***************************************************************** * ERC-L Volume 7, Issue # 4 (April 2007) * * 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 more than 1,000 educators from over 130 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: * Exploring Children's Rights: Lesson sequences for primary schools by Rolf Gollob and Peter Krapf in co-operation with Emir Adzovic (Strasbourg: Council of Europe, 2006). Language(s): English. Keywords: lesson plan(s), teacher manual, teachers, primary school, art education, education for democratic citizenship, children's rights, rights of the child, Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC), Declaration on the Rights of the Child. URL: http://www.hrea.org/erc/Library/display.php?doc_id=3923&category_id=5&category_type=3 * Human Rights Education in Asian Schools, Volume Six (Osaka: Asia-Pacific Human Rights Information Center, 2003). Language(s): English. Keywords: good practices, research study, formal education, primary school, secondary school, curriculum development, multi-cultural education, peace education, text development, children's rights, human rights education, research & evaluation, right to education, Azerbaijan, Cambodia, Georgia, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Iran, Japan, Sri Lanka. URL: http://www.hrea.org/erc/Library/display.php?doc_id=3979&category_id=4&category_type=3 * Human Rights Education in Asian Schools, Volume Seven (Osaka: Asia-Pacific Human Rights Information Center, 2004). Language(s): English. Keywords: good practices, research study, formal education, primary school, secondary school, conflict resolution, curriculum development, peace education, gender, human rights education, non-discrimination, pedagogy, research & evaluation, women's human rights, Afghanistan, China, Hong Kong, Israel, Japan, Pakistan, Palestinian Territory, Occupied, Philippines, Thailand. URL: http://www.hrea.org/erc/Library/display.php?doc_id=3980&category_id=4&category_type=3 * Human Rights Education in Asian Schools, Volume Eight (Osaka: Asia-Pacific Human Rights Information Center, 2005). Language(s): English. Keywords: good practices, research study, formal education, primary school, secondary school, curriculum development, peace education, text development, children's rights, gender, human rights education, research & evaluation, India, Indonesia, Japan, Lebanon, Malaysia, Nepal, New Zealand, Philippines, Vietnam. URL: http://www.hrea.org/erc/Library/display.php?doc_id=3981&category_id=4&category_type=3 * Human Rights Education in Asian Schools, Volume Nine (Osaka: Asia-Pacific Human Rights Information Center, 2006). Language(s): English. Keywords: good practices, research study, formal education, primary school, secondary school, teacher training, civic education, gender, human rights education, non-discrimination, racial discrimination, racism, research & evaluation, sexual violence, xenophobia, Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, Hong Kong, Iran, Japan, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam. URL: http://www.hrea.org/erc/Library/display.php?doc_id=3982&category_id=4&category_type=3 * Mainstreaming Human Rights. The Human Rights-Based Approach and the United Nations System: Desk Study prepared for UNESCO, March-April 2005 by André Frankovits/Human Rights Council of Australia Inc. (Paris: UNESCO, 2005). Language(s): English, French. Keywords: lessons learned, research study, development workers, policy makers, staff of international organisations, organisational management, research & evaluation, right to development, rights-based programming, sustainable development, United Nations. URL: http://www.hrea.org/erc/Library/display.php?doc_id=3106&category_id=4&category_type=3 * Plan of Action of the World Programme for Human Rights Education. First phase (New York and Geneva: Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and UNESCO, 2006). Language(s): English. Keywords: guidelines, formal education, primary school, human rights education, World Programme for Human Rights Education, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, UNESCO, United Nations. URL: http://www.hrea.org/erc/Library/display.php?doc_id=3920&category_id=43&category_type=3 ## CALENDAR: http://www.hrea.org/erc/Calendar ## New courses added: * 38th Annual Study Session on Human Rights Date: 2-27 July 2007 Level: (under)graduate, professional Focus: The theme of the 38th Annual Study Session is "Population Movement and Human Rights". The session's program is composed of: introductory lectures on the foundation, history and anthropology of human rights; given in French and English; thematic courses, whose topics vary each year, are in either French or English; fundamental courses on international human rights protection systems, humanitarian law, criminal law and protection of refugees. They are offered in parallel in French, English, Spanish and Arabic. Location: Strasbourg (France) Deadline of application: 15 May 2007 Organisation: Institut international des droits de l’homme URL: http://www.hrea.org/erc/Calendar/display.php?doc_id=3919&month=7&year=2007 * Human Rights Monitoring and Reporting in Developing Countries Date: 29 October-2 November 2007 Level: professional Focus: The course will be structured according to the monitoring and reporting cycle, going from the initial steps of collecting data, through the different stages of a reporting process, and to the question of how to communicate the information in human rights reports. The course will focus mostly on practical skills and techniques relevant to reporting, rather than on the working methods of different human rights reporting systems. Location: Copenhagen (Denmark) Deadline of application: 25 June 2007 Organisation: Danish Institute for Human Rights URL: http://www.hrea.org/erc/Calendar/display.php?doc_id=3860&month=10&year=2007 * International Criminal Court Summer School Date: 11-16 June 2007 Level: