********************************************************** * ERC-L Volume 3, Issue # 6 (January 2003) * A monthly newsletter with updates from the * Electronic Resource Centre for Human Rights Education * Published by HREA * http://www.hrea.org/erc/ ********************************************************** ERC-L is a monthly e-mail newsletter about new resources for human rights education and training on the web site of Human Rights Education Associates (HREA). HREA's Resource Centre consists of: a Library; a Forums section with various discussion lists related to human rights and human rights education; a Human Rights Education Links section; and a Databases section. If you have questions or feedback, please contact us at: <erc@hrea.org>. ## FEATURE ## First Steps: A Manual for Starting Human Rights Education This manual is directed towards teachers with little or no experience in teaching human rights. The resource is divided into several sections, including the background for human rights education; tools for teaching human rights (including teaching methods, lesson development, evaluation and organisation of training seminars); sample lessons; key human rights documents; and other resources for promoting human rights education. The model lessons contained in the manual are taken from a variety of sources and are used to illustrate various methodologies and topics for human rights education. First Steps is conceived as a learning tool for the teacher as well as a resource for organising activities in educational settings. The main purpose of the text is to familiarise teachers with the basic principles and approaches of human rights education and to give them tools for the development of their own lessons and teaching skill. An Arabic language version is now available as well. * First Steps: A Manual for Starting Human Rights Education (London: Amnesty International, 1997). Languages: Arabic, Albanian, Dutch, English, Hungarian, Russian, Slovak, Slovenian, Ukrainian. Keywords: teacher manual, secondary school level, lesson plans, Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Convention on the Rights of the Child, Central and Eastern Europe. URL: http://www.hrea.org/erc/Library/First_Steps/index.html ## HUMAN RIGHTS EDUCATION LIBRARY ## New additions in December 2002: * 25 Questions & Answers on Health and Human Rights (Geneva: World Health Organization, 2002). Language(s): English. Keywords: guide, health professionals, medical personnel, right to health, right health care, right to development, public health, HIV/AIDS, right to privacy, discrimination, non-discrimination, violence against women, harmful traditional practices, World Health Organization (WHO). URL: http://www.hrea.org/erc/Library/medical_personnel/who-02.html * A handbook for advocacy in the African human rights system. Advancing reproductive and sexual health by International Programme on Reproductive and Sexual Health Law of the Faculty of Law/University of Toronto (Nairobi: IPAS, 2002). Language(s): English. Keywords: handbook, women's human rights, women's rights, reproductive health, non-discrimination, right to health, right to health care, HIV/AIDS, female genital mutilation, African human rights system, African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights, African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights, African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights, African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child, Draft Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights Concerning the Rights of Women, African Union. URL: http://www.hrea.org/erc/Library/women/ipas02.html * Approaches to civic education: Lessons learned (Washington DC: U.S. Agency for International Development, 2002). Language(s): English. Keywords: evaluation, research, primary school level, secondary school level, adult education, formal education, non-formal education,civic education, civics, citizenship education, democracy education, Dominican Republic, Poland, South Africa, USAID. URL: http://www.hrea.org/erc/Library/research_evaluation/usaid02.html * Handbook for Applying the Guiding Principles on Internal Displacement (Geneva/Bogota: OCHA/The Brookings Institution Project on Internal Displacement, 1999/2002). Language(s): English, French, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish. Keywords: handbook, internally displaced persons (IDPs), Guiding Principles on Internal Displacement, Special Representative on Internally Displaced Persons, United Nations. URL: http://www.hrea.org/erc/Library/reference/idp02.html * Human Rights. School-based Syllabus (Bangkok: International Baccalaureate, 2002). Language(s): English. Keywords: syllabus, curriculum, high school level, International Baccalaureate. URL: http://www.hrea.org/erc/Library/secondary/ibe02.html * IBA Minimum Standards of Judicial Independence (International Bar