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

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

Teaching democracy

March 17, 2005 As a young girl growing up in Soviet-controlled Azerbaijan, Tarana Aliyeva was taught that America was a land of greedy, warmongering people. “We learned all about American imperialism. Many of us thought the people over here were violent and wanted to kill us,” Aliyeva said. But last Wednesday, the 40-year-old Aliyeva and five other Azeri/English teachers received a warm welcome from Centreville High School, where they sat in on a senior government class and observed how the democratic process is taught in American schools. Read more