Chapter 1 – Human Rights Education and Compass: an introduction

Introducing human rights education

What are human rights?
Defining human rights education
Human rights education is a fundamental human right
Human rights education in the United Nations
Human rights education in Europe
Youth policy and human rights education
HRE with young people
Towards a culture of human rights

Approaches to human rights education in Compass

HRE in different educational settings
The pedagogical basis of HRE in Compass
HRE, process and outcome
HRE and other educational fields
FAQs about incorporating HRE in the work with young people

Using Compass for human rights education

What’s in Compass
Facilitation
General tips for users
General tips on running activities
Tailoring the Compass activities to your needs
Special notes for teachers
Basic methods that underpin the Compass activities

Chapter 2 - Practical Activities and Methods for Human Rights Education

Summary of activities

  1. 3 things
  2. A Mosque in Sleepyville
  3. Access to medicaments
  4. Act it out
  5. All equal – all different
  6. Ashique's story
  7. Believers
  8. Beware, we are watching
  9. Can I come in?
  10. Chahal v. UK
  11. Change your glasses
  12. Children's rights
  13. Different wages
  14. Do we have alternatives?
  15. Domestic affairs
  16. Dosta!
  17. "Draw-the-word" game
  18. Education for All?
  19. Electioneering
  20. Fighters for rights
  21. Fingers and thumbs
  22. Flower power
  23. Front page
  24. Heroines and heroes
  25. How much do we need?
  26. I want to work!
  27. Just a minute
  28. Language barrier
  29. Let every voice be heard
  30. Let's talk about sex!
  31. Makah whaling
  32. Making links
  33. Memory tags
  34. My life is not a show!
  35. On the ladder
  36. Our futures
  37. Path to Equality-land
  38. Playing with pictures
  39. Power Station
  40. Responding to racism
  41. Rights Bingo!
  42. Scramble for wealth and power
  43. See the ability!
  44. Soon to be outdated
  45. Sports for all
  46. Take a step forward
  47. Tale of two cities
  48. Terrorism
  49. Throwing stones
  50. Timelines
  51. To vote, or not to vote?
  52. Trade Union meeting
  53. Violence in my life
  54. Web of life
  55. When tomorrow comes
  56. Where do you stand?
  57. Who are I?
  58. Work and babies

Synoptic table of activities by themes, overview and related rights

Human Rights Calendar

Starters

  1. Compass is more than a book.
  2. Chair yourself!
  3. "I'm good at …."
  4. Beautiful Benjamin and Lovely Leila
  5. Knots
  6. Points down
  7. Alphabet on the floor

Activities for Reviewing

  1. End game
  2. High and Low
  3. Points of view
  4. Weather report
  5. Hit the headlines
  6. Rucksack

Chapter 3 - Taking Action for Human Rights

About this chapter

HRE and activism

What is activism?
What is "taking action"?
When can a group take action?

Simple actions for human rights

Public actions
Young people educating
Doing it yourself
Changing the policy or behaviour of state representatives
Link up with other groups or movements
Evidence gathering

Devising a plan of action

Before you start
Planning your action
Getting organised
Debriefing and evaluation

Chapter 4 - Understanding Human Rights

Introduction

What are human rights?

Key values
Characteristics of human rights
A historical outline
Human rights around the world
How can we use our rights?
Human Rights Dilemmas

The evolution of human rights

Promises, promises
What are our Rights?
The advance of science

Legal Protection of human rights

Domestic Human Rights
Human rights are recognised by agreements
Key international documents
Enforcing human rights
Is this sufficient?

Human Rights Activism and the Role of NGOs

What are NGOs?
Types of human rights NGOs
How do they influence the process?
Examples of successful activism

Questions and answers about human rights

Puzzlers

Chapter 5 - Background Information on the Global Themes

Summary of themes

Children
Citizenship and Participation
Culture and Sport
Democracy
Disability and Disablism
Discrimination and Intolerance
Education
Environment
Gender
Globalisation
Health
Media
Migration
Peace and Violence
Poverty
Religion and Belief
Remembrance
War and Terrorism
Work
 

Appendices - Selected International Human Rights Instruments

Status of ratification of major international human Rights Instruments

United Nations

Universal Declaration of Human Rights (summary)
Universal Declaration of Human Rights (full version)
The International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (summary)
International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (summary)
Convention on the Elimination of Racism and Discrimination
Convention on the Rights of the Child (summary)
Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (summary)
Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance (summary)
Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (summary)

Council of Europe

European Convention on Human Rights (summary)
European Convention on Human Rights (full verson)
European Social Charter brief presentation)
Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities (summary)
European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages (summary)
Convention on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings
Council of Europe Charter on Education for Democratic Citizenship and Human Rights Education

Glossary