Institute of Human Rights Education

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The objective of creating the next generation of human rights practitioners has been progressively moving towards fulfillment mainly through human rights education activities and awareness programsThe pilot program on HR education in schools held in Chennai in the year 1997 paved the way for the expansion of this program in a variety of schools with different backgrounds. In the past ten years, about 1, 84, 565 children from 1879 schools have been reached and about 3132 teachers have been trained for this purpose. The Institute of Human Rights Education has introduced “National Program for Human Rights Education in Schools” in the following 10 states namely, Tamil Nadu, Orissa, West Bengal, Gujarat, Chattisgarh, Kerala, Pondicherry, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Tripura. IHRE

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Key information

Operation level:
National
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Organisation type:
Academic institution

Mandate

Organisation mandate

, Children 0 - 15

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