Contemporary Issues in Human Rights Education -pdf available

[Human Rights and Social Justice]

Contemporary Issues in Human Rights Education (UNESCO) is now
available online in PDF format:
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0021/002108/210895E.pdf

Current issues including the celebration of diversity, interfaith
dialogue, gender-sensitive education, prevention of racism,
discrimination and violence as well as civic engagement of youth are
discussed in a new UNESCO publication entitled “Contemporary Issues in
Human Rights Education”.

This collection of papers addresses contemporary issues in human
rights education which has shifted over time, as new social contexts
have evolved, in turn throwing up ever more complex challenges to
educators. It discusses key questions that build on concepts of human
rights education and includes examples of actions reported by UNESCO
Member States.

Human rights education has been at the core of UNESCO’s work ever
since the Organization was created in 1945, with the mandate to
promote peace and tolerance in the context of a world torn apart by
the Second World War.

The publication is one of UNESCO’s contributions to the major UN
initiatives, including the ongoing World Programme for Human Rights
Education. French and Spanish versions are foreseen in late 2011.