2012-06-03 21:52:59

Radio Australia
29 May 2012

Students are being taught maths, literature, science to name a few but what about human rights? 

Human rights education aims to provide knowledge about fundamental rights to students and the mechanisms to protect them.

There has been much talk about human rights being taught as a subject in schools. What will this achieve and what will it mean to students?

Presenter: Richard Ewart.

Speaker: Associate Professor Paula Gerbe, Monash University Law School and a Deputy Director of the Castan Centre for Human Rights; Dr Annie Pettitt, Australian Human Rights Commission's expert on human rights education; David Butler, Vice Captian, Parade College

Listen at: http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/international/radio/onairhighlights/putting-human-rights-on-the-curriculum-in-australian-schools/951686