[hr-education] Guiding Principles of Human Rights Education

We had a conference in 1998 in Osaka entitled "International Conference on
Human Rights Education in Asia-Pacific". During the conference we tried to
formulate a human rights education strategy. Unfortunately we did not have
enough time to finalize the document on the strategy and I want to
introduce the draft of it. What do list members think about it, especially
on the guiding principle of human rights education (2-b. of the following
document)? I think that we need to develop such a kind of principle. If
you have ideas or suggestions, would you please inform me? 

The framework of the draft is as follows:

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Challenges of Human Rights Education Strategies for 21st Century
At the Moment of Crisis and Reformasi in Asia Pacific Region

1. CONTEXT OF THE CONFERENCE
a. Human Rights Education in the Global Context
- the UN Decade and UDHR
- the Conference
- the Significance of This Document

b. Context in Asia-Pacific Region
- Economic and Social Crisis in the Region
- Crisis Brings Reformasi at the Same Time
- Indigenous Cultures and Values in the Region as basis of Universal Human
Rights

2. CONCEPT AND METHODOLOGIES
a. Concept of Human Rights Education
We define human rights education as follows:
Human rights education shall be defined as all kinds of education including
training, dissemination and information efforts aimed at the universal
realization of human rights, and the building of culture of human rights
universally stemmed from the context in each diverse society. It shall
construct the participatory democratic society by all people without any
discrimination. Human rights education shall create and share knowledge,
skills and attitude with all people in order to build such societies.

b. Guiding Principles of Human Rights Education
1) Learn from the Reality of Human Rights Violations
2) Consider the Connections between Education/Learning and Social Activities
to Change the World
3) Empower All the People, especially the Oppressed and Conscienticize the
Oppressor
4) Construct HRE Contents and Method from the Context of Learners
5) Emphasize the Participatory Methodology for Horizontal Relationships
6) Holistic and Indivisible Concept of Human Rights
7) Molding Creativity and Imagination of People to Build Universal
Realization of Human Rights and the Culture of Human Rights

c. Methodological Basis
1) People Have Power
2) Change Is Possible
3) Participatory Methodology Should Be Developed Further
4) Insight from Social Psychology and Global Social Sciences for HRE
5) Methodologies Themselves Quest For Development and Network for Human
Rights Education Strategy

3. HUMAN RIGHTS EDUCATION STRATEGIES
1) HRE Strategies Challenge all Global Issues
2) HRE Strategies Aim to Create Participatory Democratic Society
3) HRE Strategies Quest not Only Pedagogy of the Oppressed but also Pedagogy
of the Oppressor
4) HRE Strategies Will Find the Foundation of Human Rights in People's
Daily Life
5) HRE Strategies Call for the Networks of Individuals and Organizations for
Human Rights
6) HRE Strategies Create the Universal Realization of Human Rights Around
the World

4. MESSAGES TO DIVERSE PEOPLE AND ORGANIZATIONS
1) Every Persons Especially the Oppressed
2) Persons Responsible for the Enforcement of Human Rights
3) Families and Intimate Groups
4) Local Communities and People's Organizations
5) Formal Schools and Educational Boards
6) NGOs and NPOs
7) Private Companies and Labor Unions
8) Media
9) Local Governments
10) National Institution for Human Rights
11) National Governments
12) International NGOs and Institutions
13) International Organizations
14) United Nations and it's Regional Offices

5. Final Words



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MORI MINORU
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tel/fax: 81-729-98-0407
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home e-mail: mmforest@mxp.mesh.ne.jp
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office e-mail: minoru@ikoma.cc.osaka-kyoiku.ac.jp
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