Association, 1982). Language(s): English. Keywords: guidelines, code of conduct, judges, independence of judiciary, impartiality. URL: http://www.hrea.org/erc/Library/judiciary/iba82.html * International Commission of Jurists Trial Observation Manual (Geneva: International Commission of Jurists, 2002). Language(s): English. Keywords: manual, human rights monitors, trial observation, right to a fair trial, right to a fair hearing, equality before the law, International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR), African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights, United Nations Basic Principles on the Independence of the Judiciary, United Nations Basic Principles on the Role of Lawyers, Guidelines on the Role of Prosecutors, International Commission of Jurists. URL: http://www.hrea.org/erc/Library/monitoring/icj02.html * Science in the Service of Human Rights. An Introductory Class for Science, Technology and Public Health by Richard Pierre Claude (Cambridge: HREA, 2002). Language(s): English. Keywords: syllabus, higher education, undergraduate level, science, public health, Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), International Covenant on Social, Economic and Cultural Rights (ICESCR). URL: http://www.hrea.org/erc/Library/pre-service/claude02.html * The Rights Stuff. An Education Resource on the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (Tomsk: Amnesty International/Tomsk Human Rights Commission, 2002). Language(s): Russian. Keywords: manual, lesson plans, secondary school level, youth, children's rights, rights of the child, right to education, Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC), United Nations. URL: http://www.hrea.org/erc/Library/secondary/tomsk02.html * Zero Indifference: A How-to Guide to Ending Name-Calling in Schools by Nancy Goldstein (GLSEN, 2001). Language(s): English. Keywords: guide, teachers, school administrators, lesbian and gay rights, LGBT rights, sexual orientation, discrimination, equal protection, Title IX, USA. URL: http://www.hrea.org/erc/Library/teachers/glsen01.html ## HUMAN RIGHTS EDUCATION CALENDAR ## New courses added: * Advanced Course on the International Protection of Human Rights Dates: 18-29 August 2003 Level: graduate, professional Focus: The course aims at providing a profound insight into, and analysis of, the system of international human rights protection in the light of contemporary problems and relevant case law. The course is composed of lectures, case studies in working-groups, seminars and individual essays. Working language is English. Location: Åbo (Finland) Deadline of application: 14 April 2003 Organisation: Institute for Human Rights/Åbo Akademi University URL: http://www.hrea.org/erc/Calendar/431.html * Election Observation Dates: 19-29 May 2003 Level: graduate, professional Focus: This two-week course aims to standardise, consolidate and strengthen the institution of election observation in Africa. Location: Pretoria (South Africa) Deadline of application: -- Organisation: Centre for Human Rights/Faculty of Law, University of Pretoria URL: http://www.hrea.org/erc/Calendar/463.html * Human Rights Information and Documentation Management Dates: 25-28 February 2003 Level: professional Focus: This course is designed to meet the skill development needs of staff from human rights and development NGOs, government agencies, the judiciary, and other institutions with responsibility for information and documentation functions in Nigeria. Location: Lagos (Nigeria) Deadline of application: 20 February 2003 Organisation: Legal Research and Resource Development Centre (LRRDC) URL: http://www.hrea.org/erc/Calendar/483.html * International Diploma in Humanitarian Assistance (IDHA 12) Dates: 1-28 June 2003 Level: post-graduate Focus: This is a one-month, intensive, interactive residential course (200 hours of lectures, exercises and tests, both individual and in syndicates) for humanitarian field workers. Location: New York (USA) Deadline of application: -- Organisation: Center for International Health and Cooperation (CIHC) URL: http://www.hrea.org/erc/Calendar/433.html * International Institute of Human Rights, 34rd Study Session Dates: 30 June-25 July 2003 Level: professional Focus: This course emphasises both substantive norms and teaching methods. Offered in English, French and Spanish. Includes introductory classes on the international human rights protection system and workshops on specific themes such as the UN system of human rights protection, African, Inter-American and European systems of human rights protection; international humanitarian law. Location: Strasbourg (France) Deadline of application: 15 May 2003 Organisation: International Institute of Human Rights URL: http://www.hrea.org/erc/Calendar/481.html * International Labour Standards for Lawyers and Legal Educators (A900007) Dates: 1-12 September 2003 Level: professional Focus: This