What Is Human Rights Education
What Is Human Rights Education
Human Rights Education (HRE) is learning that develops the KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, and VALUES of
human rights with the broad goal of building a universal human rights culture. In other words, students
should be aware of the issues, concerned by the issues, and capable of standing up for human rights.
Human rights education will move students from understanding human rights concepts to examining their
experiences from a human rights perspective and incorporating these concepts into their personal values
and decision-making processes.
The following is a general breakdown of the the objectives of human rights education:
Promote awareness and understanding of human Develop the skills and abilities Develop attitudes of respec
rights issues so that people recognize violations of necessary for the defense of human human rights, so people do
human rights. rights violate the rights of other
The belief that every human is born with Active listening and A sense of responsib
the inalienable human rights listed in the communication: being able to for one's own actions
UDHR. listen to different points of view, commitment to perso
to advocate one's own rights development and soc
Key concepts such as: freedom, justice, and those of other people; change
equality, human dignity, non-
discrimination, democracy, sustainability, Critical thinking: finding relevant Curiosity, an open m
poverty, universality, rights, information, appraising and an appreciation
responsibilities, interdependence, evidence critically, being aware diversity
solidarity, and peace. of preconceptions and biases,
recognizing forms of Empathy and solidar
The idea that human rights provide a manipulation, and making with others and a
framework for negotiating and agreeing decisions on the basis of commitment to suppo
on standards of behavior in the family, reasoned judgement; those whose human
school, community, and the world. are under threat
The ability to work cooperatively
The interdependence of civil/political and to address conflict A sense of human di
rights and economic/social/ cultural rights. positively; of self-worth and of o
worth, irrespective of
Recognize the root causes of human The ability to participate in and social, cultural, lingui
rights issues/concerns. organize social groups religious differences
Understand human rights terms and Acting to promote and A sense of justice, th
concepts according to age/ grade level. safeguard human rights both desire to work toward
locally and globally ideals of freedom, eq
and respect for diver