Reading material

A series of resources that the student teacher must study in this session and a series of additional resources for further study.

Compulsory reading list

  1. Donnelly, J. (2007).  Theories of Human Rights (pp. 21-35).  International Human Rights. CO: Westview. 
  2. UN General Assembly (1948). Universal Declaration of Human Rights (4 pages)Find and read the translation in your native tongue. OHCHR | United Nations Declaration on Human Rights Education and Training
  3. UNICEF (nd). A Simplified Version of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. unicef-simplified-convention-child-rights.pdf (2 pages)
  4. UN General Assembly (2011). Declaration on Human Rights Education and Training. Resolution 66/137. OHCHR | United Nations Declaration on Human Rights Education and Training
  5. Flowers, N. with Bernbaum, M., Rudelius-Palmer, K. and Tolman, J. (2000). The Human Rights Education Handbook.  Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Human Rights Resource Center. Read Part 1: An Introduction to Human Rights Education (10 pages) PART I: An Introduction to Human Rights Education (umn.edu)
  6. Amnesty International (2020). Human Rights Friendly Schools.(4 pages) HUMAN RIGHTS FRIENDLY SCHOOLS PROJECT | Amnesty International

List for further reading

Other Recommended:

  1. Amnesty International, “Make Your School Human Rights-Friendly”, EdX/MOOC course (free). Make Your School Human Rights Friendly | edX
  2. Tibbitts, F. (2017).  Evolution of Human Rights Education Models.  In Bajaj, M. (Ed.), Human Rights Education: Theory, Research, Praxis.  Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 69-95.

Recommended as Resources for Developing Lessons:

  1. Council of Europe (2015). Compass: Manual for Human Rights Education with Young People. Strasbourg: Council of Europe. Compass: Manual for Human Rights Education with Young People (coe.int)
  2. Council of Europe (2002). Compasito: Manual on Human Rights Education for Children. Strasbourg: Council of Europe. Compasito - Manual on Human Rights Education for Children (coe.int)