Latest Module: Lesson Series 56 Forced evictions and the right to land in Cambodia This lesson looks at the situation of land grabbing and forced evictions occurring in Cambodia today. Using specific cases, the lesson discusses how the right to land is linked to many other rights, underlining the indivisibility of all human rights. The lesson also gives an overview of international legal principles regarding the right to land, and how these fit into the Cambodian legal framework.... view lesson ... Lesson Series 55 Reparation as an effective remedy for human rights abuse This lesson looks at the UN Basic Principles and Guidelines on the Right to a Remedy and Reparation for victims of Gross Violations of International Human Rights Law and Serious Violations of International Humanitarian Law. Among the elements making up effective reparation are compensation, judicial sanctions and public acknowledgment of the violation suffered. The lesson also briefly examines the situation in Asia, where reparation for human rights abuse is far from satisfactory.... view lesson ...

Human Rights Education "Tim was so learned that he could name a horse in nine languages. So ignorant, that he bought a cow to ride on."  --Benjamin Franklin            Human rights education in most cases is like the situation described in the above quote. Various human rights education courses have produced individuals who can use the human rights language or 'buzzwords' effectively. However, when these individuals are faced with gross human rights problems such as torture, hunger, discrimination and the like, these 'educated' persons either do not do anything to address the problem, or do things that have no real bearing on the problem. The AHRC Human Rights Correspondence School is an attempt to introduce a different way of studying human rights; to get on the horse first, before learning how to ride it; to recognize the violations of rights first, before learning which international conventions should be applied. It is with this concept in mind that the lessons have been designed. The lessons identify specific human rights issues, what can be done to address these issues and what is being done. Basil Fernando Executive Director Asian Human Rights Commission