***************************************************************** * ERC-L Volume 6, Issue # 5 (February 2006) * * 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 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 Links section; and a Databases section. If you have questions or feedback, please contact us at: erc@hrea.org. ## FEATURE ## Global Directory of Human Rights Educators The aim of the Global Directory of Human Rights Educators is to provide a resource for individuals, communities and organisations that are looking for assistance with their activities or want to exchange information. Through the directory one can identify trainers or curriculum developers, explore potential partnerships, or share your interest in certain thematic areas. Currently almost 700 educators from over 65 countries have registered in the directory. In order to protect the privacy of those listed the directory is password protected and will only be accessible to those who have registered. You can register and access the directory at: http://www.hrea.org/erc/Databases/educators.php ## LIBRARY: http://www.hrea.org/erc/Library ## New documents added: * 100 and 1 Terms for Human Rights Education by Ramdane Babadji (Geneva: International Bureau of Education/World Association for the School (EIP), 2001). Language(s): English, French. Keywords: dictionary, reference, teachers, trainers, Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR). URL: http://www.hrea.org/erc/Library/display.php?doc_id=2959&category_id=23&category_type=3 * Education for Global Citizenship: A Guide for Schools (Oxfam GB, London, 2006). Language(s): English. Keywords: curriculum, good practices, guidelines, teachers, formal education, primary school, secondary school, citizenship education, development education, global education, United Kingdom. URL: http://www.hrea.org/erc/Library/display.php?doc_id=2975&category_id=18&category_type=3 * Human Rights Education: A background paper (Copenhagen: Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Network, 2003). Language(s): Arabic, English, French. Keywords: guidelines, NGO staff, formal education, non-formal education, training of professional groups, human rights education. URL: http://www.hrea.org/erc/Library/display.php?doc_id=2972&category_id=43&category_type=3 * Human Rights Lesson Plans for Southeast Asian Schools (Osaka: Asia-Pacific Human Rights Information Center, 2003). Language(s): English, Indonesian. Keywords: lesson plan(s), teacher guide, teachers, primary school, secondary school, civic education, curriculum development, moral education, physical education, science education, social studies, anti-corruption, child labour, migrant workers, non-discrimination, sustainable development, Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC), Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, hailand, Vietnam. URL: http://www.hrea.org/erc/Library/display.php?doc_id=2971&category_id=18&category_type=3 * Ideas for Human Rights Education (East Melbourne: Victoria Department of Education & Training, 2005). Language(s): English. Keywords: brochure, good practices, community leaders, school administrators, teachers, formal education, non-formal education, human rights education, Australia. URL: http://www.hrea.org/erc/Library/display.php?doc_id=2976&category_id=2&category_type=3 * It's Only Right! Activities by Susan Fountain (New York: UNICEF, 1993). Language(s): English. Keywords: lesson activities, lesson unit(s), teacher manual, teachers, secondary school, child labour, children's rights, rights of the child, Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC), United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF). URL: http://www.hrea.org/erc/Library/display.php?doc_id=2970&category_id=6&category_type=3 * Neighbours: Learning to respect one another by Jana Ondrácková (Prague: Czech Helsinki Committee, 1999). Language(s): Czech, English. Keywords: teacher manual, teachers, secondary school, civic education, Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC), Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), Czech Republic. URL: http://www.hrea.org/erc/Library/display.php?doc_id=245&category_id=6&category_type=3 * 'Peace Education and Refugee Youth' in: Jeff Crisp, Christopher Talbot and Daiana B. Cipollone (eds.), Learning for a Future: Refugee Education in Developing Countries by Marc Sommers (Geneva: UNHCR, 2001). Language(s): English. Keywords: research study, peace education, refugees, research & evaluation, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), Kenya, Uganda. URL: http://www.hrea.org/erc/Library/display.php?doc_id=2993&category_id=4&category_type=3 * Poor people and democratic citizenship in Africa by Michael Bratton (Cape Town: IDASA, CDD Ghana and Michigan State University, 2006). Language(s): English. Keywords: research study, citizenship education, voter education, democracy, free and fair elections, political participation, poverty, Africa. URL: http://www.hrea.org/erc/Library/display.php?doc_id=2992&category_id=4&category_type=3 * Youth Guide to the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms (Edmonton: John Humphrey Centre for Peace and Human Rights). Language(s): English, French. Keywords: student