SHARE 2014 - Asian Symposium on Human Rights Education

The Universal Declaration of Human Rights was established by the United Nations in 1948 to forge a new direction for humanity in which the inherent dignity and equal and inalienable rights of all human beings are confirmed and guaranteed. The human rights landscape today, with its ever-changing peaks and valleys, has made some noteworthy advances in promoting greater access to human rights on a global scale; however, they cannot overshadow the existing violations against humanity that are aggravated through the discrimination and marginalization of peoples.
Human rights, which are deeply intertwined with a nation’s social, political, and economic rights, are critical to a nation’s wellbeing and global peace. Unfortunately, the problems facing them today are widespread and complex, challenging customs and prejudices that are deeply ingrained in the social fabric of a society. At the forefront in the battle for equality today are women, indigenous people, and minorities, to name a few. In many parts of the world, their rights and path to self-determination are obstructed by systematic discrimination and inequality, resulting in varying degrees of abuse, violence, inadequate wages, forced labor, suppression of speech, and overall disempowerment. Moreover, their situation is exacerbated by a legal system that opposes them or by their governments’ inability to protect and promote their rights.
Hiroshima, Japan, the City of Peace, is proud to host the 2014 Asian Symposium on Human Rights Education. The three-day symposium in August will provide an interdisciplinary platform for academics, researchers, policy makers, human rights advocates, students and professionals. With the theme Human Rights: The Road to Reform, the conference will promote a greater understanding and access to human rights and help to equalize the process of globalization.
We invite proposals that consider the following themes,
Abduction and Detention
Arms Control
Arts and Cultural Life
Censorship
Children and Youth
Civil Rights
Colonialism / Post-colonialism
Corporate Social Responsibility
Crimes Against Humanity
Disability Rights
Documenting Human Rights Abuses
Domestic Violence
Elderly and Aging
Employment and the Workplace
Environmental Rights
Families / Marriage and Parenting
Forced Disappearance
Forced Labor and Slavery
Forced Marriage
Freedom of Opinion and Expression
Gender Studies (Women, Men, LGBT)
HIV/AIDS
Human Rights Education
Human Trafficking and Sexual Slavery
Immigration and Migrant Rights
Imprisonment and Torture
Indigenous Peoples
Injustice and Inequality
International Justice
Law and Compliance
Life, Liberty and Personal Security
MDGs (poverty, universal education, etc.)
Organ Trafficking
Peace Studies
Philosophy of Human Rights
Political Rights
Privacy and Disclosure
Refugees and Diaspora Issues
Religious Freedom
Social Security