"Human rights are our common heritage and their realization depends on the contributions
that each and every one of us is willing to make, individually and collectively, now and in the future."
Louise Arbour
United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
HUMAN RIGHTS DAY 2004 - Activities by National Human Rights Institutions
WORLD PROGRAMME FOR HUMAN RIGHTS EDUCATION
| Country |
Institution |
Counterparts |
Activities |
| Australia |
Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission |
Individuals and organisations in areas such as community development, law, media and the arts; education experts; teachers and students. |
Human Rights Medal and Awards Ceremony; Human rights education modules developed for upper primary and secondary schools |
| France |
Commission Nationale Consultative des Droits de l'Homme |
NGOs; Teachers and Students of secondary schools; Police; Prison administration; Magistrates; Lawyers. |
Human Rights Award of the French Republic and "René Cassin" Human Rights Award |
| Mongolia |
National Human Rights Commission of Mongolia |
Media; university students; police; persons with disabilities and police. |
Human Rights Campaign; TV programmes; Students contest; Public lecture; human rights training session and lauching publications on HRs education. |
| Senegal |
Comité Sénégalais des Droits de l'Homme |
Ministry of Education; Ministry of Justice; Prison administration; Schools; NGOs |
Training seminars on child education; Visits of detention centers; "René Cassin" contest; Conference on the theme "HRs and value of society: tolerance; peace and solidarity"; Film on HRs |
| Togo |
Commission National des Droits de l'Homme |
Ministry of Education; NGOs, UNESCO clubs |
A one day reflection on the "Decade on Human Rights Education"; Policy on Human Rights Education in Togo; Action of the Commission in the field of Human Rights Education; |
| Tunisia |
Comité Supérieur des Droits de l'Homme et des Libertés Fondamentales |
Public services and the civil society at a large |
A one day reflection with public services and components of the civil society. |
