20 Years Later- Children's Rights
“Where, after all, do universal human rights begin? In small places, close to home - so close and so small that they cannot be seen on any maps of the world. Yet they are the world of the individual person; the neighbourhood he lives in; the school or college he attends; the factory, farm, or office where he works. Such are the places where every man, woman, and child seeks equal justice, equal opportunity, equal dignity without discrimination”
Eleanor Roosevelt
Human rights education
Amnesty says human rights education is best described as a process which seeks to:
- Ensure that children have an understanding of their own human rights and associated responsibilities
- Foster attitudes of respect and appreciation of the uniqueness of each individual
- Promote skills among children that will enable them to act in ways that defend and promote human rights
Source www.amnesty.ie
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Click here for20 years later resource pack developed by the Ubuntu Network to highlight 2009
Why 2009?
- 2009 is the International Year of Human Rights Learning
- 2009 is the twentieth anniversary of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child
Resources
The Ombudsman for Children's Office (OCO) is an independent statutory body. Established under the Ombudsman for Children Act, 2002, the OCO's overall mandate is to promote the rights and welfare of children and young people under 18 years of age living in Ireland
Right Here, Right Now: Teaching citizenship through Human Rights a UK resource which includes programme of teacher training on human rights, and Guidelines for secondary schools on how to develop a whole-school approach to human rights
Barnardos The Case for Constitutional Change
Alternatives to Text
Short animation by the Children's Rights Alliance www.youtube.com/watch?v=y_2nA49p3yw
Photo essays by UNICEF: www.unicef.org/photoessays/30048.html
www.unicef.org/photoessays/30556.html
Cartoons online: www.unicef.org/crcartoons