Guide to a strategic approach to human rights education
The Oxford Human Rights Hub in partnership with the Open Society Foundations has created a free online resource Learning lessons from litigators: Realising the right to education through public interest lawyering for anyone engaged in campaigning, advocating or litigating for the right to education, especially in the context of privatisation of education, on the potential and risks of litigation and how it can complement other forms of activism.
While many authorities can tolerate some traditional campaigning methods, it is usually harder to ignore the law. As part of broader campaigns, the law can be a powerful tool for achieving the changes that children need. Legal advocacy is now being used systematically in a few countries – leading to strong outcomes for children – and it has great potential for wider use.
The Strategic Litigation Working Group (SLWG) has launched a discussion paper with eight key proposals regarding the follow-up on views issued by United Nations human rights treaty bodies (UNTBs). ESCR-Net’s SLWG recognises the significance of decisions issued by UNTBs under the complaints procedures (Views) in the advancement of human rights enjoyment by people around the world, and welcomes the past action and willingness of the UNTBs to continue developing constructive practices regarding the impact and implementation of such Views.
This guide, organised around a set of questions and answers to 'unpack' SDG4, provides overall guidance for a deeper understanding of SDG4 within the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, in order to support its effective implementation. The guide outlines the key features of SDG4-Education 2030 and the global commitments expressed in the SDG4 targets as articulated in the Incheon Declaration and the Education 2030 Framework for Action. The guide also examines the implications of translating these global commitments within, and through, national education development efforts.
RTE's style guide includes advice on the following areas:
Los Principios rectores de derechos humanos sobre las obligaciones del estado en relación con las escuelas privadas ("Principios rectores") pretenden proporcionar un marco normativo universalmente aceptado y jurídicamente vinculante que ayude a reflexionar sobre el papel y las limitaciones de las escuelas privadas con el fin de garantizar la dignidad humana.
Esta guía explica por qué se necesitan los Principios rectores, quién los desarrolla y el proceso de consulta.
Este juego de herramientas ha sido producido por la Campaña Mundial por la Educación (CME) en colaboración con ActionAid International (AAI), la Internacional de la Educación (IE) y con la financiación de la Alianza Mundial por la Educación (AME). Tiene por objeto apoyar a las organizaciones de la sociedad civil y a los activistas por la educación de países de ingresos bajos y medios para su lucha y sus campañas respecto a asuntos relacionados con la financiación de la educación, como área de enfoque estratégico del movimiento CME.
The Advocacy Toolkit is applicable for all levels of the organization as a resource for building a structured approach for sustained advocacy. The tools are particularly relevant for UNICEF country offices and national committees, but its content will also be valuable to anyone who wants to expand their understanding of the human rights-based approach to advocacy and how this approach is applied.