Summary

In the present report, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights summarizes the views of States, national human rights institutions, civil society organizations and other stakeholders on the target sectors, focus areas and thematic human rights issues for the fourth phase of the World Programme for Human Rights Education. In this regard, the report refers to contributions received until 29 May 2018 following a consultation launched on 16 March 2018 by the Office of the High Commissioner. It also includes information on a side event held during the thirty-seventh session of the Human Rights Council on the fourth phase of the World Programme.

The feedback received reflected the diversity of approaches and priorities of respondents, often based on specific national and regional contexts. Some global patterns and general conclusions are presented at the end of the report.

The majority of the respondents indicated youth as a priority sector for the fourth phase of the World Programme. Respondents also indicated groups and individuals in vulnerable situations, and the general public, as possible target sectors. Women, girls and children were referred to specifically as populations to be prioritized. Respondents also emphasized the importance of continuing the implementation of human rights education programmes in the sectors covered by the three previous phases.

Submissions received by OHCHR

States

1. Bolivia (Plurinational State of)
2. Chile
3. Costa Rica
4. Cuba
5. Cyprus
6. Honduras
7. Italy
8. Mexico
9. Russian Federation
10. Slovakia
11. Sweden
12. Switzerland
13. Thailand

National human rights institutions

1. Office of the National Ombudsman (Defensor del Pueblo de la Nación) of Argentina
2. Australian Human Rights Commission
3. National Human Rights Institute (Instituto Nacional de Derechos Humanos) of Chile
4. Office of the Ombudsman (Defensoría del Pueblo de Colombia) of Colombia
5. Danish Institute for Human Rights
6. Office of the Ombudsman (Defensoría del Pueblo) of Ecuador
7. Office of the Human Rights Advocate (Procuraduría para la Defensa de los Derechos Humanos) of El Salvador
8. Finnish Human Rights Centre
9. National Consultative Commission on Human Rights (Commission national consultative des droits de l'homme) of France
10. Equality and Human Rights Commission of Great Britain
11. Office of the National Commissioner for Human Rights (Comisionado Nacional de los Derechos Humanos) of Honduras
12. National Human Rights Commission of India
13. Nigerian National Human Rights Commission
14. Office of the Ombudsman of Portugal
15. National Human Rights Commission of the Republic of Korea
16. Office of the Ombudsman (Defensor del Pueblo) of Paraguay