What are human rights and what is a Human Rights Based Approach (HRBA)? That's the focus for this e-course Human Rights-Based Approach: From Principles to Practice.

Course info

Target group: This e-course is for everybody and is designed as an introduction to the fundamentals of human rights and human rights based approach. So no matter if you are representing the civil society, an NGO, business or something else, this course is relevant as long you are interested in the topic and are somewhat a newbie to human rights and HRBA. 

The course has been split into two parts in order to allow more experienced learners to jump ahead to the "practice" section in part 2. 

For those new to Human Rights or HRBA, or who have not worked with these concepts in a long time, we recommend taking part 1 as well as part 2.

As an introduction to the course, listen to Chief Adviser Carol Rask, who is one of the experts behind the e-learning:

Tips for taking this e-course

• This e-course is a course like any other, so please set aside sufficient time to complete the tasks undisturbed.
• This e-course includes video and animations with sound, so make sure that you are able to play and listen to sound when studying.
• Take breaks. Most people tend to become tired and lose focus after approximately 20 minutes. As this course is longer than 20 minutes, we recommend that you break it up into smaller chunks. Take a break after 20 minutes and then continue.
• The course consists of lessons, within which the navigation is open, In that way you are not forced to spend time on topics you may already be familiar with.
• Remember that this part is the first part of two which together constitutes the full e-learning course Human Rights-Based Approach: From Principles to Practice. It is also important to remember though, that you do not necessarily have to take both parts. It all depends on how well know and experienced you are within human rights work and HRBA. If you are quite experienced please do jump right to Part 2.