INTRODUCTION & PROGRAMME - APCEIU

344th Asia-Pacific Teachers Training WorkshopKeeping this background in mind, I move to the role of NI in human rights education.According to the National Human Rights Commission Act, the Commission shall perform duties suchas 1) Investigation and research with respect to statutes (including bills submitted to the NationalAssembly), legal system, policies and practices related to human rights, and recommendation for theirimprovement or presentation of opinions thereon, 2) Investigation and remedy with respect to humanrights violation, 3) Investigation and remedy with respect to discriminatory acts, 4) Survey on humanrights situations, 5) Educations and Public Awareness on human rights, 6) Presentation andrecommendation of guidelines for categories of human rights violations, standards for theiridentification and preventive measures therefore, 7)Research and recommendation or presentation ofopinions with respect to the accession of any international treaty on human rights and theimplementation of the treaty, 8) Cooperation with organizations and individuals engaged in anyactivity to protect and promote human rights, 9) Exchange and cooperation with internationalorganizations related to human rights and human rights situations of other countries, and 10) Othermatters deemed necessary to protect and improve human rights.2. Human Rights education role of the CommissionWith respect to human rights education and public awareness on human rights, the Actstipulates 1) the Commission shall conduct the education and raise public awareness necessary toawaken and enhance everyone’s consciousness of human rights, 2) The Commission may consult withthe Minister of Education and Human Resources Development to include contents concerning humanrights in the curriculum of schools under the provision of Article 23 of the Elementary and /secondaryEducation Act, 3) the Commission may consult with the heads of schools established under theprovision of Article 2 of the Higher Education Act on necessary matters for the development of humanrights education and research, 4)The Commission may consult with the heads of related state organs orlocal governments to include subject-matters of human rights in employment or promotionexamination and training or education courses for public officials, 5) The Commission may, inconsultation with the heads of research institutions on study associations make a request for researcheson human rights to them or carry out such researches jointly with them, 6) The Commission mayrecommend the organizations or facilities for social education to include subject-matters of humanrights in their educational programs.3. Focus on human rights education and major achievementThe Commission has focused its human rights education on firstly law enforcement officialssuch as policeman, prosecution, guards for correctional facilities and army personnel, and secondly