Accueil

News

HRE within the UPR process

lun, 08/31/2015 - 12:16 — CIFEDHOP

In the HRE 2020's newsletter (august 2015) Global Coalition for Human Rights Education tells us that : « Human rights education is in the top ten most-raised issues within the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) process, a peer-review of government's human rights records.

Education International's congress ends on a high note

ven, 08/21/2015 - 11:52 — CIFEDHOP

Commercialisation and privatisation in and of education will be at the heart of Education International’s agenda for the next four years as the organisation concluded a successful Seventh World Congress in Ottawa, Canada.

Reference : www.ei-ie.org/en/news/news_details/3663

The new Sustainable Development Goals go through education

mer, 08/05/2015 - 15:44 — CIFEDHOP

During the world summit on sustainable development in September 2015, United Nations' state parties will adopt a new set of objectives for the after 2015 program.

A set of 17 goals covering the period 2015 to 2030 will succeed to the previous 8 objectives of the Millenium.

Prohibition and the elimination of corporal punishment of children

mer, 07/22/2015 - 14:32 — CIFEDHOP

The prohibition and the elimination of corporal punishment of children remains a concern in several parts of the world.

Although 46 States prohibited any corporal punishment of the children and that at least 50 other States began to prohibit it, there is still a lot to be done elsewhere.

This remains a current issue in a certain number of states where the Universal Periodic Review of will set their overall records in the field of human rights.

10th International Training Session on the Universal Periodic Review (UPR)

mar, 06/16/2015 - 12:29 — CIFEDHOP

CIFEDHOP will be holding in Geneva, from October 27th to 2nd November 2015 its 10th International Training Session on the UN Human Rights Council Universal Periodic Review (UPR) for civil society and educational organisations. It will provide knowledge on how to use the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) as a leverage for human rights awareness raising, education and public debates as well.

Report on Swiss human rights foreign policy: summary 2011 – 2014 and perspectives

jeu, 06/11/2015 - 12:54 — CIFEDHOP

In its newsletter of march 2015, Human Rights Watch calls for a critical reading of the Federal Council report on Swiss human rights foreign policy 2011-2014

« Droits de l'homme » or « droits humains »? - a recurring debate

ven, 06/05/2015 - 08:50 — CIFEDHOP

In french, the terminology « droits de l'homme » is regularly called into question because their opponents say that it is a sexist vocabulary. While other countries have translated in their own mother tongue the original english expression « human rights », the french situation seems to be more complicated.

Reference:

A Declaration on the Future of Education recently adopted

dim, 05/24/2015 - 09:59 — CIFEDHOP

A transformative vision for education over the next 15 years has been adopted at the World Education Forum, which concluded last may 22nd in Incheon, Republic of Korea.

 

Syndiquer le contenu