Human Rights & Duties

The aim of the course is to enable participants to understand the conceptual framework for human rights & Duties, its relationship to health, the historical context and national and international human rights debates relating health and human rights, Promote understanding of professional and ethical codes to support human rights & Duties and exploring the relationship between ethics and human rights.
Social and political analysis and cultural understanding is highly advantageous for those working in the policy branches of government, in advocacy work for public-interest groups, unions, women's groups, community and non-governmental organizations. The same is true for institutions in the private sector. Personnel of human resource departments within corporations and other organizations must be aware of legislative requirements and case law pertaining to human rights (including pay and employment equity, labour standards, and environmental standards) and have an understanding of diversity issues.