text, students, youth, non-formal education, secondary school, civil and political rights, equality before the law, non-discrimination, rule of law, Canada. URL: http://www.hrea.org/erc/Library/display.php?doc_id=2961&category_id=41&category_type=3 ## CALENDAR: http://www.hrea.org/erc/Calendar ## New courses added: * 2006 Academy on Human Rights and Humanitarian Law Date: 30 May-16 June 2006 Level: (post)graduate, professional Focus: The Academy offers a program of courses to meet the needs of, inter alia, legal practitioners; counselors in international relief agencies, government agencies, and international organisations; and law students specialising in human rights. Location: Washington D.C. (USA) Deadline of application: 5 May 2006 Organisation: American University/Washington College of Law URL: http://www.hrea.org/erc/Calendar/display.php?doc_id=2978&month=6&year=2006 * 6th Summer Course on International Humanitarian Law Date: 19 June-1 July 2006 Level: professional Focus: The objectives of the course are: to promote and disseminate the knowledge of international and regional instruments on the protection of refugees and displaced persons; to improve and harmonize their practical application and implementation at national level; to train government and NGO officials responsible for the implementation of refugee law and the organisation of national refugee law courses. Location: Sanremo (Italy) Deadline of application: - Organisation: International Institute of Humanitarian Law URL: http://www.hrea.org/erc/Calendar/display.php?doc_id=2987&month=6&year=2006 * Columbia-CEU Workshop on Innovative Law Teaching: Human Rights and Ethics Date: 10-14 July 2006 Level: graduate, professional Focus: This is a course for junior law faculty and senior students interested in pursuing academic career, who wish to learn more about the use of innovative methods of teaching human rights law and ethics, including experiential learning. Location: Budapest (Hungary) Deadline of application: 14 February 2006 Organisation: CEU Summer University URL: http://www.hrea.org/erc/Calendar/display.php?doc_id=2950&month=7&year=2006 * Good Governance General Course Date: 3-14 July 2006 Level: (post)graduate, professional Focus: This general course on good governance places emphasis on the linkage between human rights, public administration and effective and responsible service delivery. It aims to advance good governance and foster informed and supportive links between people in management positions within the SADC region. Location: Pretoria (South Africa) Deadline of application: - Organisation: Centre for Human Rights, University of Pretoria URL: http://www.hrea.org/erc/Calendar/display.php?doc_id=2984&month=7&year=2006 * Human Rights in Africa Date: 22-26 May 2006 Level: (post)graduate, professional Focus: The course focuses on regional human rights norms and its application in Africa. Location: Pretoria (South Africa) Deadline of application: - Organisation: Centre for Human Rights, University of Pretoria URL: http://www.hrea.org/erc/Calendar/display.php?doc_id=2985&month=5&year=2006 * Human Rights Monitoring Date: 6 September-28 November 2006 Level: professional Focus: This distance learning course provides participants practical guidance on how to monitor human rights. Participants will be introduced to the doctrine and methodology of human rights monitoring, primarily as developed through the work of international organisations and NGOs, such as the Committee for the Prevention of Torture, the International Helsinki Federation for Human Rights, Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, Association for the Prevention of Torture (APT) and national human rights NGOs. Location: Internet (e-learning course) Deadline of application: 1 June 2006 Organisation: HREA URL: http://www.hrea.org/erc/Calendar/display.php?doc_id=2842&month=9&year=2006 * International Humanitarian Law Date: 13-24 November 2006 Level: (post)graduate, professional Focus: This course, jointly presented by the Centre for Human Rights and the Regional Delegation of the International Committee for the Red Cross for Southern Africa and the Indian Ocean, deals with principles of humanitarian law essential to good governance. Location: Pretoria (South Africa) Deadline of application: - Organisation: Centre for Human Rights, University of Pretoria URL: http://www.hrea.org/erc/Calendar/display.php?doc_id=2982&month=11&year=2006 * Introduction to the European System of Human Rights Protection and Promotion Date: 11 September-3 December 2006 Level: (under)graduate, professional Focus: This distance learning course provides participants with practical guidance on how to protect human rights through the European human rights system, and specifically the institutions and treaties of the Council of Europe. Participants will be introduced to the main European human rights conventions and jurisprudence, primarily as developed through the European Court of Human Rights. The course addresses European human rights standards as they apply to civil and political rights, economic, social and cultural rights, and the rights of minorities. Location: Internet (e-learning course) Deadline of application: 1 June 2006 Organisation: HREA URL: http://www.hrea.org/erc/Calendar/display.php?doc_id=2911&month=9&year=2006 * Palestinian Refugees and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights Date: 20-21 May 2006 Level: high school, (under)graduate, post-graduate, professional Focus: This two-day workshop places the Palestinian refugee case study within the broader context of the international human rights regime. Location: Oxford (United Kingdom) Deadline of application: - Organisation: Refugee Studies Centre URL: http://www.hrea.org/erc/Calendar/display.php?doc_id=2969&month=6&year=2006 * Project Development and Management in the NGO Sector Date: 13 September-5 December 2006 Level: professional Focus: This distance learning course will introduce the basic elements of project development and management. Step-by-step processes and techniques will be introduced for the various phases of a project life cycle. The course is intended for staff of non-governmental organisations who have responsibility for designing and carrying out a project, but with relatively little experience. Location: Internet (e-learning course) Deadline of application: 1 June 2006 Organisation: HREA URL: http://www.hrea.org/erc/Calendar/display.php?doc_id=2843&month=9&year=2006 * Service-Learning Civic Education Institute Date: 8-9 August 2006 Level: high school, (under)graduate, professional Focus: Intended for K-12 educators, teacher educators, student & community leaders. Includes workshops on character and civic education and service-learning in K-12 schools. See effective ways to provide opportunities for youth leadership, community service and civic engagement. Location: Fresno, CA (USA) Deadline of application: 30 June 2006 Organisation: Kremen School of Education, California State University at Fresno URL: http://www.hrea.org/erc/Calendar/display.php?doc_id=2990&month=8&year=2006 * Sixth South Asian Orientation Course in Human Rights and Peace Studies Date: 1 May-30 September 2006 Level: professional Focus: The course will have three components: A three months long distance learning beginning 1 May 2006; field work in August; and, a three-week long Direct Orientation in September 2006. Location: Internet, field work, New Delhi (India) Deadline of application: 25 March 2006 Organisation: South Asia Forum for Human Rights (SAFHR) URL: http://www.hrea.org/erc/Calendar/display.php?doc_id=2986&month=5&year=2006 * Summer Academy on OSCE Date: 26 June-8 July 2006 Level: graduate, professional Focus: The purpose of the “Summer Academy on OSCE” is to expand and deepen knowledge about the OSCE and to contribute to its various activities. The courses and special events are designed for provide diplomats who are going to work with OSCE delegations and institutions, and other individuals (scholars, NGO representatives, etc.) intending to work in the areas of fact-finding, human-rights, election monitoring, peaceful settlement of disputes, and other types of international diplomatic and civilian missions. Location: Stadtschlaining (Austria) Deadline of application: 13 May 2006 Organisation: Austrian Study Center for Peace and Conflict Resolution (ASPR) URL: http://www.hrea.org/erc/Calendar/display.php?doc_id=2991&month=7&year=2006 * Summer Course on Refugee Issues Date: 1-18 June 2006 Level: post-graduate, professional Focus: This eight-day postgraduate training course for academic and field-based practitioners working in the area of forced migration. The course involves a rigorous schedule of lectures, panel discussions, and a simulation exercise. It draws from academic and field-based experts for its faculty and, reflecting the Centre’s mission, serves as a hub for researchers, students, service providers and policy makers to share information and ideas. Location: Montreal (Canada) Deadline of application: 31 March 2006 Organisation: Centre for Refugee Studies URL: http://www.hrea.org/erc/Calendar/display.php?doc_id=2989&month=6&year=2006 * The Law of Refugee Status Date: 20-21 May 2006 Level: high school, (under)graduate, post-graduate, professional Focus: This comprehensive workshop on the scope of the refugee definition gives participants the opportunity, through a mix of lecture and working group exercises, to grapple with difficult issues of application of the legal norms in the context of factual scenarios based on actual refugee claims. Location: Oxford (United Kingdom) Deadline of application: - Organisation: Refugee Studies Centre URL: http://www.hrea.org/erc/Calendar/display.php?doc_id=2968&month=5&year=2006 ## LINKS: http://www.hrea.org/erc/Links ## The Human Rights Links section of the Resource Centre has been revised and expanded. It is now possible to navigate the links by both region and topic. Links to organisations and resources relating to the following human rights issues/themes were added recently: Freedom of religion: http://www.hrea.org/erc/Links/list.php?category_type=2&category_id=462 Human rights defenders: http://www.hrea.org/erc/Links/list.php?category_type=2&category_id=825 Indigenous peoples: http://www.hrea.org/erc/Links/list.php?category_type=2&category_id=701 **************************************************************************** The Electronic Resource Centre for Human Rights Education is maintained by HREA. 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