04 Dec AUSTRALIA: Conference Held on Human Rights Education
idepthnews.net reports on the Ninth International Conference on Human Rights Education (ICHRE) held in Sydney. A key message of the conference was, “more investment is needed in human...
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29 Nov SWEDEN: Police Authority Plans Human Rights Workshops
In an effort to reverse the trend of increasing levels hate crimes. The Swedish Police Authority Region South is organizing a series of two-day workshops...
26 Nov NEW JERSEY: Human Rights Classes Offered to School Teachers
The Holocaust Resource Center at Kean University offers two continuing education classes for teachers at a local high school. The classes are, “Teaching the Holocaust”...
23 Nov SPAIN: Council of Europe Trains Legal Professionals in Human Rights
The Council of Europe through its Program for Human Rights Education for Legal Professionals (HELP) is providing training to legal professionals in Spain in human...
21 Nov OHIO: Panel Discusses Human Rights as a Profession
The University of Dayton is celebrating the 20th anniversary of its human rights studies program and the 70th anniversary of the United Nations Universal Declaration...
21 Nov MASSACHUTTES and MYANNMAR: Harvard Law Lecturer Teaches Human Rights by Example
The Harvard gazette reports on a Harvard Law School (HLS) lecturer that takes students to Myanmar to learn firsthand about human rights from community activists...
20 Nov INDIA: Course in Human Rights Offered to University and College Teachers
Jammu University offers a refresher course in human rights for university and college teachers. As reported by greaterkashmir.com the course was inaugurated by Justice Bilal...
15 Nov PHILIPPINE ISLANDS: Opposition Senate Candidates Call for More Human Rights Education
Appearing at a pre-election forum hosted by Tindig Philipinas, three Philippine senatorial candidates spoke to the importance of human rights education. According to rappler.com, the...
14 Nov PENNSYLVANIA: UN Human Rights High Commissioner to Teach Human Rights
Former United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein has been appointed Distinguished Global Leader-in-Residence at the Perry World House of the...
13 Nov NIGERIA: Human Rights Training for Police
A two day human rights training program was recently organized by the Nigerian police force together with Prisoners Rehabilitation and Welfare Action (PRAWA) an NGO. ...