graduate, professional Focus: At the end of this intensive course, students can expect to have an excellent working knowledge of the establishment of the International Criminal Court, its applicable law, structures and operations. Lectures also speak to related issues in international criminal law, including universal jurisdiction and immunities. Location: Galway (Ireland) Deadline of application: 15 May 2007 Organisation: Irish Centre for Human Rights URL: http://www.hrea.org/erc/Calendar/display.php?doc_id=3928&month=6&year=2007 * Introduction to Human Rights Education Date: 12 September-4 December 2007 Level: graduate, post-graduate, professional Focus: This distance learning course will introduce the international field of human rights education (HRE), including presentations of programming approaches, teaching and learning resources, and related theory. The course is intended for educators and trainers working in both the formal and nonformal sectors. Participants will be assisted in the development of a curriculum, training, or plan to use these skills to further their organisation's advocacy efforts. Participants might be expected to apply these skills within formal education settings, for staff development within their own organisations, and for outreach and advocacy. Location: Internet (e-learning) Deadline of application: 1 June 2007 Organisation: HREA URL: http://www.hrea.org/erc/Calendar/display.php?doc_id=3623&month=9&year=2007 * Introduction to the European System of Human Rights Protection and Promotion Date: 5 September-27 November 2007 Level: (under)graduate, post-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. Case studies on the freedom of expression, homosexuality, violence against women, protection of the mentally-ill, prisoner's rights, and the rights of refugees and internally displaced persons, will deepen participants' understanding of the European human rights standards and machinery. Location: Internet (e-learning) Deadline of application: 1 July 2007 Organisation: HREA URL: http://www.hrea.org/erc/Calendar/display.php?doc_id=3840&month=9&year=2007 * Making Governance Gender Responsive Date: 24-30 June 2007 Level: professional Focus: The course is composed of modules developed to enhance the participants' understanding of the link between gender and governance as well as increase their awareness of gender biases in governance. Location: Manila (Philippines) Deadline of application: - Organisation: Center for Asia Pacific Women in Politics (CAPWIP) URL: http://www.hrea.org/erc/Calendar/display.php?doc_id=3925&month=6&year=2007 * Research & Evaluation in the NGO Sector Date: 10 September-16 December 2007 Level: post-graduate, professional Focus: NGO staff members, human rights activists and educators will be introduced to the fundamentals of research design, qualitative and quantitative methods, data collection and applications for improving programming. Learners will participate in exercises to develop basic research skills, analyse research studies, and will practise designing a research or evaluation project. Course participants will also become better "consumers" of such studies. Participants are encouraged to come to the course with a research or evaluation project idea that can be developed within the course. Location: Internet (e-learning) Deadline of application: 1 July 2007 Organisation: HREA URL: http://www.hrea.org/erc/Calendar/display.php?doc_id=3842&month=9&year=2007 * Specialisation Course on Conflict Transformation Date: 20 May-1 June 2007 Level: professional Focus: The course aims at enhancing the effectiveness of specialists in fields other than conflict transformation by adding skills for their conflict sensitive action. Location: Stadtschlaining (Austria) Deadline of application: - Organisation: Austrian Study Center for Peace and Conflict Resolution (ASPR) URL: http://www.hrea.org/erc/Calendar/display.php?doc_id=3924&month=5&year=2007 * Summer School on the Rights of Minorities & Indigenous Peoples Date: 18-22 June 2007 Level: graduate, professional Focus: The aim of the course is to provide participants with an overview of the legal, political and philosophical issues pertaining to international human rights law and its relationship to minority rights and the rights of indigenous peoples. Location: Galway (Ireland) Deadline of application: 15 May 2007 Organisation: Irish Centre for Human Rights URL: http://www.hrea.org/erc/Calendar/display.php?doc_id=3927&month=6&year=2007 * Summer School the Civilian Personnel of Peacekeeping and Peace-Building Operations Date: 2-14 July 2007 Level: graduate, professional Focus: The overall objective of this summer school is to train a limited number of participants for tasks, usually assigned to the civilian component of the peacekeeping operations and peace-building missions focusing specifically on human rights and electoral assistance and observation. Location: Pisa (Italy) Deadline of application: 7 May 2007 Organisation: Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna URL: http://www.hrea.org/erc/Calendar/display.php?doc_id=3926&month=7&year=2007 ## 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: Azerbaijan http://www.hrea.org/erc/Links/list.php?category_type=2&category_id=853 Bolivia http://www.hrea.org/erc/Links/list.php?category_type=2&category_id=879 Canada http://www.hrea.org/erc/Links/list.php?category_type=2&category_id=545 France http://www.hrea.org/erc/Links/list.php?category_type=2&category_id=790 Morocco http://www.hrea.org/erc/Links/list.php?category_type=2&category_id=773 Rwanda http://www.hrea.org/erc/Links/list.php?category_type=2&category_id=475 South Korea http://www.hrea.org/erc/Links/list.php?category_type=2&category_id=59 **************************************************************************** The Electronic Resource Centre for Human Rights Education (http://www.hrea.org/erc/ ) is maintained by HREA. 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