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Announcing Human Rights Educators USA

Human Rights Educators USAToday, Human Rights Day, is the official launch of Human Rights Educators USA - a national network of individuals and agencies supporting human rights education in formal and nonformal educational settings in the United States. HREA is a founding member of the network. Find out more >>

The impact of human rights education on community policing

Victoria Police community policing"Wherever somebody has done human rights education there is less angst when they are dealing with the community," explains Mmaskepe Sejoe, Human Rights Unit Manager. All 14,000 Victoria Police employees participate in human rights training that includes focus on community relations, respecting suspects' rights, and articulating values of respect and dignity. More >>

Premalatha's story

Premalatha"I have been denied my rights. But these rights are my birthright," says Premalatha, a school child in a village near Madurai in the Tamil Nadu region of southern India. She encounters caste and gender-based discrimination. Learn about Premalatha and the power of human rights education in our video A Path to Dignity. View >>

New guidelines on human rights education launched

Front cover of the Guidelines on Human Rights Education for Secondary School Systems (OSCE/Shiv Sharma)HREA's Cristina Sganga and Felisa Tibbitts launched new guidelines on human rights education for law enforcement officials and secondary school systems at the annual Human Dimension Implementation Meeting in Warsaw organised by the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE). More >>

Rapid e-courses on human rights

Introductory e-courses on human rightsHREA offers short on-line professional development courses. They combine text with rich multimedia, including videos and podcasts. Learners pass assessments throughout. The courses currently available are: Humanity in War; Human Rights in Europe; Rights of Refugees and Displaced Persons; and Rights of the Child. You can try a short sample of any course before you enroll. Learn more >>

About HREA

Celebrating 10 yearsHuman Rights Education Associates (HREA) is an international non-governmental organisation that supports human rights learning; the training of activists and professionals; the development of educational materials and programming; and community-building through on-line technologies. More >>

Human Rights Education Associates (HREA) is an international non-governmental organisation registered as a charity in the Netherlands and a 501(c)3 tax-exempt non-profit in the United States and has consultative status with the United Nations.

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Upcoming e-learning courses:

- EU Migration and Asylum Law and Policies
- International Human Rights Law (Foundation Course)
- Migration and Asylum (Foundation Course)
- Minority Rights
- Use of ICTs and Social Media for Human Rights Work
- Children in War and Armed Conflicts
- Psychosocial Consequences of Migration and Asylum
- Gender-based Violence
- La Programmation axée sur des droits de l'enfant
- Monitoring Children's Rights
- Forced Migration
- Health and Human Rights
- Human Rights Advocacy
- Human Rights, Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity
- Monitoring Women's Rights

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