[hr-education] Re: Integration of HRE within formal education

Dear Maria and other colleagues,

I would like to share Nepal's experience with you. Our constitution,
drafted after the popular revolt, based on parliamentary system of
governance, was considered as one of the best in recent times. The
consitution put political parties as the torch bearer of the constitution.
But what happened? The parties trampled down on the constitution and the
country is now engulfed in a civil war.

So if you want human rights education to be embodied in the education
system of Angola with a target to build upon a society and political
culture respectful of human rights, you should start with the political
parties. They should first of all understand what it means within the
party's system. As long as the political parties and their leaders trample
down on the human rights of their cadres and the masses, you won't be able
to build upon this framework. So please focus on the parties first,
otherwise you might be facing the same situation as Nepal after ten years.

Prabhat Dixit
Research Director
College of Development Studies
Tel: 977-1-4371130, 977-9841-258433 (Mobile)

 

 
On 11 November 2005, Maria Antonio Borges Da Cunha wrote:

>
>Luckily, we are in peace since April 2002. Angola is consolidating its
>tender peace and is trying to catch up with international standards to
>enforce rule of law, democracy, elections and respect of human rights. 
>But there is a long way to go. There are some civil society organizations
>promoting human rights awareness, but the human rights is not a priority
>within the Government officials some see it as opposite to them and their
>interests.
>
>The United Nations Office for Human Rights is trying to assist the
>Ministry of Education in the inclusion of human rights education in
>scholar curriculum. This is very challenging and for us, teachers require
>training on human rights education approach and the curriculum need to be
>reviewed as it reduces human rights action to private sphere emphasizing
>individual duties - leaving outside the public responsibility. Sharing of
>experienced people from other countries in this regard would be very
>useful. Materials from Portuguese speaking countries could be an asset 
>for teachers training and school books.
>

 

 
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