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Award winning peer-reviewed scholarly journal, founded 2018 https://www.tandfonline.com/journals/rhre20/about-this-journal Published on behalf of International Association for Human Rights Education Founding Editor-in-Chief: @audreyosler.bsky.social

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🎉Great to this important piece -how #HumanRights of Indigenous Peoples & IDPs are incorporated in #GlobalCitizenshipEd
🎉now available #OpenAccess
🎉Congratulations @yuliasnesterova.bsky.social & others @uofglasgow.bsky.social
🎉 @drcarolineferguson.bsky.social Jia Ying Neoh

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30.10.2025 12:44 — 👍 3    🔁 4    💬 0    📌 0
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Free open access book! Link in comments. #socialstudies #peaceeducation #socialeducation #globaleducation

10.06.2025 18:24 — 👍 4    🔁 4    💬 1    📌 0

📝Quick reminder: if you haven’t yet got your abstract in for #IAHRE2026 in Muenster, Germany, there are just a few days left!
🗓️3 November 2025 is the deadline!
📖Details below from HRER
☑️Check it out now!

24.10.2025 22:43 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Caroline Ferguson (@drcarolineferguson.bsky.social) PhD Education. Vice-President the Social & Citizenship Education Association of Australia. Academic at The University of Sydney. Interested in global citizenship education, youth experience of politic...

🎉We are delighted to announce that we are strengthening our HRER editorial team

🎉 @drcarolineferguson.bsky.social & Dr Jia Ying Neoh @sydney.edu.au will be joining us as Associate Editors, along with @beategold.bsky.social from @oslomet.bsky.social

Welcome to you all!

21.10.2025 23:15 — 👍 4    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 0
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Learn about Human Rights Education Review Learn about Human Rights Education Review aims & scope, editorial board, journal metrics and more.

✅Check out HRER news for details of the Call for Papers for #IAHRE2026 conference ‘Re-imagining Human Rights Education in a Turbulent World’
✅26-27 May 2025 Muenster, Germany
✅Abstracts due 3 Nov 2025

www.tandfonline.com/journals/rhr...

16.10.2025 21:29 — 👍 4    🔁 3    💬 1    📌 1

Conor Gearty died a month ago yesterday. He was deeply committed to human rights law without idealising it. He recognised its power & value while acknowledging its limitations (& those of the people engaging with it). He was also an exceptional lawyer. This is a fitting final piece in the @lrb.co.uk

12.10.2025 11:11 — 👍 100    🔁 65    💬 1    📌 0
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Today, Peers are debating two amendments we’ve helped coordinate — backed by over 120 organisations — that would embed #childrights in UK law.

Our Director sets out why this matters:

18.09.2025 10:44 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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‘Inspirational’ human rights lawyer Conor Gearty dies aged 67 President Michael D Higgins leads tributes for Longford-born law professor and author

Deeply saddened to learn of the death of Conor Gearty
His contribution as a human rights scholar has been immense
His readiness to speak up for justice is one more human rights educators need to emulate

www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2025...

13.09.2025 20:21 — 👍 5    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
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Nordic Perspectives on Human Rights Education: Research and Practice for Social Justice Published in Nordic Journal of Human Rights (Ahead of Print, 2025)

⭐️Really appreciate @drtoddlandman.bsky.social review of our edited book ‘Nordic Perspectives on Human Rights Education’ doi.org/10.1080/1891...

⭐️ @beategold.bsky.social & I are grateful for the support of a wonderful team of authors from #Denmark #Finland #Iceland #Norway #Sweden #Canada #US #UK

10.09.2025 19:19 — 👍 8    🔁 5    💬 1    📌 0
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Latest articles from Human Rights Education Review Browse the latest articles and research from Human Rights Education Review

You can sign up for new contents alerts at Human Rights Education Review here:

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10.09.2025 19:25 — 👍 2    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
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Navigating academia: the intersectional experiences of Black Muslim female students in UK higher education This article critically explores the structural and cultural exclusions faced by Black Muslim women (BMW) in higher education HE in the UK. It addresses the persistent elitism and growing awareness...

