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Year after year, Amnesty International investigates and challenges human rights violations around the world. Our work uses different approaches to address chronic and immediate violations, including research, advocacy, campaigning, and education. Each year, through our extensive human rights education (HRE) programming, Amnesty International reaches millions of children, young people and adults in diverse communities to build knowledge and understanding to strengthen rights-respecting societies. This blog shares an overview of the scope and reach of Amnesty’s HRE in 2023, achieved in collaboration with local communities, teachers, schools and students, and other national and international partners. (Please note we are currently collating data from our HRE work in 2024 to be published later this year). In 2023, Amnesty International’s HRE reached almost 6 million people. Our HRE interventions ranged from strengthening human rights knowledge through social media to more in-depth programming through in-person community workshops, human rights-friendly schools and after-school clubs, trainings, and e-learning.
Human Rights Education (HRE) is not just about learning laws and policies, it is about equipping individuals with the tools to challenge injustice, advocate for equality, and build resilient communities. Despite numerous challenges in 2023, from political repression to environmental crises, Amnesty International’s HRE initiatives have thrived and have proven to be a catalyst to drive meaningful transformation in different societies. You can read a detailed account of the HRE work in 2023 in our annual report: Amnesty International: State of Human Rights Education 2023. Below, you can read just some of the key actions and outcomes of our collaborative HRE work that took place in 2023: