Human Rights Education A Manual for National Human Rights Institutions Acknowledgements This Manual was written, gender mainstreamed and updated by Dr Jill Chrisp. Jill has undergraduate and postgraduate qualifications in social science and education. She has worked in New Zealand, including with the New Zealand Human Rights Commission, and internationally facilitating regional, national and international human rights capability-building activities. Pip Dargan, Deputy Director and Gender Focal Point, and Aishath Fasoha, Projects and Planning Manager led the Manual update for the APF Secretariat, with contribution from Kate Turner-Mann, Regional Training Manager. An APF Gender Mainstreaming Expert Reference Group supported the updating of the Manual by contributing their expertise, experience and diverse perspectives. • Dr Ammar Dwaik and Ola Adawi, Independent Commission for Human Rights Palestine • Azhara Suleimenova Commission for Human Rights Kazakhstan and APF Facilitators’ Network (AFN) • Charles Dean, Office of the Ombudsman/NHRI Samoa • Fatima Al Tareef, National Institute for Human Rights Bahrain (AFN) • Dr Jayshree Mangubhai, The Pacific Community (SPC) Regional Rights Resource Team – Fiji/Pacific • Jensen Byrne, previous human rights consultant UN Bangkok Regional Hub • Joanna Maskell, New Zealand Human Rights Commission • Mohna Ansari, Human Rights Commission, Nepal • Rahman Ali Jawed, Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission • Rosslyn Noonan Expert to the APF • Twyla Rubin, Commission on Human Rights of the Philippines • Zaihan Zulkarnain, SUHAKAM Human Rights Commission of Malaysia (AFN) Additional material and case studies were provided for the updated Manual by Rahman Ali Jawed, Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission, Ashley Hill, Australian Human Rights Commission and members of the APF Facilitators’ Network. The first version of the Manual was written in 2013 with the support of an NHRI Peer Reference Group who provided input and feedback. Reference Group members included Ariunaa Chuluunbaatar (Mongolia), Cristina Ricci (Australia), Eka Tanlain (Indonesia), Jaideep Singh Kochher (India), Marc Titus Cebreros (Philippines), Shreeram Adhikari (Nepal) and Victorio Aleria (Philippines). NHRIs of Australia and India, Sandra Bernklau from the Pacific Islands Regional Right Resource Team and Chris Sidoti, James Iliffe, Kieren Fitzpatrick, Lisa Thompson and Suraina Pasha from the APF Secretariat also contributed in their respective ways to the development of the Manual. iv