Human Rights Education

Human Rights Education

Human Rights Education
What is it?

What is it?

  • The rights that arise from the fact that people are "human", that are innate and that are owned without any conditions are called "human rights” 
  • Human rights are inalienable, inviolable, and universal. 
  • Human rights are protected by international documents as well as national legal regulations.
  • Useful Links: Amnesty International (https://www.amnesty.org.tr/) Human Rights Law Research Center (https://insanhaklarimerkezi.bilgi.edu.tr/tr/)

Why it matters?

Why it matters?

  • Human rights aim to protect human dignity.  
  • Human rights are the determinants of the relationship between state and individual and form the basis of world peace and justice in the international arena

Who is it for?

Who is it for?

  • Human rights are universal rights that can be enjoyed by all people regardless of religion, language, race, or gender.
  • Fundamental human rights can be listed as the right to life, the right to food and shelter, the freedom of expression and thought, the right to health and education, the right to vote and to be elected, the right to equality before the law, the right to property, the freedom of religion.