AFRO-NETS> RFI: Human Rights Education in the Curricula (3)

["Dr. F. Bukachi" <f.bukachi@ic.ac.uk>]

RFI: Human Rights Education in the Curricula (3)
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Raju,

Recently you asked...

 > Hello Everyone! 
 > I was wondering.... does anybody know of, or have any contact with, 
 > anyone involved with Human Rights Education?

Yes, I share your concern. This subject, like Ethics and Peace studies 
are virtually non-existent in medical schools in Africa. Yet, most doc-
tors working in this part of the world will readily admit treating pa-
tients with conditions arising from human rights abuses. A few years 
ago the International Association of University Presidents/United Na-
tions Commission on Disarmament Education (IAUP/UN) began a program on 
"Medicine and Peace" in Medical Schools around the world. Kenya, Zambia 
and South Africa were the very first countries in the region to par-
ticipate in this venture. More information can be obtained from Prof. 
Victor Sidel <vsidel@igc.apc.org>. Another key person who may assist 
you is Dr. Firoze Manji <firoze@fahamu.org.uk>. 

Good luck!

Fred Bukachi, MD
mailto:f.bukachi@ic.ac.uk

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