Program Area
Human Rights Education
Grounding students in human rights principles and helping them engage with real human rights issues.
Human Rights Education is part of AVENUE JAM's national educational framework. Chapters create space for students to explore human dignity, equality, and international human rights standards through discussion rather than one-directional instruction. The topics and activities below describe what the program is built to deliver as chapters launch, not a record of activity already happening everywhere.
Curriculum Focus
What students learn
Universal Human Rights Principles
The foundational principles that define human rights.
Human Dignity and Equality
Why human dignity and equality sit at the center of rights-based education.
Civil and Political Rights
Rights related to civic and political participation.
Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights
Rights related to work, education, health, and cultural life.
International Human Rights Institutions
The bodies and mechanisms that define and protect human rights globally.
Understanding and Responding to Human Rights Issues
How to think through and engage with real human rights issues.
In Practice
How chapters bring this to life
- Peer-based human rights discussions
- Occasional guest speakers
- Human rights educational events
- Case-study and issue-based discussions
Program resources
Chapter officers and educators can access lesson plans, facilitation guides, and activity templates for this program area in the National Resource Library after signing in.