Introduction

Institute of Human Rights Education (IHRE)

The Institute of Human Rights Education (IHRE), headquartered in Madurai, Tamilnadu was setup with the vision of building human rights culture in our society through education. An experiment started in 1997 in a few schools of Tamilnadu during the UN Decade for Human Rights Education (1995-2004) has expanded to a National Programme of significance. Today it is part of the United Nations World Programme for Human Rights Education.

The World Programme for Human Rights Education (2005-2009) was launched by the United Nations making it obligatory for the States and Civil Society Organizations to introduce Human Rights Education in the school system. In pursuance of the UN objectives, the IHRE has initiated a National Programme for Human Rights Education in India from 2005.

The programme was confined to Tamilnadu from 1997 to 2005, offered mainly in about 300 Adi Dravida Welfare schools run by the Govt. of Tamilnadu and about 250 aided and private schools. Since, 2005 it has expanded to other states - Orissa, West Bengal, Rajasthan, Tripura, Bihar, Gujarat, Chhattisgarh, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharastra, Uttar Pradesh, Assam, Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh, Mizoram, Manipur and Nagaland.

Currently the programme is on with 4476 trained teachers in 3909 schools involving 316832 children. UN High Commissioner for Human Rights and National Human Rights Commission have commended the work and appreciated IHRE for introducing such programme.

Tamil Nadu
State Partners Institute of Human Rights Education 6, Vallabai Road, Chokkikulam Madurai-625002, Tamilnadu
Schools	2304
Students	151500
Teachers	2676

Orissa
State Partners IHRE Institute of Human Rights Education Plot No. 34, Laxmi Vihar, Po-Sainik School Gate, Bhubaneswar-15
Schools	618
Students	34083
Teachers	647

Kerala
State Partners: South India Cell for Human Rights Education and Monitoring(SICHREM) TC 16/1051, JRA-163 CS Road, Jagathy, Thycaud Po Thiruvananthapuram-14
Schools	226
Students	35000
Teachers	250

Karnataka
State Partners: South India Cell for Human Rights Education & Monitoring(SICHREM) I/F, Anjanappa Complex, 35 Hennur Main Road, Lingarajapuram, St. Thomas Town Post, Bangalore - 560084, Karnataka
Schools	153
Students	10300
Teachers	218

Andhra Pradesh
State Partners: People’s Action for Rural Awakening (PARA) A Don Bosco Social Action Initiative Ravulapalem – 533 238 East Godavari District, Andhra Pradesh
Schools	136
Students	16331
Teachers	152

Maharastra
State Partners: KHOJ- EDUCATION FOR A PLURAL INDIA (A program of Sabrang Trust - Mumbai) Nirant, Juhu Tara Road, Juhu, Mumbai - 400049.
Schools	50
Students	6000
Teachers	60

Chhattisgarh
State Partners: IHRE (Hidayatullah National Law University, Raipur till March 14, 2008)
Schools	49
Students	5776
Teachers	57

Gujarat
State Partners: PRASHANT (A Centre for Human Rights, Justice and Peace) Hill Nagar, Near Kamdhenu Hall, Drive-in Road, Ahmedabad - 380052, Gujarat, India
Schools	-
Students	-
Teachers	-

Bihar
State Partners: Asian Development Research Institute (ADRI) BSIDC Colony, Off Boring-Patliputra Road Patna - 800013
Schools	60
Students	6000
Teachers	70

6 North Eastern States (Assam, Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh, Mizoram, Manipur, Nagaland)
State Partners: North East Regional Co-ordination Council for HRE in schools North East Diocesan Social Service Society (NEDSSS) P.B. No. 186, Guwahati-781 001, Assam
Schools	152
Students	25118
Teachers	182

Rajasthan
State Partners: Sophia Girls College, Jaipur Road, Ajmer, Rajasthan-305 001 Ph: 0145 – 2427243
Schools	40
Students	5000
Teachers	40

Tripura
State Partners: Tripura Govt. Law College College Tilla, M.B.B. College complex. West Tripura Agartala - 799004
Schools	50
Students	6500
Teachers	50

West Bengal
State Partners: Loreto Day School Sealdah, 122 Archarya Jagadesh Chandra Bose Road, Kolkata – 700 014
Schools	70
Students	15000
Teachers	71

Uttar Pradesh
State Partners: People’s Vigilance Committee on Human Rights PVCHR SA4/2A, Daulatpur, Varanasi - 221002, Uttar Pradesh
Schools	50
Students	6000
Teachers	60