GENDER PERSPECTIVES
⭐️ @sadiyaosman.bsky.social University of #Leicester explores the intersectional experiences by #gender #ethnicity & #religion of Black Muslim women in #UK #HigherEducation
⭐️Must-read for all working to enable equity & inclusion
⭐️Check it out
#academicsky
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21.08.2025 11:42 — 👍 3    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 0
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Up Close: Insights from the UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights Defenders - Norwegian Centre for Human Rights Join us for a compelling conversation with Ms. Mary Lawlor, the current UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders, who has been at the forefront of advocacy for human rights def...

Next week I'll be speaking at an event co-hosted by the Norwegian Human Rights Fund & the Norwegian Centre for Human Rights in Oslo, Norway.

🗓️ 25 August 2025
🕐 1:15 PM – 2:30 PM
📍 University of Oslo

ℹ️ More info & registration:
www.jus.uio.no/smr/english/...

21.08.2025 08:17 — 👍 4    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 1
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Human rights education in primary school textbooks: insights from Pakistan School textbooks can play an important role in promoting human rights education (HRE) for equality and peacebuilding. In Pakistan, textbook analyses reveal persistent issues like the under-represen...

NEW PUBLICATION
@nasira-p.bsky.social #AgaKhanUniversity G. Rodrigues N. Zainulabidin & D. Ashraf review primary school texts
Find under representation of women/girls religious minorities + conventional #gender portrayals
Call for systematic #HRE & #intersectional approach
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20.08.2025 09:18 — 👍 2    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Discourses on sexuality in Norwegian social science textbooks: obstacles and opportunities for transformative human rights education Schools bear significant responsibility for educating students about their rights. This article focuses on rights concerning sexuality in social science education in Norway, and how textbooks produ...

⭐️Examination of social science texts & discourses on sexuality Norway
⭐️Sissel Granholt @liseklev.bsky.social Peter Aashamar at University of #Oslo identify an emphasis on individual rights knowledge
⭐️But critical approach is lacking to support transformative learning in #HRE
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19.08.2025 10:32 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Transgender in children’s and young adult books. An analysis of current texts Trans* children are under-represented in children’s and young adult literature. When teaching about human rights, it’s important to emphasise the dignity of the child and protect them from discrimi...

NEW PUBLICATION
⭐️Gender Perspectives
⭐️Discover how #transgender identities are presented
⭐️ children’s & YA books -content #language & aesthetics
⭐️ #HumanRights framed research from @davidcrott.bsky.social & Kristina Krueger University of #Muenster
#childrights
#academicsky
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18.08.2025 06:09 — 👍 2    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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‘Hate is the poison you drink, hoping others die’: LGBTQ+ youth activists writing for change in the United States This study examines student advocacy in one United States school district against proposed state education policies concerning the rights of transgender students, analysed through the framework of ...

⭐️NEW article 8.2 Gender Perspectives in Human Rights Education examines student advocacy to guarantee respect & #trans inclusivity
⭐️Combining HRE & trans-emancipatory theory, @judithphd.bsky.social
highlights #HumanRights solidarity
🙏🏼Editors @beategold.bsky.social & S.Clark

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15.08.2025 08:33 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Beyond safe spaces: youth work’s role in shaping brave conversations on masculinities This article explores how youth work can challenge harmful stereotypes affecting boys and young men, and how a human rights-based framework can support youth workers in challenging harmful gender n...

✅How might youth workers use a human rights-based framework to transform practice?
✅Check out this NEW #OpenAccess article
✅ @emma-davidson.bsky.social Amy Calder Emily Beever & @vicridley.bsky.social discuss supporting boys & young men to challenge harmful #gender norms
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13.08.2025 19:34 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Nordic perspectives on human rights education: research and practice for social justice Published in Human Rights Education Review (Vol. 8, No. 2, 2025)

Read Christina Johnsson’s review here doi.org/10.1080/2535...

12.08.2025 16:15 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Very interesting and timely special issue on gender and human rights education! Great job all the contributors 👏 Issue includes a book review by Christina Johnsson on "Nordic perspectives on HRE: Research and practice for social justice", describing it as valuable contribution to educators. We wrote

12.08.2025 12:12 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 1    📌 1
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‘Education is my weapon’: media misrepresentations as a barrier to Algerian women’s rights in higher education In 2013, Algerian channel, Ennahar TV, aired a report entitled ‘When Seekers of Knowledge Turn into Prostitutes’, [عندما تتحول طالبات العلم الى طالبات للهوى] portraying female university students l...

