Why Human Rights Education Matters

Human rights education matters because...
* It enables us to better integrate human rights values such as respect, acceptance and inclusion into our daily lives.
* It develops an understanding of everyone's common responsibility to make human rights a reality in each community and in the society at large
* It contributes to the long-term prevention of human rights abuses and violent conflicts, the promotion of equality and sustainable development and the enhancement of participation in decision-making processes within a democratic system