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  UNESCO Chair in Human Rights Education (531), established in 2001 at Otto von Guericke University of Magdeburg, (Germany)
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Fields/Disciplines

Human Rights Education

Objectives
  • The purpose of the Chair shall be to promote an integrated system of education, information, documentation and research in the field of human rights, democracy and tolerance.

  • It will serve as a means of facilitating collaboration between high-level, internationally recognized researchers and teaching staff of the University and other institutions in Germany.

  • The activities in the field of human rights will be based on the international standards enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, in the International Covenants on Human Rights and other relevant standard-setting instruments, on the principles of universality, indivisibility and independence of all human rights as well as on the principles of equality between men and women.



Host Institution
Otto von Guerickede University of Magdeburg. Website
Website of the UNESCO Chair

Progress Report 2007-2008 (short version)

Partnerships

- University of Luzern (Switzerland)
- University of La Matanza (Argentina)
- Center for Postgraduate Studies / Master of Social Work/ Social Work as Human Rights Profession, Berlin (Germany)
- German Institute for Human Rights (Germany)
- Human Rights Office of the City of Nuremberg (Germany)


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Social and Human Sciences


Documents
Progress Report 2003 (short version)
Activities of the UNESCO Chair in Human Rights Education - More


Documents
Documents Progress Report 2005-2006 (short version)
Activities of the UNESCO Chair in Human Rights Education, Otto von Guericke University of Magdeburg
Documents Progress Report 2006-2007 (short version)
Activities of the UNESCO Chair in Human Rights Education, Otto von Guericke University of Magdeburg
Documents Progress Report 2007-2008 (short version)
Activities of the UNESCO Chair in Human Rights Education, Otto von Guericke University of Magdeburg
 

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