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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.
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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
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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.
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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
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