This volume does not provide ready solutions to all the problems of human rights and human rights education, but its aim is to raise public awareness and contribute to the ongoing debate.
Contents:
Part 1 New dimensions: human rights and peace; democracy and human rights - civil, political, economic, social and cultural; human rights and development; human rights and the environment.
Part 2 Obstacles: human rights and extreme poverty; discrimination, xenophobia and racism; human rights and tolerance; terrorism and human rights.
Part 3 Challenges: human rights and scientific and technological progress; globalization and human rights; education for human rights.