FG urged to include human right knowledge in secondary schools’ curriculum

 Federal Government has been called upon to include human right knowledge in secondary schools’ education curriculum. , Speaking to journalists at the 3dr Annual Secondary Schools’ Human Right Summit, organised by Sterling Centre for Law and Development, in Abuja, yesterday, the Chief Judge of the FCT, Justice Ishaq Bello, said the gesture would go a […]

 Federal Government has been called upon to include human right knowledge in secondary schools’ education curriculum.

, Speaking to journalists at the 3dr Annual Secondary Schools’ Human Right Summit, organised by Sterling Centre for Law and Development, in Abuja, yesterday, the Chief Judge of the FCT, Justice Ishaq Bello, said the gesture would go a long way in exposing children to human right.

Justice Bello who was represented by the FCT Chief Magistrate, Mabel T. Segun-Bello emphasized the importance of including human right knowledge in the schools’ curriculum.

“It is not so much modification but inclusion. Human right knowledge should be included in our schools curriculum. Let them expand the curriculum, train the trainer and let it be evident in the learning environment”.

According to him, any specialized education without a proper human right knowledge is worthless.

He said to achieve the desired objective the country must rely on education that goes beyond reading and writing which include skills and values that equip children to participate responsibly in their communities.

Speaking earlier, the Coordinator of Sterling Centre for Law and Development, Deji Ajare said they organize the summit to educate secondary schools students on how to propagate human right.

 He said the NGO has been organizing the programme for the past two years.

He added that they targeted secondary schools children to make children understand human rights at an early stage.

In his remark, the Director General Institute for Peace and Conflict Resolution (IPCR), Prof. Osita Osita lamented that  youth formed the larger percentage of those manipulated and used to perpetrate violent acts.

He said that this is the reason why the institute partner with Sterling Centre to changes this narratives to approach non-violent behaviour, peace-building and respect for human right from a preventive angle.