Interpersonal Skills in a Global Context: Advocating for Human Rights

2012 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Interpersonal Skills ◽  
Global Context

‘British Values Are Also Values All Around the World’: Teaching Fundamental British Values through a Human Rights Lens

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alison E C Struthers ◽  
Julie Mansuy
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Primary Schools ◽  
Formal Education ◽  
National Level ◽  
Formal Schooling ◽  
Desire For Children ◽  
Global Citizens ◽  
Global Context ◽  
National Values ◽  
The Uk

Abstract Since 2014, the promotion of Fundamental British Values (FBV) has been a requirement across formal schooling in England. The agenda has, however, faced criticism from various stakeholders. Much of this denunciation has been directed at the opaque nature of FBV, but the agenda is problematic for more concerning reasons. It is arguable that, in light of the current threat from ethno-nationalism, frameworks such as FBV that focus on a particular definition and formulation of national values run the risk of being interpreted in a manner that is exclusionary and liable to ‘other’ different ethnic groups in the classroom. The FBV framework furthermore overlooks the fact that the UK isalready subject to numerous international human rights obligations, including many that mandate the provision of holistic and effective human rights education at all levels of formal education. This article therefore draws upon the findings of a pilot study conducted with Year 5 learners in four primary schools in the West Midlands showing that teaching about human rights through the FBV agenda is possible, by linking discussion of values at the national level to broader human rights principles. Such an approach satisfies the government’s desire for children to learn about FBV, whilst highlighting that these values also exist in a global context. This, in turn, is likely to be a more effective way of encouraging learners to be global citizens who will contribute to the building of a broader culture that is respectful of human rights.

scholarly journals A Qualitative Study of the Interaction between Human Rights Defenders and Society in Russia: Assessing the Impact of the 'Foreign Agents' Law

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 1-20
Author(s):  
Polina Malkova
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Global Context ◽  
Adverse Conditions ◽  
World Regions ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Depth Interviews ◽  
Systematic Knowledge ◽  
The Way

In various world regions, human rights defenders (HRDs) often become targets for smear campaigns that seek to discredit and marginalise them. Russia’s “foreign agents” law which brands NGOs as “foreign agents” – a phrase that carries Soviet-era connotations of a spy or traitor – is just one example of states’ attempts to cultivate an unfavorable image of rights defenders in society. Yet, despite the global context of such stigmatising campaigns and their potential to put defenders at further risk, there is very little systematic knowledge about the way citizens react to such rhetoric and whether they express more hostility towards HRDs. This paper seeks to address this gap and explores the interaction of rights defenders with the domestic society in Russia. Drawing upon in-depth interviews with representatives of the domestic human rights community, it demonstrates that while the wider public lacks familiarity with actors in the human rights field, certain social segments do interact with them, both in antagonistic and supportive ways. The paper argues that in the adverse conditions created by the “foreign agents” law, there is a need for rights groups to expand and strengthen the links with their constituencies.

Post-Islamist Transformations in Morocco

2015 ◽  
Vol 3 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 125-145
Author(s):  
Jibreel Delgado
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Political Parties ◽  
North Africa ◽  
Political Activism ◽  
Muslim Brotherhood ◽  
Social Contexts ◽  
Global Context ◽  
Rights Discourse ◽  
The Muslim Brotherhood ◽  
Human Rights Discourse

This article explores the continuities and ruptures of modern Islamic social movements starting with the reformist salafiyya of Egypt, North Africa, and the Levant, moving through the Islamic political activism of the Muslim Brotherhood along with its various affiliated political parties in the Middle East and North Africa (mena), and finally the radical Jihadist militant groups calling for armed insurgency in parts of the mena as well as globally. After an extensive overview of the varied movements within Salafism in its global context, I will hone in on its articulation in Morocco, its relations with other Islamist movements, as well as with the Moroccan monarchical authoritarian system. I argue that in the wake of post-Islamist adopting of human rights discourse and notions of pluralism in the workings of the Justice and Development Party (pjd) government, the Salafi trend is also undertaking a transformation in Morocco. Placed in its historical and social contexts, however, I show that this trend has never been static and continues to change in relation to competing and collaborating Islamist trends as well as toward the Moroccan government.

The Rights of Australia's Children in a Global Context

1990 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 6-7
Author(s):  
David Mason
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Effective Action ◽  
The State ◽  
Global Context ◽  
Journal Issue

By world standards, human rights, including the rights of children, are relatively well respected and protected in Australia. But, on human rights generally and concerning children in particular, there are significant gaps and areas where we need to do better. This emerges clearly from a review of the state of Australia's children such as that presented in this special journal issue. It is also clear that we need to develop structures to perform just this kind of national stocktake on a national basis, and to have the results translated into effective action.

scholarly journals Globalisation and Global Justice - A Thematic Introduction

2016 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 5-17 ◽  
Author(s):  
Göran Collste
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Global Justice ◽  
Social Ethics ◽  
Global Context ◽  
Diverse Economies ◽  
Global Environmental ◽  
Key Factor ◽  
Protection Of Human Rights ◽  
Different Dimensions ◽  
Economic Globalisation

