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2009 White Paper on North Korean Human Rights

Icon   November 2, 2009 in News by admin

2009 White Paper on North Korean Human Rights NED, together with the US-Korea Institute at the Johns Hopkins School for Advanced International Studies, sponsored a seminar discussing the findings of… Read more

Promoting Human Rights and Education in Bangladesh

Icon   September 10, 2009 in News by admin

THE Chittagong based non-governmental organisation PHREB (Promoting Human Rights and Education in Bangladesh) has been running long-term school-based awareness campaigns since their establishment in 2004. The purpose of these campaigns… Read more

India Passes Right to Education Bill

Icon   August 4, 2009 in News by admin

Education International Press release2009-07-22 India has passed a landmark bill providing for free and compulsory education to all children aged 6 to 14. In a vote held 20 July, the… Read more

Public Interest Law Fellows Program Seeks Candidates from Cina, Nepal and West Africa

Icon   March 23, 2009 in Grants and Fellowships by admin

The Public Interest Law Institute (PILI) is pleased to invite applications for its Public Interest Law Fellows Program for 2009-2010. PILI will select lawyers from China and Nepal for ten… Read more

Children as Active Citizens: Commitments and Obligations for Children’s Civil Rights and Civic Engagement in East Asia and the Pacific

Icon   March 23, 2009 in Articles & Speeches by admin

Children as Active Citizens: Commitments and Obligations for Children’s Civil Rights and Civic Engagement in East Asia and the Pacific [PDF].

India: National Council of Educational Research and Training Introduces Human Rights Education in Schools

Icon   March 23, 2009 in News by admin

New Delhi, March 20 (IANS) — Owing to the growing number of human rights abuses, the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) is planning to introduce human rights… Read more