The Manual "Understanding Human Rights" is a tool for assisting learners and educators in their human rights education and learning efforts in various cultural settings as a strategy for enhancing human security. The manual consists of three main parts: general introduction into the basics of human rights, modules based on selected core issues and designed to help learners understand the function of human rights in daily life, and a third, “additional resources section”, which contains useful information on relevant institutions, references to further reading and on-line resources.