Globalisation involves both promising potentials and risks. It has the potential – through the spread of human rights, the migration of people and ideas, and the integration of diverse economies – to improve human wellbeing and enhance the protection of human rights worldwide. But globalisation also incurs risks: global environmental risks (such as global warming), the creation of new centres of power with limited legitimacy, a ‘race to the bottom’ regarding workers’ safety and rights, risky journeys of thousands of migrants and not least growing global inequalities. Globalisation, therefore, is a key factor for today’s discussions of justice. As globalisation connects people, it also raises associated responsibilities between them. Until recently, the interest in justice among political philosophers and social ethicists was mainly focused on the nation state. However, this is no longer feasible. Since economic globalisation affects how wealth and power are distributed globally it has become indispensable to discuss social ethics in a global context and to develop principles of global justice. Global justice, therefore, entails an assessment of the benefits and burdens of the structural relations and institutional arrangements that constitute and govern globalisation. The academic discussion of global justice is vibrant and expanding. In my introduction I provide an overview of the discussions on global poverty, justice, cosmopolitanism and statism, migration, the capability approach and different dimensions of global justice.

scholarly journals The Jurisprudence of Human Rights in a Global Context

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (04) ◽  
pp. 6441-6453
Author(s):  
Dr. Matthew Enya Nwocha ◽  
Steve Ahamefula Amaramiro ◽  
Emmanuel Chinweike Ibezim
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Global Context ◽  
The Status ◽  
Different Dimensions ◽  
United Nations System ◽  
Jus Cogens ◽  
Domestic Affairs ◽  
International Instruments ◽  
National Governments ◽  
Nations System

This paper is a study of the conceptual dimensions of human rights gleaned from the writings of scholars and jurists, judicial precedent, and domestic and international human rights instruments, particularly under the United Nations System. Human rights have become an international subject and have today attained the status of a jus cogens rule of international law. The need to determine and clarify the history and dynamics of this subject has given impetus and inspiration to this paper. Applying a theoretical and doctrinal methodology, the paper set out to appraise the different dimensions, and for that matter ramifications, to the concept of human rights and how they affect our everyday life. The paper found, among other things, that human rights law and its observance are much more entrenched at the international forum than in domestic jurisdictions. The paper concluded that human rights issues are no longer a matter of domestic affairs of any nation in the light of extant international instruments to which nations are committed. It therefore recommended that national governments should be more sensitive and responsive to the growing status of human rights as an international subject.

Modern slavery in global context: ending the political economy of forced labour and slavery

2019 ◽  
pp. 29-46
Author(s):  
Aidan McQuade
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Rule Of Law ◽  
The Political ◽  
The Rule Of Law ◽  
Global Context ◽  
Modern Slavery ◽  
Political Economies ◽  
Forced Labour ◽  
Human Rights Standards

This chapter begins by setting out the root causes of slavery, and demonstrating the fundamental role of the failure of the rule of law in enabling slavery to persist. It then sets out how particular failures in the rule of law give rise to four ‘peacetime’ political economies of slavery (i.e. state-sponsored slavery, state-tolerated slavery, state-facilitated slavery, state-muddled slavery). Where international mechanisms exist to uphold human rights standards, these political economies may be reformed somewhat. However, in addition, what is needed is a more fundamental reform of the nature of all political economies to establish processes to empower vulnerable individuals and groups and to uphold human rights standards. The chapter then sets out what forms these reforms must take to establish political economies with the potential to reduce slavery, if not eliminate it completely.

scholarly journals Global Activism and Social Transformation vis-à-vis Dominant Forms of Economic Organization: Critical Education within Afro-Brazilian and Transnational Pedagogical Praxis

2014 ◽  
Vol 13 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 151-175
Author(s):  
César Augusto Rossatto
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Social Transformation ◽  
Market Competition ◽  
National Identities ◽  
Economic Organization ◽  
Critical Education ◽  
Global Context ◽  
Political Experience ◽  
Principles Of Justice ◽  
Afro Brazilian

Abstract Masses of colonial workers are situating their free-for-all labor efforts in a global context due to dominant forms of organization based on a corporate market economy. New social movements that show concern for democracy and human rights are challenging capitalist priorities of “efficiency” and exploitation. In some places, the representatives of popular movements are actually taking the reins of state power. Many of these movements are emerging to bridge national identities and boundaries, in solidarity with transnational class, gender, and ethnic struggles. The ideology of market competition has become more entrenched in schools. Thus, in this article I explore these implications drawn upon the myriad social struggles shaping students’ lives and communities, which are based on principles of justice, ethics, access, and emancipation, placing emphasis on the effects of whiteness from an historical Afro-Brazilian political experience.

Media and Information Literacy Project in the Republic of Moldova. Local Issues in European and Global Context

2017 ◽  
Vol 7 ◽  
pp. 57-67
Author(s):  
Viorica Palamarciuc
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Information Literacy ◽  
Complex Media ◽  
Non Profit ◽  
Global Context ◽  
Republic Of Moldova ◽  
The World ◽  
The Media ◽  
The Republic ◽  
Information Landscape

Media and Information Literacy (MIL) is a relatively new field. It is a response to the growing concern around the world and namely the increasingly complex media and information landscape, the changes in the way the information is delivered by the media and consumed by people. The paper focuses on MIL actions taken by IREX Europe in the Republic of Moldova. IREX Europe is a non-profit, non-governmental organisation working to improve education, strengthen independent media, reduce conflict, and support democracy and human rights, based in Lyon, France.

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