Media

Forum Human Rights  is a network of more than 50 German non-governmental organizations (NGOs) who are committed to better and more comprehensive protection of human rights - worldwide, in specific regions of the world, within countries and also within the Federal Republic of Germany. The Forum was established in 1994 following the International Human Rights Conference in Vienna.

Our objectives:

• to monitor critically the human rights policy of the German Government and the German Bundestag (parliament) at both the national and international level;
• to implement joint projects with the aim of improving the protection of human rights worldwide;
• to create an awareness about human rights issues amongst the German public at large, to draw attention, when required, to human rights violations in Germany and to work for their resolution;
• to guarantee an exchange of all relevant informations on human rights issues between the member organizations;
• to support local, regional and national NGOs in the international aspects of their work and to promote an international network of NGOs in general.

Various working groups of the Forum are responsible for preparing joint statements and information material and for organizing campaigns, public meetings and forums of experts. The FORUM MENSCHENRECHTE is closely cooperating with NGOs at both the European and international level. FMR-activities are coordinated by a board of maximum eight persons elected by the affiliates of the Forum,
representing the entire spectrum of member organizations.

Library and documentation:
The EPIZ library provides around 4000 media resources on the topic of Global Learning/One World: specialist literature and magazines, teaching materials (slides, videos, maps, materials specially designed for
classroom use), as well as kits containing hands-on materials. All items can be borrowed (you can pick them up in person, please phone in advance).

We run pedagogical events in the field of Global Learning:
Continuing education, creative workshops for students, teachers and youth groups

• We coordinate "Network Global Education Berlin"

Projects:

• "Kampagne Globales Lernen in der beruflichen Bildung" (Campaign on Global Education in Vocational Training) 2004/2005
• "Schools with Global Profile"
• We offer advice for schools as well as for other educational institutions