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  2. How to
    1. The goal of Compasito
    2. Experiential learning
    3. Facilitation
    4. Thinking and learning styles
    5. Children’s developmental levels
    6. What is in a Compasito activity?
    7. The Convention on the Rights of the Child as a foundation
    8. Selecting activities
    9. Adapting activities
    10. Tips for promoting participation
    11. Tips for facilitation
    12. Practising human rights education
  3. Human rights education
    1. Defining Human Rights Education
    2. Objectives and principles of Human Rights education
      1. Knowledge, skills and attitudes
      2. Competences for democratic culture
      3. Methodology for human rights education
      4. Formal and non-formal education
      5. Human rights education with children
      6. The right to human rights education
      7. Human rights education and other educational fields
    3. The international context for human rights education
      1. United Nations
      2. UNESCO
      3. UNICEF
      4. Council of Europe
      5. Non-governmental organisations
  4. Activities
  5. Themes
    1. Democratic Citizenship
      1. Challenges
      2. Relevant human rights instruments
    2. Digital environment
      1. Relevant human rights instruments and initiatives
    3. Discrimination
      1. Forms of discrimination
      2. Human rights instruments and initiatives
    4. Education and Leisure
      1. Human rights instruments and initiatives
    5. Environment
      1. Sustainable Development Goals
      2. Human Rights Instruments
    6. Family and Alternative Care
      1. Children in alternative care
      2. Human rights instruments and initiatives
    7. Gender Equality
      1. Violence against women and girls
      2. Human rights instruments and initiatives
    8. Health
      1. Child-friendly healthcare
      2. Human rights instruments and initiatives
    9. Migration
      1. Effective protection
      2. Relevant international instruments and initiatives
    10. Participation
      1. Principles for promoting children’s participation
      2. Human rights instruments and initiatives
    11. Peace
      1. Human rights instruments and initiatives
    12. Poverty
      1. Relevant human rights instruments and initiatives
    13. Violence
      1. Human trafficking, forced labour and slavery
      2. Relevant human rights instruments and programmes
  6. Resources
  7. Contacts
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  • How to
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    • The goal of Compasito
    • Experiential learning
    • Facilitation
    • Thinking and learning styles
    • Children’s developmental levels
    • What is in a Compasito activity?
    • The Convention on the Rights of the Child as a foundation
    • Selecting activities
    • Adapting activities
    • Tips for promoting participation
    • Tips for facilitation
    • Practising human rights education
  • Human rights education
    • Back
    • Defining Human Rights Education
    • Objectives and principles of Human Rights education
      • Back
      • Knowledge, skills and attitudes
      • Competences for democratic culture
      • Methodology for human rights education
      • Formal and non-formal education
      • Human rights education with children
      • The right to human rights education
      • Human rights education and other educational fields
    • The international context for human rights education
      • Back
      • United Nations
      • UNESCO
      • UNICEF
      • Council of Europe
      • Non-governmental organisations
  • Activities
  • Themes
    • Back
    • Democratic Citizenship
      • Back
      • Challenges
      • Relevant human rights instruments
    • Digital environment
      • Back
      • Relevant human rights instruments and initiatives
    • Discrimination
      • Back
      • Forms of discrimination
      • Human rights instruments and initiatives
    • Education and Leisure
      • Back
      • Human rights instruments and initiatives
    • Environment
      • Back
      • Sustainable Development Goals
      • Human Rights Instruments
    • Family and Alternative Care
      • Back
      • Children in alternative care
      • Human rights instruments and initiatives
    • Gender Equality
      • Back
      • Violence against women and girls
      • Human rights instruments and initiatives
    • Health
      • Back
      • Child-friendly healthcare
      • Human rights instruments and initiatives
    • Migration
      • Back
      • Effective protection
      • Relevant international instruments and initiatives
    • Participation
      • Back
      • Principles for promoting children’s participation
      • Human rights instruments and initiatives
    • Peace
      • Back
      • Human rights instruments and initiatives
    • Poverty
      • Back
      • Relevant human rights instruments and initiatives
    • Violence
      • Back
      • Human trafficking, forced labour and slavery
      • Relevant human rights instruments and programmes
  • Resources
  • Contacts
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Resources

Selected International Human Rights Instruments

  • Status of ratification of major HR Instruments
  • Universal Declaration of Human Rights (child-friendly summary)
  • Universal Declaration of Human Rights (in full)
  • European Convention on Human Rights (Child-friendly summary)
  • Convention on the Rights of the Child (Child friendly version)
  • Convention on the Rights of the Child (full text)
  • Council of Europe Convention on the Protection of Children against Sexual Exploitation and Sexual Abuse (Lanzarote Convention) - Unofficial summary

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