A/HRC/36/24 manuals on inclusive education, based on respect for human rights, with a focus on the rights of the child and students with disabilities. It also developed teacher training manuals on the rights of the child and the prevention of gender-based violence in schools, and a web platform that houses resources to support teachers. The Netherlands Institute of Human Rights is developing a toolbox for teaching human rights in schools, in collaboration with human rights and educational organizations, to be launched in 2017. In 2016, the Finnish Human Rights Centre prioritized the development of human rights education materials for teachers and civil servants, including material on the new national core curricula and a lecture series on human rights issues and mechanisms targeting teachers, journalists and civil servants. In Hungary, the Office of the Commissioner for Fundamental Rights developed a thematic children’s rights media platform, with a wide range of informational and teaching materials to be used by both teachers and parents. The National Human Rights Commission of Korea developed and disseminated human rights education material, including textbooks, training materials, e-learning courses and other online resources, for teachers and educators; it also made an effort to ensure that some of those materials were accessible for people with disabilities. 19. Some States reported that respect for human rights is included in the accreditation processes and codes of conduct for teachers. In Serbia, for instance, standards for the teaching profession, adopted in 2011, highlight the responsibility of teachers to practise human rights values in their teaching and to promote human rights education. The Institute for the Improvement of Education, responsible for the accreditation of professional development programmes, also recently approved eight programmes on human rights education. The learning environment 20. Efforts also took place through extracurricular programmes fostering learning environments conducive to human rights education. In German schools, students have opportunities to participate actively in decision-making, which encourages them to practise human rights in their daily lives. In Uganda, the Human Rights Commission supported human rights and peace clubs in secondary schools, which conduct human rights education activities through drama shows, debates, music, community outreach and radio talk shows. The National Human Rights Commission of Korea signed memorandums of understanding with various provincial and metropolitan city education offices to create human rightsfriendly schools, promote safe learning environments and implement joint human rights education programmes. It also organized human rights educational activities for athletic clubs to promote a human rights-friendly sports culture in schools. The Slovak National Centre for Human Rights organized human rights educational activities in primary and secondary schools and delivered training within its education project for Roma communities to raise awareness of issues regarding non-discrimination, the labour laws and human trafficking. The National Council for Human Rights of Egypt organized, in coordination with the Ministry of Education, a number of educational activities, including human rights games for children. In Israel, the Ministry of Education celebrates Human Rights Day annually, focusing on a different human rights issue each year, and a relevant curriculum and teaching material are developed in both Arabic and Hebrew. 21. Poland highlighted a project aimed at creating space for dialogue between young Poles and Israelis through educational activities combating anti-Semitism, racism and intolerance. Israel facilitated exchanges between Jewish and Arab students through a number of programmes, such as “Living together”, in which Jewish and Arab students jointly planned and participated in educational activities on tolerance and understanding; and Ya salam, which included joint Hebrew and Arabic classes in both Jewish and Arab schools for students to learn about each other’s language and culture. The Russian Federation reported extracurricular activities that allow for interaction between students and law enforcement officials on legal topics. In Hungary, the Office of the Commissioner for Fundamental Rights worked with the Council of Europe European Youth Centre to train youth and youth educators in human rights, including the rights of minority children and combating online hate speech. In Serbia, all reception centres that register migrant and refugee children have established corners for children with educational activities and psychosocial support for children and youth. In Uruguay, various human rights education 7

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