Egypt is set to add human rights education as a main curriculum in schools and universities as part of a Parliament-sponsored plan, aimed to shed light on people’s rights. Head of the Parliament’s Human Rights Committee, Alaa Abed, suggested the new education syllabus. The Human Rights syllabus will be taught to all education stages including universities,” Abed explained, adding that the human rights curriculum will begin with students age nine. He further asserted that human rights do not mean only ‘political rights’, as it extends to include all people’s rights including the economic, social and mutual respect between the government and citizens. “The Human Rights Council does not need advice from countries that clearly violate human rights,” the Egyptian response read.

Source: Egypt Independent October 04, 2017 12:45 UTC