Human Rights and Democracy Education

At the foundation of democracy/civic education are human rights. Using the Universal Declaration of Human Rights as a guide, Street Law works to inject human rights principles into our programs and curricula that educate youth and adults around the world.

In the News

Students Without Borders

June 23, 2009 This article discusses how online communication is changing the way students learn by connecting classrooms around the globe. Street Law, Inc.'s Deliberating in a Democracy program is one such program. Read more

NJ High School Students Connect with Teens in Kiev

February 27, 2009 Last month, students from New Jersey and their counterparts in Ukraine got to talk via video conference about a range of current topics from politics to economics, from soccer to fashion. Read more

Flora shares teachers with Russia

May 12, 2006 While most Columbians were sweating out the hot April weather, Linda Smith was donning her heavy coat. The AC Flora teacher spent her spring break traversing the globe as she traded the Carolina sunshine for the snows of Russia. Read more

New Civic Education Book Links Democracy to Islamic Principles

December 5, 2005 Democracy can take root in the Muslim world only if the average citizen sees it as compatible with Islam, according to the Center for the Study of Islam and Democracy (CSID) and Street Law Inc., two groups that seek to plant the seeds for democratic development in the Middle East and North Africa. Read more