Human Rights Education

 
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) in 1948 gave Human Rights legal status.

• People are human, therefore they are entitled to Human Rights.
• Human Rights do not have to be bought, earned or inherited; they are inalienable, which means that no one has the right to deprive another of them for any reason, even if the laws of their own country do not recognize or protect them.
• Human Rights thus set standards for states and governments to protect vulnerable individuals and groups against oppression.
• Any modern approach to Human Rights must be coherent. It must include the full, indivisible range of Human Rights. Not only do they mean protection from physical oppression, but involve economic, social and cultural rights.
• We face many interrelated problems that can be traced to lack of knowledge on human rights. We believe equipping the people with the knowledge on human rights is the best ever which can happen to them. They will use it, as a tool to combat all human rights violations be it economic, social, political, civil and cultural rights.
• To do this effectively there is the need for a human rights institute where teaching and learning on human rights can take place.
• There is a need for Human Rights Education. This shall be done at our proposed human rights institute to be established in Ghana. This shall serve universities, ordinary men and women; the military, the police and what have you. Teaching and learning materials shall be developed at the centre. We shall achieve our hearts desire of demystifying human rights and bringing human rights closer to the ordinary people. There is room for people who want to adopt parts of the project. Their names will be given to the projects they adopt. For example library complex, lecture room, an office accommodation, furniture etc. We need your financial support.