Human Rights Education A Manual for National Human Rights Institutions
KEY POINTS: CHAPTER 3
• Undertaking human rights education is a core requirement of NHRIs, as
set out in the Paris Principles and the World Action Plan for Human Rights
Education.
• NHRIs need three things in order to offer a quality human rights education
programme: a planned, strategic and resourced human rights education
programme, skilled human rights educators and adequate human rights
education resources.
• There are a number of effective human rights education programmes being
delivered by NHRIs in the Asia Pacific region.70
USEFUL RESOURCES
National Human Rights Institutions: History, Principles, Roles and
Responsibilities; Professional Training Series No. 4 (Rev. 1); OHCHR; 2010
APF (updated 2018) A Manual on National Human Rights Institutions. Available
online at www.asiapacificforum.net/resources/manual-on-nhris/
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APF, Transforming communities across our region. Available online at www.youtube.com/watch?v=m0DSCnPZ7FQ.