Strengths and weaknesses of the UN Declaration on Human Rights Education and Training

The United Nations General Assembly in New York adopted the Declaration on Human Rights Education and Training on 19 December. This landmark document recognises the right of every one of the planet's seven billion people to have access to human rights education, a lifelong process involving all ages, all parts of society, and every kind of education, formal and informal.

This article analyses the strengths and weaknesses of the UN Declaration on Human Rights Education and Training.


...after 60-plus years of the UN mandating and promoting HRE, there is evidence that HRE is still not widespread, especially within schools.


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