Educators - Youth for Human Rights International

Educators - Youth for Human Rights International

Educators

Lesson Plan Convention on the Rights of the Child FAQs “Youth who do not know their rights are vulnerable. Youth must know their human rights and know too that they have responsibilities according to Article 29 of the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Responsibilities are key in learning human rights.” — Mary Shuttleworth (EdD) An intergovernmental conference on human rights education held by the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe in Vienna in March 2004 recommended that schools undertake education in human rights and children's rights1. "Human rights education should be included in all school curricula starting from the earliest years of education. It should be mandatory particularly for secondary school education," the conference urged. The conference also recommended that "In human-rights education, particularly in promoting tolerance and countering discrimination, non-traditional methods such as dance and music should also be employed." YHRI has developed a lesson plan that educators can use in teaching human rights to young people. See also: Music Video for Human Rights 1 Supplementary Human Dimension Meeting, "Human Rights Education and Training". Final Report, Vienna, 25-26 March 2004 (ODIHR.GAL/33/04. 4 May 2004.)