24 May UNITED KINGDOM: Editor Discusses Human Rights Education in Primary Schools
Writing in Rightsinfo.org Jem Collins, News and Social Media Editor asks, “why aren’t Human Rights part of the essential curriculum at primary school?” She points...
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22 May RUSSIAN FEDERATION: Law School Sponsors Conference on Human Rights
A conference on, “Legal awareness and education in the area of human rights: experience and perspectives of the modern Russia” was recently sponsored in Moscow...
17 May TAIWAN: Human Rights Museum Opens
Taiwan has recently opened a National Human Rights Museum on Green Island near Taipai. Green Island was the site of a prison during the period...
14 May OHIO: University Names Director of Human Rights Center
The University of Dayton has named a new Executive Director of the University’s Human Rights Center. Shelley Inglis is an experienced Human Rights campaigner with...
13 May JORDAN: UPR Cites Human Rights Education
The Jordanian government has finished drafting its 2018 Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of Human Rights for 2018. According to the UPR, as a part of...
09 May Abu Dhabi: Muslim Educator Speaks of the Need to Teach Human Rights
Speaking at the International Muslim Communities Conference (IMCC) in Abu Dhabi, Dr Gahad Hamed, professor at the University of London, Ontario, Canada spoke of the...
07 May OREGON: Book on Teaching Human Rights Reviewed
The online journal, Democracy & Education, has published a review of Audrey Osler’s 2016 book, Human Rights and Schooling: An Ethical Framework for Teaching for Social...
25 Apr NEPAL: Human Rights Education Urged for Schools
In a meeting held between the Nepal National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) and the Ministry of Education, Curriculum Development Center and other educators, the critical...
16 Apr MACAU SPECIAL AUTONOMOUS REGION (SAR): Bishop Discusses Human Rights Education
Speaking of the challenge of creating inclusive education for children with special needs, the Catholic Bishop of Macau, Steven Lee Bung Sang spoke of the...
16 Apr UGANDA: Maternity Hospital Adopts Innovative Program Including Human Rights Education
A maternity hospital in Kaabong that has been granted an award for its outstanding social innovation including human rights education. By the Makerere School of...