Welcome to the new website of The Human Rights Education Youth Programme of the Directorate of Youth and Sport of the Council of Europe
The Human Rights Education Youth Programme has been running since 2001 and has embodied the work of the Directorate of Youth and Sport in relation to the promotion of the core mission and values of the Council of Europe related to human rights and democracy.
It has been established in order to “bring human rights education into the mainstream of youth work and youth policy”. In other words, the programme has built on the potential of youth work and non-formal learning to strengthen human rights, while human rights education has contributed to anchor youth work and non-formal education within the human rights ethical, political and normative framework.