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The Universal Declaration of The Universal Declaration of Human Rights ( 1948 )Human Rights ( 1948 )

Article 3 Article 3 Everyone has the right to life, Everyone has the right to life,

liberty and security of personliberty and security of person

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Human Rights Training:Human Rights Training:

The 19th International Training The 19th International Training Session on Human Rights and Peace Session on Human Rights and Peace TrainingTraining

Organized by CIFEDHOP (Centre Organized by CIFEDHOP (Centre International de Formation à International de Formation à l‘Enseignement des Droits de l‘Homme l‘Enseignement des Droits de l‘Homme et de la Paix) in the Canton of Geneva et de la Paix) in the Canton of Geneva from July 8 – 14, 2001from July 8 – 14, 2001

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CIFEDHOP – an NGO - with advisory CIFEDHOP – an NGO - with advisory status with the UN; participants in status with the UN; participants in the English speaking section from all the English speaking section from all over the globeover the globe

Course contacts continued by e-Course contacts continued by e-mail correspondence mail correspondence

Continuous information by Continuous information by newsletters and publications, such newsletters and publications, such as as Ecole et PaixEcole et Paix

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Training Experience about Training Experience about the following topics:the following topics:

Cultural Dialogue and the Fight Cultural Dialogue and the Fight against Racismagainst Racism

Human Rights Education Human Rights Education Methodology Methodology

Case studiesCase studies Session of the Human Rights Session of the Human Rights

Commission in GenevaCommission in Geneva ……

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Training Experience about Training Experience about the following topics:the following topics:

Introduction to Human Rights: Introduction to Human Rights: the foundation conceptsthe foundation concepts

The many forms of discrimination The many forms of discrimination – a challenge for equality of – a challenge for equality of rightsrights

Methods for further actionMethods for further action Complex instruction methodsComplex instruction methods

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A Short History of Human RightsA Short History of Human Rights

Magna Carta ( 1215 )Magna Carta ( 1215 ) Petition of Rights ( 1628 )Petition of Rights ( 1628 ) The Habeas Corpus Act ( 1679 )The Habeas Corpus Act ( 1679 ) Bill of Rights ( 1689 )Bill of Rights ( 1689 ) The American Declaration of The American Declaration of

Independence ( 1776 )Independence ( 1776 )

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The Human Rights The Human Rights Declaration of 1776Declaration of 1776

We hold these rights to be self-evident, that We hold these rights to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. That to secure these rights, governments That to secure these rights, governments are instituted among men, deriving their are instituted among men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the just powers from the consent of the governed; that whenever any form of governed; that whenever any form of government becomes destructive of these government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the right of the people to alter or ends, it is the right of the people to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new to abolish it, and to institute new governmentgovernment……

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The UN Declaration of Human The UN Declaration of Human Rights (1948) and its application Rights (1948) and its application

to school lessonsto school lessons Essential rightsEssential rights::

Peace and the right to livePeace and the right to live FoodFood HealthHealth Economic development and well-beingEconomic development and well-being Freedom from discrimination Freedom from discrimination Women‘s rightsWomen‘s rights Minority rightsMinority rights

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Founding a Human Rights Founding a Human Rights Society/HRS Society/HRS

Define the purpose of the HRS in detailDefine the purpose of the HRS in detail Have a competition for a logoHave a competition for a logo Produce membership cards with the Produce membership cards with the

logologo Distribute jobs and responsibilities Distribute jobs and responsibilities

within the groupwithin the group Create a notice-board for your activitiesCreate a notice-board for your activities

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Other Ideas for working with HROther Ideas for working with HR

Documentation from the Council of Documentation from the Council of Europe in StrasbourgEurope in Strasbourg

Documentation from Amnesty Documentation from Amnesty International in LondonInternational in London

Selection of International and Regional Selection of International and Regional Human Rights Texts from CIFEDHOP, Human Rights Texts from CIFEDHOP, e.g. e.g. Education: a matter of lawEducation: a matter of law

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Other Ideas for working with HROther Ideas for working with HR

The UN brochures about The UN brochures about Human Human RightsRights Education and Human Rights Education and Human Rights TreatiesTreaties

Booklets Booklets The UN in Our Daily LivesThe UN in Our Daily Lives and and Tell me About the United Nations, , with the preface by Kofi Annanwith the preface by Kofi Annan

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Experience with LiteratureExperience with Literature

Aldous Huxley, Brave New WorldAldous Huxley, Brave New World George Orwell, 1984George Orwell, 1984 George Orwell, Animal FarmGeorge Orwell, Animal Farm Ray Bradbury, Fahrenheit 451Ray Bradbury, Fahrenheit 451 Bernard MacLaverty, CalBernard MacLaverty, Cal Claudia Miklowitz, The War of the Claudia Miklowitz, The War of the

ClassesClasses Billy Hayes / William Hoffer, Billy Hayes / William Hoffer,

Midnight ExpressMidnight Express

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A Special Experience with LiteratureA Special Experience with Literature

Waris Dirie, Desert FlowerWaris Dirie, Desert Flower

Implications: FGM ( Female Implications: FGM ( Female Genital Mutilation )Genital Mutilation )

o Action Action o A Swiss student‘s exam paperA Swiss student‘s exam papero The latest newsThe latest news

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Experience in Teaching Experience in Teaching Human RightsHuman Rights

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