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Human Rights Education Review
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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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Human Rights Education Review @hrer.bsky.social · 5d
⭐️IAHRE 2026 has just extended the deadline for abstract submissions for the annual conference in May 2026 until 17 November 2025.
⭐️It will take place in the charming town of Muenster, Germany 26-27 May
⭐️We look forward to welcoming you
⭐️Check out the full details here global-iahre.org/research/
3rd International IAHRE Conference 26-27 May 2026 – Münster, Germany
Re-imagining Human Rights Education in a Turbulent World Abstract Deadline Extended until 17 November 2025 Venue: Zfsl An den Speichern 5, 48157 Münster, Germany Conference Announcement and Call fo…
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Louise Phillips University of #Queensland & colleagues discuss research with #Australian children & youth
They insist on #GlobalCitienshipEducation that recognises their rights & equips them to take action in causes they care about
#GCE #literacies
NEW #OpenAccess article
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Accessing, understanding, inquiring into and enacting human rights as central to global citizenship education literacies in Australia
Human rights education (HRE) has international mandates and is often encompassed in global citizenship education. In response to this context and young people’s clarion call for climate action, we ...
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November 11, 2025 at 9:57 AM
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How do we teach difficult history & avoid ethnonationalism when facing the past?
Boeun Cha #Yonsei University Seoul & Jing Williams University of South Dakota discuss case of #ComfortWomen #HistoryEd
#GCE & #HRE special issue @drcarolineferguson.bsky.social & Jia Ying Neoh
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Empowering global citizens beyond nationalism: teaching the ‘comfort women’ history through human rights education in South Korea
This qualitative case study examines how human rights education (HRE) is integrated into teaching the history of Japanese military ‘comfort women’ in South Korea to empower students as global citiz...
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November 10, 2025 at 2:39 PM
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📣 Published! It has been a wonderful experience to guest edit this Special Issue of Human Rights Education Review with Dr Jia Ying Neoh on global citizenship education #gce & human rights education #hre Innovative scholarship expanding concepts in both fields www.tandfonline.com/toc/rhre20/c...
Human Rights Education Review
Global Citizenship Education and Human Rights. Volume 8, Issue 3 of Human Rights Education Review
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November 8, 2025 at 12:15 AM
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Check out this fabulous new Special Issue with 12 new papers
drcarolineferguson.bsky.social Caroline Ferguson @drcarolineferguson.bsky.social · 5d
New Special Issue published! @hrer.bsky.social Global citizenship education and human rights. What are the connections? Outstanding articles that expand concepts of GCE & HRE. Read our editorial here ➡️ www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Interrogating the intersections of global citizenship and human rights education
Published in Human Rights Education Review (Vol. 8, No. 3, 2025)
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November 6, 2025 at 8:39 PM
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We invite our authors, reviewers and readers to join us at #IAHRE2026
You have until 17 November to submit an abstract in response to the CfP
Human Rights Education Review is the official journal of IAHRE
November 6, 2025 at 8:36 PM
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HRER is delighted to announce Special Issue 8(3) Global Citizenship Education & Human Rights
12 articles on #GCE & #HRE from
#Azerbaijan #Australia #China #SouthKorea #SriLanka #Pakistan #UK #USA
🎉Congratulations Guest Editors @drcarolineferguson.bsky.social & Jia Ying Neoh doi.org/10.1080/2535...
Interrogating the intersections of global citizenship and human rights education
Published in Human Rights Education Review (Vol. 8, No. 3, 2025)
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November 5, 2025 at 4:53 PM
hrer.bsky.social
⭐️IAHRE 2026 has just extended the deadline for abstract submissions for the annual conference in May 2026 until 17 November 2025.
⭐️It will take place in the charming town of Muenster, Germany 26-27 May
⭐️We look forward to welcoming you
⭐️Check out the full details here global-iahre.org/research/
3rd International IAHRE Conference 26-27 May 2026 – Münster, Germany
Re-imagining Human Rights Education in a Turbulent World Abstract Deadline Extended until 17 November 2025 Venue: Zfsl An den Speichern 5, 48157 Münster, Germany Conference Announcement and Call fo…
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November 5, 2025 at 3:30 PM
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🎉Today marks 75th anniversary of European Convention on Human Rights.
🎉Let’s strengthen human rights education- something we all need to protect us
🎉join International Association for Human Rights Education to network & support HRE research
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November 4, 2025 at 11:04 PM
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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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October 30, 2025 at 12:44 PM
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Free open access book! Link in comments. #socialstudies #peaceeducation #socialeducation #globaleducation
June 10, 2025 at 6:24 PM
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📝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!
hrer.bsky.social Human Rights Education Review @hrer.bsky.social · 25d
✅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

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Learn about Human Rights Education Review aims & scope, editorial board, journal metrics and more.
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October 24, 2025 at 10:43 PM
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🎉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!
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...
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October 21, 2025 at 11:15 PM
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✅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...
Learn about Human Rights Education Review
Learn about Human Rights Education Review aims & scope, editorial board, journal metrics and more.
www.tandfonline.com
October 16, 2025 at 9:29 PM
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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
October 12, 2025 at 11:11 AM
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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:
September 18, 2025 at 10:44 AM
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audreyosler.bsky.social
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...
‘Inspirational’ human rights lawyer Conor Gearty dies aged 67
President Michael D Higgins leads tributes for Longford-born law professor and author
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September 13, 2025 at 8:21 PM
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audreyosler.bsky.social
⭐️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
Nordic Perspectives on Human Rights Education: Research and Practice for Social Justice
Published in Nordic Journal of Human Rights (Ahead of Print, 2025)
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September 10, 2025 at 7:19 PM
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September 10, 2025 at 7:25 PM
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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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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...
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August 21, 2025 at 11:42 AM
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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/...
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...
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August 21, 2025 at 8:17 AM
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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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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...
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August 20, 2025 at 9:19 AM
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⭐️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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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...
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August 19, 2025 at 10:32 AM
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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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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...
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August 18, 2025 at 6:09 AM
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⭐️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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‘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 ...
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August 15, 2025 at 8:33 AM
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✅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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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...
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August 13, 2025 at 7:34 PM