course provides in-depth knowledge of international labour standards to assist participants to teach others or to practice international labour law. The main objective of the course is to provide them with an understanding of the structure and content of the system of international labour standards in a way which develops participants' capacity to deal with the subject even further in their individual professional capacities. The working languages are English and French. Location: Turin (Italy) Deadline of application: -- Organisation: International Training Centre/International Labour Organization (ILO) URL: URL: http://www.hrea.org/erc/Calendar/465.html * International Summer School in Forced Migration Dates: 7-25 July 2003 Level: professional Focus: The Refugee Studies Centre's International Summer School aims to provide participants with a deeper and broader understanding of the forces and institutions that generate, maintain, and influence responses to displaced people. Participants will examine: different views of the nature of forced migration; the historical context of forced migration and its location within broader regional and global processes; the multifaceted realities faced by forced migrants; and the character of current responses to displacement. Location: Oxford (United Kingdom) Deadline of application: 1 May 2003 Organisation: Refugee Studies Centre/University of Oxford URL: http://www.hrea.org/erc/Calendar/435.html * South East Asian Advanced Programme on Human Rights Dates: 17-28 March 2003 Level: professional Focus: This programme aims at enhancing participants' knowledge of international human rights standards and available monitoring mechanisms. Particular attention will be paid to the regional context and current discussion regarding human rights imple-mentation in South East Asia. The approach in the training is interdisciplinary and involves aspects of law and social sciences. Location: Bangkok (Thailand) Deadline of application: 7 February 2003 Organisation: Mahidol University, Raoul Wallenberg Institute URL: http://www.hrea.org/erc/Calendar/474.html * Street Law Supreme Court Summer Institute for Teachers Dates: 12-17 June and 19-24 June 2003 Level: professional Focus: This is the 9th annual summer institute on the US Supreme Court, organised by Street Law, for secondary social studies teachers. Location: Washington D.C. (USA) Deadline of application: 21 March 2003 Organisation: Street Law, Inc. URL: http://www.hrea.org/erc/Calendar/448.html * Summer Programme in International Human Rights Law Dates: 6 July-2 August 2003 Level: under(graduate), professional Focus: The aims of the Programme are to develop participants' advocacy and dissemination skills, as well as their formal knowledge of human rights law and the means for its enforcement. Location: Oxford (United Kingdom) Deadline of application: 1 April 2003 Organisation: University of Oxford Department for Continuing Education and George Washington University Law School URL: http://www.hrea.org/erc/Calendar/456.html * Summer School on European Union Law and Policy on Immigration and Asylum Dates: 1-12 July 2003 Level: graduate, professional Focus: The aim of the Summer School is to provide its participants with an extensive understanding of the immigration and asylum policy of the European Union (EU) from a legal point of view. Working languages are English and French. Location: Brussels (Belgium) Deadline of application: -- Organisation: Université Libre de Bruxelles - Réseau ODYSSEUS Network URL: http://www.hrea.org/erc/Calendar/480.html * Use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) for Human Rights Work - Advanced course Dates: 2 June-26 July 2003 Level: professional Focus: This distance learning course is intended for staff members of human rights and social justice organisations who are responsible for information and communication (i.e. information officers, webmasters/webweavers) within their organisation. Location: Internet (distance learning course) Deadline of application: 1 May 2003 Organisation: Human Rights Education Associates (HREA) URL: http://www.hrea.org/erc/Calendar/482.html ## HUMAN RIGHTS EDUCATION LINKS ## * International Bar Association - Human Rights Institute (United Kingdom) [in English]: http://www.ibanet.org/humri/action.asp * Minnesota Advocates for Human Rights (USA) [in English]: http://www.mnadvocates.org * Pedagogical Tools for Human Rights Education (IIDH) [in Spanish]: http://www.iidh.ed.cr/comunidades/HerrPed/ * Physicians for Human Rights-United Kingdom (PHR-UK) [in English]: http://www.phruk.net ## RETRIEVE DOCUMENTS VIA E-MAIL ## You can access documents and Web pages listed in this newsletter via e-mail. Send a message to the following e-mail address <getweb@hrea.org>. Leave the SUBJECT field BLANK, and copy the URL (Internet address) into the BODY of the message. 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