12 Aug AUSTRALIA: Human Rights Advocate, Law Professor Recognized
A law professor at the University of New South Wales (USNW) has been recognized for her excellence teaching of human rights. Assistant Professor Justine Nolan....
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12 Aug UNITED STATES: Call for Improved Reporting of Human Rights Education
The U.S. Government Accounting Office (GAO) has issued a report calling for improved reporting and monitoring of human rights training mandated under Department of Defense...
13 Jul THE PHILIPPINES: Senator Introduces Legislation to Teach Rights to OPWs.
Leila de Lima, a Philippine senator has introduced legislation to improve the human rights education of overseas Philippine workers (OPWs). Many Filipinos working overseas suffer...
12 Jul SWITZERLAND: UN Website Provides Human Rights Education Materials
The United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) makes available a series of human rights training and educational materials on its...
09 Jul UNITED STATES: A Human Rights Summer Camp for Youth
The Human Rights Education Institute (HREI) of Coeur d’Alene, Idaho is offering a Human Rights Camp for children 6 to 11. The camp gives children...
08 Jul KAZAKHSTAN: Summer School in Human Rights Offered
KAZAKHSTAN: Summer School in Human Rights Offered The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) is sponsoring a summer school for law students and young...
03 Jul UNITED STATES: Harvard Law Appoints Professor of Human Rights
Samantha Power, diplomat, academic, and human rights advocate has been appointed Professor of Practice in Human Rights at the Harvard Law School. Speaking of Samantha...
30 Jun THE GAMBIA/NEW YORK: The Gambia Reports Progress in Human Rights Education
Speaking at the 16th Annual International Human Rights Summit at the United Nations in New York , Nfamara Jawneh The executive director of Beakanyang, a...
30 Jun UNITED KINGDOM: Quakers Offer New Human Rights Educational Packs
Independent Catholic News (ICN) reports on a new educational pack produced by Quakers in Britain. Titled Razor Wire and Olive Branches, the educational materials are...
19 Jun UNITED STATES: Youth Group Supplies Materials for Human Rights Education
Youth for Human Rights International, a Church of Scientology affiliate, has made available program materials for teaching young people about Human Rights. The materials include...