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Unit 29: Human Rights Education : Concept and Importance of Human Rights Education and Role of Education ...

• to explain Human Rights Protection in India Notes
• to discuss Human Rights and Indian Constitution
• to desscribe A Comparative Study of Directive Principles of State Policy with the
International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights

Introduction

Human Right Education is the education that caters to the development of overall human
personality. It includes respecting of rights, fulfillment of basic needs, and ensuring fundamental
freedom to all human beings. The key purpose of venturing into this field of education is to
promote understanding of basic human needs and stimulate the need to spread humanity, love,
and brotherhood amongst nations.
In the words of UNESCO Director-General Koichiro Matsuura “Human rights education is
indispensable for every individual to fully enjoy and claim a life of security and dignity. It is
indispensable for public officials to give effect to human rights commitments by the State.
Finally, it is indispensable for the entire society to develop and nurture a human rights culture
as a prerequisite of harmonious and peaceful development”.
It’s true that this kind of education is of utmost important for one and all to ensure a secured,
respectful, and courteous life. It is one step that takes the world together with a desire to create
a strong foundation of universal culture of rights and freedom.

29.1 Importance of Human Rights Education
Education makes people easy to lead, but difficult to drive; easy to govern, but impossible of
enslave. ... Henry Peter
World is so beautiful. Human beings is the great and strongest animal in the world. With the
help of thing capacity he became a powerful person in the world. Every one has right to live
and right ot speak.
No we are living in the modern world. Human beings developed in all the fields. But there is
a lot of difference among the countries in the world. Co-operation and co-ordination are necessary
among these countries. It is necessary and important to educate every one in the world. It is
very important to know what is Human Rights.

29.2 Functions of Human Rights Education
1. Produces changes in values and attitudes
2. Produces changes in behaviour
3. Produces empowerment for social justice
4. Develops attitudes of solidarity across issues and nations.
5. Develops knowledge and analytical skills
6. Produces participatory education.

29.3 Objectives

Main objectives are:
1. Campaign for popular education.
2. Assistance of prison.
3. Create awareness and take actions to protect trafficking of women and Children for sexual
exploitation.

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