Human Rights Education for Peace and Conflict Resolution

Human Rights Education for Peace and Conflict Resolution

Khan Ferdousour Rahman
Copyright: © 2016 |Pages: 17
ISBN13: 9781522500780|ISBN10: 1522500782|EISBN13: 9781522500797
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-0078-0.ch006
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Rahman, Khan Ferdousour. "Human Rights Education for Peace and Conflict Resolution." Promoting Global Peace and Civic Engagement through Education, edited by Kshama Pandey and Pratibha Upadhyay, IGI Global, 2016, pp. 89-105. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-0078-0.ch006

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Rahman, K. F. (2016). Human Rights Education for Peace and Conflict Resolution. In K. Pandey & P. Upadhyay (Eds.), Promoting Global Peace and Civic Engagement through Education (pp. 89-105). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-0078-0.ch006

Chicago

Rahman, Khan Ferdousour. "Human Rights Education for Peace and Conflict Resolution." In Promoting Global Peace and Civic Engagement through Education, edited by Kshama Pandey and Pratibha Upadhyay, 89-105. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2016. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-0078-0.ch006

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Abstract

The relationship between human rights and conflict is dynamic, complex, and powerful, constantly shaping and reshaping the course of both peace and war. The world was worried with the devastating effect of the World War II. The United Nations was formed out of the ashes of the war in 1945, putting respect for human rights alongside peace, security and development as the primary objectives. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) was also adopted in 1948 as a continuation of that obligation, which provided a framework for a series of international human rights conventions. Presently almost all the national legislations are influenced by these conventions. The modern system of international human rights treaties is based on the concept of universalism. Depending on the agency, human rights include civil and political rights, economic, social and cultural rights, development rights, and indigenous rights. However, what is or is not considered a human right differs from one nation to another (Fedorak, 2007).

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