2nd and updated edition of a Manual on Human Rights Education entitled "Understanding Human Rights"

elaborated by the European Training and Research Centre for Human Rights and Democracy (ETC)

The second, updated and enlarged edition of the Manual on Human Rights Education entitled "Understanding Human Rights" has just been published.

The Manual has been elaborated by the European Training and Research Centre for Human Rights and Democracy (ETC) for the Human Security Network (HSN) at the initiative of the Austrian Minister for Foreign Affairs. The Manual can be used in different cultural settings by human rights educators and learners who are looking for basic insight into and understanding of human rights

Experts from Argentina, Austria, Canada, Greece, India, The Netherlands, Mali, South Africa, Switzerland and the United States contributed to the second edition of the Manual which was edited by Professor Wolfgang Benedek from ETC Graz.

The Manual consists of an introduction and 13 modules on selected human rights issues, which are presented through an innovative methodology, starting with an Illustration Story and ending with Selected Activities and sources for further information. The Manual also offers additional resources such as an overview of important literature and internet sources on human rights education as well as contact addresses of major institutions and organisations in the field, a chapter on methodology and a glossary.

The Manual, which has 410 pages is available from the publishing houses Neuer Wissenschaftlicher Verlag, Vienna, E-Mail: office@nwv.at, Intersentia (Antwerp) and the Berliner Wissenschafts-Verlag, but can also be obtained through internet retailers like Amazon etc. at the competitive price of € 24,80.

The first edition has already been translated into 11 languages, among them all the official United Nations languages. More information and most of the language versions can be found on the website of the ETC at www.etc-graz.at, which also contains additional resources to the manual that are constantly further developed.

The editor welcomes feedback and comments to: office@etc-graz.at

Barbara Schmiedl
Head of the Training Section
barbara.schmiedl@etc-graz.at

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