Human Rights and Value Education 🕊️

🔹 What are Human Rights?

➡️ Human Rights = Basic rights every human deserves

➡️ Universal & Equal: Apply to all people, everywhere

➡️ Based on dignity, equality, justice, freedom & respect

Examples:

• 🗣️ Freedom of speech

• 📚 Right to education

• 🏠 Right to life and safety

• ❤️ Right to marry and have a family

• 🚫 Freedom from discrimination

📘 What is Human Rights Education (HRE)?

➡️ Teaching and learning about human rights, values, and responsibilities

➡️ Helps people understand, defend, and apply their rights

🔍 Key Goals of HRE:

✔️ Promote peace, justice, and equality

✔️ Build mutual understanding and respect

✔️ Encourage global citizenship

✔️ Prevent conflict and discrimination

🏛️ Global Milestones in Human Rights Education

🔹 1948 – Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR)

➡️ First global agreement on basic rights

➡️ Article 26: Education should promote respect for human rights

🔹 1993 – Vienna Conference on Human Rights

➡️ Reaffirmed HRE as essential to peace and harmony

🔹 1995–2004 – UN Decade for HRE

➡️ Promoted global awareness and state education programs

🔹 2004 – World Programme for HRE

➡️ Phase 1: Focus on primary & secondary schools

➡️ Phase 2: Extended to teachers, civil servants, military

🔹 2011 – UN Declaration on HRE & Training

➡️ Recognized HRE as a right for everyone

➡️ Gave states the duty to promote HRE

🌐 HRE in the UN Sustainable Development Goals

📌 SDG Goal 4.7 (By 2030):

“Ensure all learners gain skills to promote sustainable development, human rights, gender equality & global citizenship.”

🧠 Value Education: Building Character and Society

➡️ Value education teaches:

✔️ Tolerance and respect

✔️ Empathy and cooperation

✔️ Environmental responsibility

✔️ Civic participation

Together with HRE, it builds responsible citizens and peaceful societies.

🇪🇺 Human Rights Education in Europe

➡️ Human rights are legally binding in Europe

➡️ Based on:

• UN’s UDHR (1948)

• European Convention on Human Rights (1950)

📌 Council of Europe defines HRE as:

✔️ Knowledge + skills + values

✔️ Encouraging participation and equality

✔️ Protecting democracy and the rule of law

🧩 Definitions by Key Organizations

🔹 Amnesty International:

➡️ HRE = People learn their own rights & others’ through interactive learning

🔹 Asia-Pacific Resource Centre:

➡️ HRE = Helps people understand their lives and take control using human rights knowledge

🔑 Why HRE Matters

➡️ Empowers individuals

➡️ Builds peaceful societies

➡️ Promotes active citizenship

➡️ Prevents injustice and abuse

➡️ Encourages global responsibility

🛠️ Challenges and Responsibilities

🔸 Lack of awareness in many regions

🔸 Political resistance or lack of will

🔸 Need for proper teacher training and resources

🔸 States must take active steps to implement HRE in all levels of education

🧭 Final Message

“Every individual and every organ of society shall strive by teaching and education to promote respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms.”

— Preamble, UN Declaration on HRE