Education in human rights from the perspective of teachers in the public network of Rio de Janeiro

ABSTRACT The objective of this work was to verify whether teachers from the metropolitan region of Rio de Janeiro have the concern to teach human rights. A questionnaire was applied through the Google Forms platform, with objective and subjective questions, which were answered only by teachers of ensino médio, fundamental II and educação de jovens e adultos, which sought to identify human rights education practices developed by them in the teaching-learning process. From the data collected in the exploratory research, it was concluded that the public-school teachers, despite all the difficulties they face, seek to transmit values and attitudes of respect to human rights, and that, although their teachings are the fruit of their own experience as teachers and citizens, there is a concern to form character, besides only transmitting theoretical knowledge.