NEW PUBLICATION
🎉Framing her study within Algeria’s recent history & societal development @khadidjakelalech.bsky.social discusses how media misrepresentations impact on women’s rights in #HigherEducation
🎉A must-read for all concerned with #gender #equity
🎉 #OpenAccess

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12.08.2025 10:20 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Gendered challenges and human rights education: narratives of victims, agency and resistance Published in Human Rights Education Review (Vol. 8, No. 2, 2025)

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We celebrate creative HRER guest editors @beategold.bsky.social @oslomet.bsky.social & Sevda Clark
who put together our latest edition: Gender Perspectives in Human Rights Education
👏🏼Read their editorial & discover challenges facing students & educators
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11.08.2025 16:20 — 👍 2    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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@tandfresearch.bsky.social @nasira-p.bsky.social @liseklev.bsky.social khadidjakelalech.bsky.social @judithphd.bsky.social @emma-davidson.bsky.social @beategold.bsky.social
@sadiyaosman.bsky.social
We will post links to editorial & each paper in the coming days
Do repost to enhance reach

07.08.2025 11:47 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Human Rights Education Review Gender perspectives in human rights education. Volume 8, Issue 2 of Human Rights Education Review

🎉Congratulations to HRER Guest Editors @beategold.bsky.social & Sevda Clark

🎉HRER 8(2) Gender Perspectives in #HumanRights Education now published

🎉New research from #Algeria #Germany #Norway #Pakistan #Britain #UnitedStates

🎉Check it out
#academicsky

www.tandfonline.com/toc/rhre20/c...

06.08.2025 22:48 — 👍 5    🔁 4    💬 1    📌 1
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Just learned that ‘Human Rights & Schooling’ is selected by National Academy of Sciences Republic of #Korea as an Excellent Academic Book
I’m greatly honoured by this prestigious award
Warm thanks to translators Drs Sunun Park & Jihye Park for their work and commitment to #HumanRightsEducation

27.07.2025 10:37 — 👍 3    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 0
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An open letter from the presidents of Gaza universities Our campuses may have been razed, but our universities continue to exist.

A call to work for:
sustainable ceasefire without which no education system can thrive
end to complicity with genocide mobilisation to support HE as vital to Palestinian future
Recognition of scholasticide as war on education

www.aljazeera.com/amp/opinions...

17.07.2025 18:52 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

For anyone who missed this conference, Conor Gearty’s talk is worth checking out

16.07.2025 11:58 — 👍 2    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
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Education for hope and human rights in a turbulent world Published in Human Rights Education Review (Vol. 8, No. 1, 2025)

⭐️My presentation at #IAHRE2025 addressing how hope (not blind optimism) can enhance human rights even in the most difficult times, drew on this contribution to Human Rights Education Review 8(2) @hrer.bsky.social
⭐️Do check it out!
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30.06.2025 21:32 — 👍 2    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Nordic perspectives on human rights education: research and practice for social justice Published in Human Rights Education Review (Ahead of Print, 2025)

🎉Delighted that Christine Johnsson’s @mau.se review of ‘Nordic Perspectives on Human Rights Education’ (2025) is now free to read /download
🎉The review in @hrer.bsky.social is book’s first
🎉Check it out!
@tandfresearch.bsky.social
@beategold.bsky.social

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25.06.2025 09:48 — 👍 8    🔁 6    💬 0    📌 0
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At #IAHRE2025 Prof Uvanney Maylor inviting us to think about how art can be made more relatable to global majority students
Is relatable art a student’s human right?

13.06.2025 09:11 — 👍 4    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

So excited to see #IAHRE2025 get going with a critique of academic human rights sceptics by by @Shami Chakrabarti on the right and left #HumanRightsTheCasefortheDefence

12.06.2025 12:09 — 👍 6    🔁 3    💬 1    📌 0

@hrer is following 20 prominent accounts