CHAPTER I. INTRODUCTION : WHY TEACH HUMAN RIGHTS? HUMAN RIGHTS EDUCATION = 1
A. The myths and misconceptions about human rights education = 1
B. Making sense of HRE approaches = 3
CHAPTER II. BACK TO THE BASICS = 7
1. Feeling about life = 7
2. Coming to terms with human dignity = 9
3. Making human rights as standard of living = 10
CHAPTER III. Enabling the self and the community through understanding international human rights standards = 12
1. The universal declaration of human rights = 12
2. The international covenant on civil-political rights and international covenant on economic, social and cultural rights = 14
CHAPTER IV. Human rights in context = 16
1. Civil rights : the self as inviolable = 16
2. Political rights : making participation possible = 17
3. Me and my workplace = 19
4. Social and cultural rights : enhancing the well-being of the self and the community = 20
5. Fair procedures as protection = 22
CHAPTER V. Breaking the silence : surveying the human rights issues and violations = 24
A. Debates in Human rights
1. Universality and relativity of human rights = 24
2. My rights, your rights = 25
3. Human rights and responsibility = 27
4. Limitations on the exercise of rights = 28
B. Development as a human rights = 29
1. Development as a human rights = 29
2. Debt aid and their impact on human rights = 30
3. Development aggression and human rights = 32
4. The Nort -south relationship = 34
5. Ecocide and human rights = 36
6. Housing rights = 37
7. Basic needs and rights = 39
8. Agrarian reform and peasant's rights = 41
C. Democracy, civil society and human rights = 42
1. Human rights and national security = 42
2. Suffrage as a human rights = 43
3. Pluralism and human rights = 44
D. Violations against the integrity of the person = 46
1. Death penalty = 46
2. Torture, illegal detention and extra-judical killings = 47
E. Women's rights are her rights = 48
1. Convention on the elimination of description against women = 48
2. Gender stereotyping = 49
3. Violence against women = 50
F. Children in bondage = 51
1. The many faces of children = 51
2. Convention on the rights of the child = 52
G. Cultural diversity and human rights = 53
1. Understanding indigenous people's struggle = 53
2. Muslim-christian relations = 54
CHAPTER VI. Demistifying human rights Violations : an analysis = 56
1. Grapping with why things are = 56
2. Who is accountable? = 58
CHAPTER VII. Why human rights Violations occur : what can be done? = 60
1. The person as human rights advocate = 60
2. The community as human rights defender = 61
3. Human rights organizations as pressure groups = 62
4. The United Nations Human rights protection mechanism = 64
5. The international community in solidarity for Human rights = 67
6. The Philippine Human rights enforcement system = 68
CHAPTER VIII. Experiences of hope : some successes in human rights struggle = 70
APPENDICES = 77
A. The myths and misconceptions about human rights education = 1
B. Making sense of HRE approaches = 3
CHAPTER II. BACK TO THE BASICS = 7
1. Feeling about life = 7
2. Coming to terms with human dignity = 9
3. Making human rights as standard of living = 10
CHAPTER III. Enabling the self and the community through understanding international human rights standards = 12
1. The universal declaration of human rights = 12
2. The international covenant on civil-political rights and international covenant on economic, social and cultural rights = 14
CHAPTER IV. Human rights in context = 16
1. Civil rights : the self as inviolable = 16
2. Political rights : making participation possible = 17
3. Me and my workplace = 19
4. Social and cultural rights : enhancing the well-being of the self and the community = 20
5. Fair procedures as protection = 22
CHAPTER V. Breaking the silence : surveying the human rights issues and violations = 24
A. Debates in Human rights
1. Universality and relativity of human rights = 24
2. My rights, your rights = 25
3. Human rights and responsibility = 27
4. Limitations on the exercise of rights = 28
B. Development as a human rights = 29
1. Development as a human rights = 29
2. Debt aid and their impact on human rights = 30
3. Development aggression and human rights = 32
4. The Nort -south relationship = 34
5. Ecocide and human rights = 36
6. Housing rights = 37
7. Basic needs and rights = 39
8. Agrarian reform and peasant's rights = 41
C. Democracy, civil society and human rights = 42
1. Human rights and national security = 42
2. Suffrage as a human rights = 43
3. Pluralism and human rights = 44
D. Violations against the integrity of the person = 46
1. Death penalty = 46
2. Torture, illegal detention and extra-judical killings = 47
E. Women's rights are her rights = 48
1. Convention on the elimination of description against women = 48
2. Gender stereotyping = 49
3. Violence against women = 50
F. Children in bondage = 51
1. The many faces of children = 51
2. Convention on the rights of the child = 52
G. Cultural diversity and human rights = 53
1. Understanding indigenous people's struggle = 53
2. Muslim-christian relations = 54
CHAPTER VI. Demistifying human rights Violations : an analysis = 56
1. Grapping with why things are = 56
2. Who is accountable? = 58
CHAPTER VII. Why human rights Violations occur : what can be done? = 60
1. The person as human rights advocate = 60
2. The community as human rights defender = 61
3. Human rights organizations as pressure groups = 62
4. The United Nations Human rights protection mechanism = 64
5. The international community in solidarity for Human rights = 67
6. The Philippine Human rights enforcement system = 68
CHAPTER VIII. Experiences of hope : some successes in human rights struggle = 70
APPENDICES = 77