to provide information investigating "how societies attempt to rebuild, repair, and bring a sense of justice and security to their citizenry in the aftermath of conflict and genocide".
As the topics about which this particular organization are concerned with are more mature and sensitive than others, this program is designed for students in middle, high school, and at the university level.
The module has specifically designed its program based on four case studies: Germany, Rwanda, Northern Ireland, and South Africa.
The organization develops curriculum, conducts training, works with children and youth, and fosters public discourse on matters of human rights.
Inter-African Committee on Traditional Practices Affecting the Health of Women and Children[42] Namibian Legal Assistance Centre[42] People in Need[51] People in Need developed a project called One World in Schools: Human Rights Documentary Films in which they provide teachers with films, over 260 of which are available, and other multimedia tools to assist in their education of human rights around the world.
They aim to ensure that any person can seek a safe refuge in some place while remaining to have the option to return home, integrate at a new locale or resettle in a third location.
Tostan's mission is to empower African communities to bring about sustainable development and positive social transformation based on respect for human rights.
At the core of Tostan's work is its 30-month Community Empowerment Program (CEP), which provides participatory human rights education in local languages to adults and adolescents who have not attended formal schools, primarily in remote regions.