Seminar: Menneskeretten til læring og indlæring af menneskerettighederne

TID: Onsdag den 2. april kl. 13.30-16.30 (NB: Bemærk rykket fra 1. april)

STED: Danish Institute for Human Rights, Nordskov meeting room, Wilders Plads 8H, 3rd floor, 1403 København K.

TILMELDING: The seminar is open to all. Due to a limitation of seats registration is necessary. Please registrar by email to Masiha Ghafory, [email protected] Deadline for registration: March 28th, 2014.

TID: Onsdag den 2. april kl. 13.30-16.30 (NB: Bemærk rykket fra 1. april)

STED: Danish Institute for Human Rights, Nordskov meeting room, Wilders Plads 8H, 3rd floor, 1403 København K.

TILMELDING: The seminar is open to all. Due to a limitation of seats registration is necessary. Please registrar by email to Masiha Ghafory, [email protected] Deadline for registration: March 28th, 2014.

The right to education was enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in 1948, and reaffirmed in a range of subsequent instruments, for example the Convention on the Rights of the Child of 1989.

Nevertheless, millions of children around the world never have access to school, or drop out after a short period of attendance. Furthermore, governments often interpret the right in a minimalist fashion, without due attention to the quality of education and respect for learners.

This lecture argues for the unity of the right to education with rights within and through education.

Drawing on the experiences of as well as innovative examples of rights respecting schools – it presents an alternative vision of education for all underpinned by a human rights framework.

The seminar will be held in English.

ABOUT THE PRESENTER:

Dr Tristan McCowan is Senior Lecturer in Education and International Development at the Institute of Education, University of London, UK.

McCowans research focus on citizenship education, human rights and participatory approaches. Amongst his publications is the book ‘Education as a Human Right: Principles for a Universal Entitlement to Learning’, which explores both the nature of the right to education and the rights within education.

Read more at: http://humanrights.dk