[hr-education] Re: First phase of the World Programme for HRE

I agree with Abraham and Pablo. 

In Australia two jurisdictions have recently introduced human rights
charters. Those jurisdictions provide extremely fertile ground for
introducing human rights into schools. Our federal government honours
human rights more in the breach than the observance. I am happy to assist
the UNESCO Chair for the region which includes Australia.

On a micro level, in Australia at any rate, each school is largely free to
structure their yearly material on topics of their choice. Is there any
chance of the World Plan on Human Rights Education developing material
target at schools themselves? All educational institutions conduct
conferences etc at the commencement of each school year. If the World Plan
on Human Rights Education can get into these and provide material, then
teachers are likely to include it in their teaching. I think this is where
academics and human rights advocates can get involved practically by
speaking at conferences to promote the use of World Plan on Human Rights
Education materials.

Paul Harpur. 





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