The round table: putting human rights into practice-the role of education; report

This publication highlights some of the key ideas and features of the events based on the theme “60 years of Human Rights Education” at UNESCO headquarters in Paris from the 2nd of December 2008 till the 27th of February 2009. In addition to substantial opening and closing sessions, the Round Table consisted of four panels, the reporting of each consists of Summary, Introduction, Case Studies, Discussion and Recommendations. This publication can be read on a number of levels: as a retrospective commemoration of human rights education; as a celebration of current good practice; and, through its discussion and recommendations, as a source of guidance for future directions in human right education.