1 November 2013 Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe has launched the Guidelines on human rights education for health workers and Guidelines on human rights education for human rights activists are online. Guidelines on Human Rights Education for Health Workers: https://www.osce.org/odihr/105050Guidelines on Human Rights Education for Human …
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HRE at the 24th session of the UN Human Rights Council – Resolution on WPHRE
31 October 2013 RESOLUTION ON THE WPHRE Human Rights Council resolution 24/15 on World Programme for Human Rights Education (WPHRE) was adopted without a vote on 27 September. The resolution had been drafted by the Platform for Human Rights Education and Training (comprising 7 Member States: Costa Rica, Italy, Morocco, Philippines, Senegal, Slovenia and Switzerland), …
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National Human Rights Conciliation, Legal & Education Officers Conference
24-25 October 2013 ACHRE has agreed to assist ACT Human Rights Commission in organisation of National Human Rights Conciliation, Legal & Education Officers Conference in Canberra on 24-25 October 2013. The conference program is attached. ACHRE encourages participation in the conference of human rights education practitioners. More information is also on the conference website: Conference Dr …
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Public Forum on Indigenous Youth Self Harm: People, Place & Politics
22 October 2013 NT Council for Human Rights Education jointly with the Charles Darwin University School of Law together with the Miriam Rose Foundation present a public Forum on Indigenous Youth Self Harm: People, Place & Politics to be held at Mal Nairn Auditorium, at 5.30 – 7.00 PM on Tuesday, 22nd October 2013. Admission …
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Nobel for the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons
10 October 2013 Congratulations to the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons which was just awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. For more about this agency see the website at www.opcw.org . Those of you working in educational settings might consider infusing a related lesson. Below is a link to a lesson from the Educators …
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Learning and Living Democracy – Manuals
5 October 2013 The Council of Europe ( www.coe.int) has published a series of ‘Learning and Living Democracy’ manuals which are designed to support teachers, and are available online. The series includes six manuals, adapted for the primary-, secondary- and high-school levels, which are divided into the following themes: – Educating for Democracy – Growing Up …
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Third Phase of the UN World Programme on Human Rights Education
3 October 2013 The focus of Third Phase of the UN World Programme on Human Rights Education (WPHRE) has been announced. The Human Rights Council adopted on 24 September Resolution [A/HRC/24/L.12/Rev.1], which defines the Third Phase and determines that the new phase of the WPHRE will run for four years, commencing in 2015. Watch the Representative from …
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DFAT Australia-Vietnam Dialogue Debrief
25 September 2013 Mr Chander Khera, Member of ACHRE Management Committee has attended the Australia-Vietnam Dialogue Debrief organised by Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade in Canberra and reported as follows. Awareness of human rights in various Vietnamese agencies is increasing. Vietnam is in the process of preparing a report on the development of a …
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ACHRE Supports AHRC ‘RACISM. IT STOPS WITH ME’ Campaign
24 September 2013 The ACHRE has signed a formal agreement with the Australian Human Rights Commission to support the Commission’s ‘RACISM. IT STOPS WITH ME.’ Campaign. The Australian Human Rights Education Council looks towards effective partnership with the AHRC in combating racism. See Supporter Agreement between ACHRE and AHRC here
Third Phase of the World Programme For Human Rights Education
23 Sept 2013 ACHRE has made as a part of HREA Working Group on HREL a joint statement at the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva this week regarding the focus of the third phase of the World Programme for Human Rights Education. The theme, focus and target of the third phase of this important …
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