Human rights
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Human rights
Human rights are "commonly understood as inalienable fundamental rights to which a person is inherently entitled simply because she or he is a human being." [ 1 ] Human rights are thus conceived as universal (applicable everywhere) and egalitarian (the same for everyone).
Universal Declaration of Human Rights Campaign: What are Human Rights? Definition
Education is the foundation and catalyst for changing the state of human rights in the world, but educators need effective materials and tools they can use to easily incorporate human rights in their curriculum.
Refugees and asylum
Amnesty International UK / www.amnesty.org.uk 'Everyone has the right to seek and to enjoy in other countries asylum from persecution' Article 14, Universal Declaration of Human Rights Refugee themes can help young people explore fundamental issues across the curriculum in a rich and imaginative way.
Whereas recognition of the inherent dignity and of the equal and inalienable rights of all members of the human family is the foundation of freedom, justice and peace in the world, Whereas disregard and contempt for human rights have resulted in barbarous acts which have outraged the conscience of mankind, and the advent of a world in which human beings shall enjoy freedom of speech and belief and freedom from fear and want has been proclaimed as the highest aspiration of the common people,
