Understanding of Human Rights Through Civic Education In The 21st Century
Eneng Martini1, Alif Adhitya Candra2 and Meiwatizal Trihastuti3

1 Civic Education, STKIP Pasundan, Permana No. 32 B, Cimahi, Indonesia
2 Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia, Jalan Setiabudi, Bandung Indonesia
3 Civic Education, STKIP Pasundan, Permana No. 32 B, Cimahi, Indonesia

Abstract

The current reality is that there are still attitudes and behaviors and practices that lead to irregularities or human rights violations; some serious cases of human rights violations spread to the surface have not yet found a complete solution. Regarding human rights cases, it is now easy for the public to see it both through the mass media and electronics. Human awareness of human rights exists, because the recognition of the same dignity and dignity as human beings but as long as humans have not yet acknowledged the existence of equality of human dignity, human rights can not be established. If human rights can not be enforced it will continue violation and repression of human rights, both by society, nation, and government of a State. By finding several factors that make the cause of human rights violations efforts that can be taken is through formal education that passes the Citizenship Education which is a social psychology field that emphasize besides the knowledge is also required skills and attitudes of students in facing the challenges of life in the 21st century as well as democratic life with noble character.

Keywords: Human Rights, Citizenship Education, 21st Century

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