SUCCESS STORIES: Around the world, Human Rights First seeks to protect human rights defenders, all too often both the champions of progress as well as the victims of repression.
Following the principle set forth in the UN Declaration on Human Rights Defenders that “everyone has the right, individually and in association with others, to promote and to strive for the protection and realization of human rights and fundamental freedoms at the national and international levels,” human rights defenders are individuals and groups that non-violently promote and protect universally recognized human rights and fundamental freedoms. They may include lawyers, judges, journalists, bloggers, students, religious leaders, trade unionists, and any others who work to promote human rights and combat violations.
Firstcast – Human Rights First’s Podcast: FirstCast is a podcast by Human Rights First, providing news and in-depth analysis on human rights issues around the globe.
The Obama Administration’s Record on Human Trafficking Issues: This White House Forum to Combat Human Trafficking brings together advocates, service providers, researchers and academics, business leaders, faith leaders, leaders in the technology community, law enforcement, and local, state and federal government leaders to discuss strategies for countering trafficking in persons.
The film is a collaborative effort between Human Rights Education Associates, Sokka Gakkai International and the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights.A Path to Dignity: The Power of Human Rights Education is a 28 minute long documentary which demonstrates the impact of human rights education. Successful practices and projects in India, Australia and Turkey illustrate the power of human rights education in transforming people's lives and empowering individuals to make a difference in their communities.
As I looked around the South Auditorium in the Old Executive Office Building during the White House's Forum to Combat Human Trafficking, I felt a surge of hope in a field that could use so much more. Members of the Obama administration joined with many of the nation's leading abolitionists to take stock of the nation's effort to end the scourge of human trafficking and share information to bolster the fight yet ahead of us.
Too often, those of us who fight against human slavery beat our heads against the walls of misinformation and prejudice.
No, we have to explain, trafficking victims aren't just those vulnerable people who are smuggled in from other countries so their labor and bodies can be exploited -- 80 percent of sex trafficking victims are U.S. citizens, mostly homeless, abused, and impoverished young people who see no other options.
Human Trafficking Training. Through Shared Hope International's offering of various human trafficking training programs, the goal is to increase the identification of those victimized and vulnerable to trafficking and improve the response of service providers and justice systems. See the site here
The Human Rights Education (HRE) Library contains over 3,000 full-text guides, curricula, textbooks and other documents for both formal and non-formal education in human rights.
National Human Trafficking Resource Center: Call 1-888-373-7888 or text BeFree (233733). The National Human Trafficking Resource Center (NHTRC) is a national, toll-free hotline, available to answer calls and texts from anywhere in the country, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, every day of the year. View the full information here
Cambridge – HREA announces the release of Human Total: A Violence Prevention Learning Resource, a new manual created by HREA, the International Center for Alcohol Policies (ICAP) and the Instituto Mexicano de Investigación Familia y de Población (IMIFAP)
"Adolescence is an ideal time to promote attitudes and behaviours that prevent interpersonal violence. Human Total is the first resource to blend life skills with human rights education" says HREA's Founder and Senior Advisor, Felisa Tibbitts, who helped prepare the pilot draft of the manual.
Human Total will be a vital resource for students, educators and parents. Targeted towards young people between the ages of 10 and 14, the manual helps learners understand attitudes that promote violent behaviour (often brought about by the misuse of alcohol) by males and cultivates methods to minimise these behaviours’ harms and prevent their perpetuation.
Human Total contains 32 adaptable lesson plans, including ways to recognise and understand violence in social contexts and techniques for minimising violence through education about human rights and active participation in the community. The manual also features a note for facilitators on how to use it, tools for outreach to parents and guardians, recommendations for additional resources, and eight annexes with supplemental information. The resource was piloted in El Salvador and Kenya.
Recognizing the Signs - Is someone you know being trafficked? Is human trafficking happening in your community? Is the situation you may have encountered actually human trafficking? The following is a list of potential red flags and indicators of human trafficking to help you recognize the signs. Read the full article here
Human Rights in the United States - a contemporary and informative history from Wikipedia.
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Human rights in the United States are legally protected by the Constitution of the United States, including the amendments,state constitutions, conferred by treaty, and enacted legislatively through Congress, state legislatures, and state referenda and citizen's initiatives. Federal courts in the United States have jurisdiction over international human rights laws as a federal question, arising under international law, which is part of the law of the United States..
HREA, in collaboration with INTRAC and the Jordan Civil Society Program, conducted a "bootcamp" for human rights trainers in Amman. Twenty trainers from NGOs and other civil society organisation participated in the five-day training of trainers that addressed topics like theory of change, methodology, the human rights framework, curriculum development, and impact assessment.
HREA organises trainings for a range of professionals groups, including human rights defenders, development workers, humanitarian workers, educators, legal professionals, law enforcement officials, social workers, health professionals, and media professionals.
The World As It Could Be - Human Rights Education Program is an outgrowth of a series of successful initiatives carried out since 2006 to educate and inspire youth and adults to further human rights for all people. These initiatives have used the creative arts to deepen learning about the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR); they have also given participating youth the voice to teach their peers and adults about the importance of the UDHR concepts.
Rapid E-Courses on Human Rights | ||
HREA offers short on-line courses introducing human rights topics. These rapid e-courses take between 3 and 5 hours to complete, yet are completely self-paced and thus can be spread out over days or even months depending on the situation of the learner. The rapid e-courses combine readings with rich multimedia, including videos and podcasts. |
Holocaust and Human Rights Education Center - Free Holocaust Education Curriculum: This curriculum guide was developed by a group of master teachers who have studied and taught the Holocaust in the context of history and the language arts. All materials and activities have been field-tested; they are challenging, age-appropriate and well suited to the needs of a diverse student population.
Facing History And Ourselves - Numerous educator materials and resources in multiple formats (publications, video, podcast, on-line and more) that combats racism, antisemitism, and prejudice.
Reports from the Council of Europe’s “European Convention for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment”, reporting on their systematic visits to places of detention.
Creating Safe And Engaging Schools: Bullying: Educators DVD (Bully) and tookit to help students find their voice, make ethical choices, and transform their communities.
Educational DVD and Toolkit
The DVD toolkit for educational use is available now. You can order the toolkit at thebullyproject.com.
Lesson Ideas: These lesson ideas are designed to provide classroom activities based on resources from Facing History And Ourselves. They suggest applications within a classroom setting; different from detailed Lesson Plans, these Lesson Ideas provide a broad foundation for activities and investigations and a spark for looking at content with a Facing History and Ourselves lens.