Human Rights

Question 1

defines “Human rights are those minimal rights, which every individual must have against the State, or other public authority, by virtue of his being a ‘member of human family’ irrespective of any consideration”.

Answer 1

Dr. Justice Durga Das Basu

Question 2

1948, defines human rights as “rights derived from the inherent dignity of the human person.”

Answer 2

The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR),

Question 3

human rights education means, “a lifelong process by which people at all levels of development and in all strata of society learn respect for the dignity of others and the means and methods of ensuring that respect in all societies.”

Answer 3

According to the UN decade document for human rights education (1995-2004),

Question 4

OBJECTIVES OF HUMAN RIGHTS EDUCATION

Answer 4

Human Rights Education promotes respect for human rights of all individuals.

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• It develops the knowledge, skills, and values of human rights.
• It develops the socio-psychological, human personality.
• It helps people and policy makers to evolve the ways and means to overcome the problems of each nation and that of the International Community.
• It helps to foster understanding, tolerance, gender equality and
• Develops friendship among all nations and eliminates racial, ethnic, religious, and linguistic differences.

Question 5

Ideally, human rights should be taught at all levels from the preschool stage to the university, with methods appropriate to the age levels.

• All teachers of related subject areas should be able to teach human rights, given some special training on the preferred methodology.
• Human Rights education should be inherent in all subjects, but could be given a special focus as relevant in history and civic education. Aspects of human rights should be integrated into the text- books.

Answer 5

PRINCIPLES OF HUMAN RIGHTS EDUCATION

Question 6

Effective human rights education can

Produce changes in values and attitude

Produce changes in behavior

Produce empowerment for social justice

Develop attitudes of solidarity across issues, communities, and nations

Develop knowledge and analytical skills

Encourage

participatory

education.

Answer 6

IMPORTANCE OF HUMAN RIGHT EDUCATION

Question 7

-social, economical and political

Answer 7

Justice