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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Third Decade of HRE – An Important Goal For UN
20 September 2013 Human Rights Education Associates (HREA) and the NGO Working Group on HREL, including ACHRE, made 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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Media Release – ACHRE Congratulations Prime Minister Tony Abbott and his Ministry
17 September 2013 The Australian Council for Human Rights Education (ACHRE) congratulates the Prime Minister Tony Abbott and new Abbott Ministry, in particular Education Minister Christopher Pyne, Foreign Minister Julie Bishop and Attorney General Senator George Brandis QC and looks forward toward successful cooperation with the new government toward the advancement of human rights education …
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Final call for registrations for human rights e-learning courses offered in September-October 2013
30 August 2013 Human rights e-learning courses offered in September-October 2013 HREA is issuing a final call for registrations for e-learning courses offered in the fourth term (September-October) of 2013. We are pleased to offer several new courses in English, French and Spanish, including courses on child participation, corporate social responsibility, and migration and asylum. …
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ACHRE Treasurer Prof Zajda made Fellow of the Australian College of Educators
22 August 2013 Associate Professor Joseph Zajda, Ph.D. FACE (Education Victoria) was elected Fellow of the Australian College of Educators.Fellowship is one of the highest honours that the college can bestow. Fellows have been judged by their peers to have made a distinctive and outstanding contribution to education in Australia. The 2013 Fellowships were announced …
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