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National Seminar on HUMAN RIGHTS FOR SUSTAINABLE FUTURE

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Inauguration : Dr M.K Abdul Khader, Vice Chancellor, Kannur University

Human Rights Education in the Constructivist Paradigm

Introduction             Human Rights Education is the need of the hour. The major objective behind this is the moldings of personality among the learners by sensitize them the various issues related to human rights violations. Human Rights Education is meant to be given to school and college students so that they become sensitive and aware of the human rights violations. All of us have an equal right to think, to express ourselves, to earn a livelihood in any law abiding manner to live in a self respecting manner and no individual is entitled to snatch these rights from anyone else. The Protection of Human Rights Act 1993 rightly emphasized the need for human rights literacy among various sections of the society and promotes awareness of the safe guards available for the protection of these rights.             Human Rights Education is neither confined to some topics to b...