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| Providing better prospect for refugees and promoting peace through gamingLual Mayen spent 22 years of his life in a refugee camp in Uganda after fleeing civil war in his home country, South Sudan. Today, he heads a company that creates video games to promote peace and a foundation to provide access to technology to those still living in refugee camps. 29 December 2021 |
| Student study shows human rights education helps conflict prevention “It is important for the UN to work with students in the field of human rights education and training, because young generations have the ability to shape the future and will contribute extensively to creating a world without conflict,” said Irina Preotescu, a Columbia University student who conducted a research project on the role of human rights education in preventing conflict. 11 August 2021 |
| From student to human rights defender: the power of human rights educationPremalatha Tamilselvan was 12 years old when she took part in a human rights education programme in her school in a small village in southern India. Nine years later, she came to Geneva, Switzerland to advocate for similar programmes to be rolled out across more schools. 24 January marks the International Day for Education. 24 January 2020 |
| Rohingya refugees and the right to educationA learning centre in Malaysia is giving Rohingya refugees a chance to have an education. UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet visited the centre on a recent trip to the country. 15 October 2019 |
| Maximizing the transformative power of educationVictoria Ibiwoye struggled with education as a student. Now, she works to create a more inclusive learning environment that would provide better prospects for the youth in her country, Nigeria. 15 October 2019 |
| Education has the power to transform lives“As the global refugee crisis deepens, children are often most affected,” said Maya Ghazal, 20-year-old Syrian refugee. “But they are also extraordinarily resilient. They find ways to cope, to progress and if given the opportunity, thrive!” Ghazal was a featured speaker during the 2019 Social Forum in Geneva. 9 October 2019 |
| "Because your voice is valid"Law student and UN Human Rights Fellow, Mary Consolata Namagambe, has decided to challenge the exclusion she and other people of African descent endure in a majority-white Danish society. 29 March 2019 |
| When you stand up for girls, you stand up for everyoneFrancis Oko Armah is a student who stands up for the right for young people to have access to and be educated about reproductive and sexual health. He works for the Young Leaders for Change Foundation in Accra, Ghana. 8 February 2019 |
| Learning how to better defend his community"I am going to share (what I have learned)…with my community, so they can know how to defend themselves, but also know their rights," said Edwin Álvarez, Vice President of the Organization of Ethnic and Community Development in Honduras. Álvarez was recently in Geneva to receive training in human rights and advocacy as one of the 2018 African Descent Fellows. 26 December 2018 |
| The leaders they are looking forOver 400 pupils and students in Geneva, the human rights capital, commemorate the 70th years of the rights declaration and shine a light on their role as the current and next generation of human rights defenders. 14 December 2018 |
| Human rights education key to overcoming conflict and inequalityAs the world experiences more conflicts and inequalities based on ethnic, religious and socio-economic identities and differences, now more than ever, there is a need for approaches that promote understanding, respect, participation and inclusion. And a key element in this strategy is human rights education. 26 December 2017 |
| Empowering young lawyers in Kyrgyzstan through human rights trainingAn inter-ethnic conflict that took place in the south in June 2010 that left many without proper legal recourse. The UN Human Rights Office in Kyrgyzstan, in response to this situation, held a series of workshops training young aspiring and practicing defense lawyers on dealing with human rights redress issues. 30 December 2016 |
| Starting young to help her community“I started being an activist by the time I was in high school,” said Milka Chepkorir Kuto, a member of the Sengwer indigenous people of Kenya. Kuto was in Geneva to obtain training in human rights and advocacy as one of the 2016 UN Human Rights Office Indigenous Fellows. 8 August 2016 |
| Children draw rights and freedomsAn 11-year-old from Samoa and a 15-year-old from Pakistan are the global winners of the UN Human Rights Office poster contest to design a poster for the 50th Anniversary of the Human Rights Covenants campaign. 11 March 2016 |
| All rise! The Moot Court is in sessionThe third edition of the Summer School on Human Rights ends in Kazan, Republic of Tartastan, with a Moot Court Competition based on the European Court of Human Rights. 15 July 2015 |
| Films help educate students about human rightsFor ten years the UN Human Rights Office has supported the use of films as a way to educate about human rights. In partnership with the Geneva International Film Festival and Forum on Human Rights, the Office co-organizes special screenings of films aimed at Geneva schoolchildren. 6 May 2015 |
| States must renew dedication to inalienable human rights The near daily news of atrocities and needless human suffering at the hands of terrorists and others demands a stronger and more inspired leadership from Member States toward upholding human rights, said UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein. Zeid made his comments at the opening of the 28th session of the Human Rights Council in Geneva. 2 March 2015 |
| Helping to inform and improve the lives of Afro-NicaraguansShaun Carol Campbell Bush believes that Nicaraguans of African descent need to be more proactive to have their rights recognized. As a participant in the UN Human Rights Office Minority Fellowship programme, she believes she will learn how to use human rights mechanisms to assist her community to do this. 28 January 2015 |
| Web resource gathers human rights education commitments of States in one placeA web resource called “The Right to Human Rights Education”, which was unveiled during a side event at the 27th session of the Human Rights Council, is a compilation of all the provisions of international and regional instruments that highlight commitments made by States to human rights education. 22 September 2014 |
| Knowledge for change in NepalThe United Nations Human Rights office in Nepal helps protect the rights of indigenous communities near wildlife conservation parks across the country through human rights training 9 August 2010 |
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