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(iii) Identify and analyse human rights violations, including their root causes and
consequences; identify the individual and collective benefits of realized human
rights;
(iv) Locate information and sources on human rights relevant to their personal,
academic and professional needs and interests, including through the use of
information and communications technologies; evaluate information sources,
including media and learning resources, and recognize points of view, bias and
reliability;
(v)
Apply human rights principles and redress mechanisms in resolving
interpersonal conflicts; identify and apply strategies for opposing all forms –
including online – of discrimination, bullying, sexual harassment and gender-based
violence;
(vi) Lead, participate in and influence development and decision-making with
regard to policies and programmes that affect them, at various levels of government;
lead and participate in discussions and debates, including on youth-specific barriers
to human rights, and contribute sensitively and constructively on controversial
human rights topics;
(vii) Network and collaborate with others in advocating for human rights and
amplify marginalized voices;
(viii) Develop and defend proposals for changing policies or laws concerning
human rights (e.g., in the context of educational settings, the community or society);
use human rights standards to claim rights towards duty bearers, locally and beyond,
using legal and non-violent methods;
(ix) Prepare and carry out actions to promote and protect human rights in private
and public domains, including public-awareness activities; lead human rights
organizing and campaigning efforts, including for victims of violations; conduct
human rights education activities using appropriate methodologies;
(x)
Combat hate and discrimination online and offline; develop media literacy;
handle risks on social media such as contacts with potential predators, violent
content, bullying, hate speech and violent extremist views;
(xi) Identify and analyse the impact of developments in information and
communications technology to the protection, respect and fulfilment of human rights,
including the risks and opportunities linked to social media;
(c)
Attitudes: young people demonstrate:
(i)
Respect for themselves and others based on the recognition of the dignity and
rights of all persons, and understanding of their responsibility to promote and protect
human rights;
(ii)
Respect for and appreciation of diversity, including through the use of
inclusive language and attitudes, and opposition to discrimination on the basis of
race, colour, sex, age, language, religion, political or other opinion, national, ethnic
or social origin, property, birth, place of residence, disability, sexual orientation and
gender identity and other bases;
(iii) Openness to self-reflection and learning, including awareness of their own
prejudices and biases and commitment to overcoming them so as to improve
personal behaviour in line with human rights principles;
(iv)
An active interest in human rights- and justice-related themes;
(v)
Appreciation of the link among rights, responsibilities, equality, diversity,
non-discrimination, social cohesion and intercultural and interreligious dialogue;
(vi) Confidence in claiming human rights and an expectation of duty bearers to
protect, respect and fulfil human rights;
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