NEW – July 15, 2020: Publication of “Evaluating Human Rights Training Activities: Workshop Guide”

Equitas has a new publication available to assist your human rights education and training work!

Jointly published with the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), Evaluating Human Rights Training Activities: Workshop Guide supports the design and delivery of a two-and-a-half-day workshop aimed at strengthening the capacity of human rights trainers to conduct effective evaluation of their training activities, so as to maximize their impact. Equitas and OHCHR are planning to develop an online version of the workshop as well.

This Guide builds on the joint OHCHR/Equitas “Evaluating Human Rights Education Training Activities: A Handbook for Human Rights Education” (2011), which provides a wealth of practical tools to facilitate evaluation processes throughout the human rights training cycle–planning, design, organization, delivery and follow-up, whether training is delivered face-to-face or online.

Access the Guide here and please find copyright information for this publication on the second page of the document.

Below, you will find a variety of successful education tools on four major areas where we are focused on sharing our expertise:

Gender equality
Child and youth participation
Building the capacity of human rights defenders
Evaluation of human rights education

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Gender equality

Equality for Women: Handbook for NHRI’s on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights – 2008

Women’s Rights in Muslim Communities: A resource Guide for Human Rights Educators – 2009
Also available in Arabic

Monitoring and Reporting Women’s Rights in Kazakhstan – 2008

Combating Violence against Women in the South Caucasus: Regional Consultation with the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Violence against Women – 2007
Also available in Russian

Combating Violence against Women in Central Asia: Regional Consultation with the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Violence against Women – 2005
Also available in Russian
Also available: Report of Proceedings

Children and youth participation

Sample Play it Fair! Toolkit – An educational toolkit to promote human rights and respect for diversity, for use with children 6 – 12 years old.

Play it Fair! Participation and Inclusion Reference sheet – Practical tips to help you ensure that children with different abilities (physical, cognitive, behavioural challenges) can participate and be included.

Play it Fair! day Activity Guide and National Child Day Activity Guide – projects and guidelines for putting on a special event to celebrate the children in your programs and share what you are doing with your community.

Child Rights Fortune Teller – developed in collaboration with the Society for Children and Youth BC and The United Way of the Lower Mainland

Sample Speaking Rights toolkit – Interactive content that explores important concepts in human rights and human rights education. It features dynamicas, activities and projects designed to engage youth 13 to 18 years old.

Youth Participation in Community Life: Implementing human rights projects in the Middle East and North Africa – Lessons learned and good practices
Also available in French and Arabic

Human rights defenders

East Africa Human Rights Program:Resource manual – 2016
International Human Rights Training Program: Participant’s Manual – 2015
International Human Rights Training Program: Facilitator’s Manual – 2015
Human Rights In Social Work: Integrating a Rights-Based Approach into Social Work – 2010
Integrating a Rights Based Approach into the Work of MOSA – 2009
Also available in Bahasa Indonesian
Health and Human Rights – A Resource Guide for the Open Society Institute and the Soros Foundations – 2007
Training of Trainers: Designing and Delivering Effective Human Rights Education – 2007
Training of Trainers Generic Manual Generic Manual – RANHAM – 2008
Available only in Bahasa Indonesia
Human Rights Education and Promotion: Building the Capacity of the National Human Rights Commission Training of Trainers II – 2006
National Human Rights Institutions at Work: Asia-Pacific Workshop on Women’s Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (4) – 2006
Building Capacity for RANHAM (2004-2009) – Strengthening Human Rights Protection in Nanggroe Aceh – 2006
Also available in Bahasa Indonesia
Human Rights Education for Teachers: Training Manuals from Kazakhstan Kyrgyzstan, and Uzbekistan – 2005
Also available in Russian
Developing Teacher Capacity for Training Regional Workshop: Training for Teacher Trainers (III) – 2004
Also available in Russian
UN Road Map: A guide for Asian NGOs to the International Human Rights System and Other Mechanisms – 2004 (2nd Edition)
Regional Training of Trainers (TOT) Workshop: Protecting and Promoting the Rights of Migrant Workers – 2004
Capacity Building for Roma Rights Advocacy – European Roma Rights Center Summer School – 2004
Protecting Minority Rights and Defending Diversity in South Asia Regional Workshop for Human Rights Organisations (Revised Edition) – 2003