For more than 50 years, Colombia has been torn by internal armed conflict, with the National Army and paramilitary groups waging a counterinsurgency war against left-wing guerrillas. During the bloody conflict, serious human rights violations have been perpetrated.
On December 10, 2004, at the close of the United Nations Decade for Human Rights Education, the UN General Assembly announced the three-phase World Program for Human Rights Education to advance implementation of human rights education programs in all sectors of society.
At the other end of the spectrum from egregious human rights violations by security forces in Colombia, the Bringing Human Rights to Life curriculum of United for Human Rights is taught by classroom teachers worldwide.
HUMAN RIGHTS GLOBAL EDUCATION
United for Human Rights, and its youth component Youth for Human Rights International, have forged partnerships with national organizations to develop and implement education and training programs on human rights in countries around the world. They include:
Ethiopia Ethiopian Human Rights Commission
Cameroon National Commission on Human Rights and Freedoms
Mongolia National Human Rights Commission of Mongolia
DATES
Human Rights Advocacy in 2015
February 20: World Day of Social Justice
March 1: Zero Discrimination Day
March 21: International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
April 6: International Day of Sport for Development and Peace
June 20: World Refugee Day
July 30: World Day against Trafficking in Persons
September 21: International Day of Peace
November 16: International Day of Tolerance
December 10: United Nations Human Rights Day
MILESTONES IN HUMAN RIGHTS EDUCATION
- 1995–2004:
United Nations Decade for Human Rights Education.
- 2005-09:
Phase 1 of UN World Program for Human Rights Education focuses on human rights education in primary and secondary school systems.
- 2010-14:
Phase 2 emphasizes human rights education for higher education and training programs for teachers and educators, civil servants, law enforcement and military.
- February 2012:
UN General Assembly adopts United Nations Declaration on Human Rights Education and Training with the aim of “developing a universal culture of human rights, in which everyone is aware of their own rights and responsibilities in respect of the rights of others.”
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- Early 2015:
UN Member States report to High Commissioner for Human Rights on their implementation of Phase 2.
- 2015:
Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights provides global report to United Nations Human Rights Council.
- 2015-19:
Phase 3 of World Program focuses on media professionals and journalists, with emphasis on education and training in equality and non-discrimination.
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HELP MAKE HUMAN RIGHTS A REALITY
Join the international human rights movement by becoming a member of United for Human Rights. UHR assists individuals, educators, organizations and governmental bodies in all parts of the world to raise awareness of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
