Human Rights Education A Manual for National Human Rights Institutions
USEFUL RESOURCES
APF (2015) Who is Human Rights education for? Available online at www.
youtube.com/watch?v=U8X6DBc_hsk (5.07)
Human Rights Education: Open Source Website
Promotes human rights education at the local, national and international
levels. Set up in 2018, to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the Universal
Declaration of Human Rights and to contribute to the goals of the World
Programme for Human Rights Education. Available at www.power-humanrightseducation.org/about-us/
HRE 2020
A global civil society coalition aiming to support and strengthen the monitoring
and implementation of international human rights education commitments, as
enshrined in the UN Declaration on Human Rights Education and Training and
the World Programme for Human Rights Education. Working with civil society,
governments and international organizations, HRE 2020 promotes human rights
education through advocacy, capacity building and resource development.
Available at www.hre2020.org
NGO Working Group on Human Rights Education and Learning
A working group of the NGO Committee on Human Rights in Geneva,
Switzerland. It aims to ensure NGO participation in the processes of global policy
making on human rights education in relation to UN institutions, principally the
UN Human Rights Council. Available at www.ngowghrel.wordpress.com
The Platform for Human Rights Education and Training
The Platform for Human Rights Education and Training is an informal crossregional governmental grouping in support of human rights education and
training. It is comprised of the following UN Member States: Brazil, Costa Rica,
Italy, Morocco, Philippines, Senegal, Slovenia, and Thailand.
Path to Dignity – The Power of Human Rights Education
Soka Gakkai International (SGI) and UNHCR (2013): Video series available at
www.hrea.org/path-to-dignity/
Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR)
Human rights education is central to the mandate of the Office of the United
Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights to promote and protect the
effective enjoyment by all of all human rights. Through its headquarters and field
presences, the high commissioner implements related programs and provides
assistance to governments, institutions and civil society. Available online at www.
ohchr.org/EN/Issues/Education/Training/Pages/HREducationTrainingIndex.aspx
Soka Gakkai International (SGI)
SGI collaborates with other civil society organizations and intergovernmental
agencies in the fields of human rights education, nuclear disarmament, gender
equality, sustainable development and humanitarian relief. Available at www.sgi.org
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