HuRen Research Project
The Human Rights Education Network (HuREN) plans to undertake an international research collaboration during the 2025-2026 academic year. Post-graduate students will lead a participative research project with the aim of establishing a baseline of existing human rights education programmes and human rights needs for Bermudian youth. This objective aligns with the first step of the UN 4th Phase of the World Human Rights Education action plan which HuRen adopted in order to help design a Strategy for Human Rights Education in Bermuda.
Human Rights Education Network (HuREN) plans to undertake an international research collaboration during the 2025-2026 academic year. Post-graduate students will lead a participative research project with the aim of establishing a baseline of existing human rights education programmes and human rights needs for Bermudian youth. This objective aligns with the first step of the UN 4th Phase of the World Human Rights Education action plan which HuRen adopted in order to help design a Strategy for Human Rights Education in Bermuda.
This research project aims to answer the following questions:
How do Bermuda Youth define Human Rights and perceive its importance?
What is the existing offer of human rights education in Bermuda?
What are the most pressing human rights issues facing young people in Bermuda today?
How might HuRen’s curriculum be designed and implemented to best serve the human rights educational needs of Bermuda?
The preliminary phase of the research will include a desk review of existing laws and policies relating to Human Rights in Bermuda and a stakeholder mapping of entities involved in Human Rights education and advocacy in Bermuda. The second phase of the project will involve the design and implementation of an online survey of relevant government ministries, education authorities, civil society organizations, and secondary school administrators to understand existing human rights education programming and to identify existing opportunities and priority needs. Additionally, students will identify and analyze key human rights concerns, needs, and opportunities through key informant interviews with civil society actors and young people. Finally, they will consult with and test/iterate human rights education materials through focus group discussions with young people.
This research intends to build a multi-year collaboration, with participative research designed and led by young Bermudians. For the 2025-2026 academic year, the main output is to create a baseline analysis report related to the needs and expectations of young people in Bermuda as it relates to Human Rights Education.
