Part I Introduction to human rights education 3.3. EXAMPLES FROM THE ASIA PACIFIC REGION The following examples describe some of the human rights education programmes offered by NHRIs in the Asia Pacific region. 3.3.1. Australian Human Rights Commission61 The Australian Human Rights Commission’s community engagement and human rights education programme works to build understanding and respect for rights at home, at school, at work and in the community. Under the Australian Government’s Human Rights Framework, the Commission received funding over four years (2010–2014) to expand its community education and engagement role. Activities have included: • promoting the integration of human rights education in schools as part of the development of a new national curriculum, as well as providing rightsED teaching resources for teachers and human rights information for students • using social media to involve the Australian community in human rights discussions that move people to take action62 • engaging with business and industry to promote human rights principles as an everyday part of their operations • working with employers to build understanding of their legal responsibilities and put in place strategies to create discrimination-free workplaces • supporting the national Play by the Rules programme, which promotes inclusive, safe and fair sport. 3.3.2. Commission on Human Rights of the Philippines63 We were able to build confidence since the [human rights] issues and concerns within the tribe were given attention by different agencies. Higaonon, Philippines The mission of the Commission on Human Rights of the Philippines is “[to] evolve a human rights culture through the institutionalization of a continuing multi-sectoral and multi-disciplinary human rights education programme in the formal, non-formal and community-based sectors”. 3.3.3. Indonesian National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM)64 To carry out its functions in the fields of education and information, Komnas HAM has mandate and duty to: • disseminate human rights principles and information to the Indonesian public • endeavour to enhance public awareness of human rights through formal and non-formal education institutions and various other circles • cooperate with organizations, institutions or other parties at the national, regional and international levels in the field of human rights. 61 More information is available online at www.humanrights.gov.au/human-rights-education-and-community-engagement. 62 The Commission’s social media initiatives have included Tell Me Something I Don’t Know and Something in Common. 63 Philippine Human Rights Education Decade Plan: A sectoral compilation 1998–2007; Commission on Human Rights of the Philippines. More information is available online at www.chr.gov.ph. 64 More information is available online at www.komnasham.go.id. Chapter 3: National human rights institutions and human rights education | 25