HUMAN RIGHTS are the fundamental rights and freedoms which, it is generally agreed, everybody has from the moment of birth, simply because they are human beings. They are not privileges which need to be won and they apply equally to everybody, regardless of age, sex, race, ethnicity, wealth or social standing. Because they are rights, they cannot be taken away from anyone by the government (although they can be limited and sometimes suspended during states of emergency). These rights are based on a number of human rights principles. Human rights become enforceable as they become codified as conventions, covenants or treaties, or as they become recognized as customary international law.

 

HUMAN RIGHTS EDUCATION, simply stated, human rights education (HRE) is all learning that builds human rights knowledge, skills, attitudes and behaviours. It is a process of empowerment that begins with the individual and branches out to encompass the community at large.

 

HUMAN RIGHTS EDUCATION program includes a focus on knowledge, skills, behaviour and attitudes that lead to social change, from the individual to the group, and also includes a focus on international conventions and mechanisms for the protection of human rights. Through human rights education, you can empower yourself and others to develop skills, behaviour and attitudes that promote equality, dignity, respect and the establishment of values that are linked to human rights.