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.
Training course on youth participation and youth policy in Albania
Council of Europe’s Directorate of Youth and the Ministry of Tourism, Culture, Youth and Sports of Albania are organising a TC on youth participation and youth policy in Albania between 20-27 November 2011. The course also benefits from the support of United Nations Population Fund Albania.
If you are a youth worker, youth leader and/or civil servant working on youth participation and youth policy and interested in developing your competences in participation a reality for all young people, or interested in developing cooperation projects with Albania then apply until 19 October 2011.
ATTENTION: Albanian participants are invited to apply through the Ministry of Tourism, Culture, Youth and Sport following the link here
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Long-Term Training Course on Youth Participation and Youth Policy Turkey 2011 - 2012
The Council of Europe and the Ministry of Youth and Sports of Turkey organise a long-term training course on the topics of youth participation and youth policy development. The aim of the course is to develop participants’ competences in enhancing youth participation in Turkey and in European projects and to stimulate co-operation between different actors in the youth field in Turkey for youth policy development and implementation.
Applications must be submitted by 28 September 2011.
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Human Rights Education with young people
Kossovar Association for Human and Children Rights (KAHCR)
7-10 July 2011, Pristina, Kosovo*
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*All reference to Kosovo, whether the territory, institutions or populations, in this text shall be understood in full compliance with United Nations Security Council Resolution 1244 and without prejudice to the status of Kosovo.
Using e-learning in intercultural non-formal education activities
Experiences, lessons learnt, challenges and perspectives
European Youth Centre Budapest
29 November – 2 December 201110
Applications must be submitted by 10 October 2011.
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Training Course New Media in Youth Work
The Directorate of Youth and Sport of the Council of Europe organises a training course on ‘New Media in Youth Work’ in the European Youth Centre Strasbourg between 2-11 November 2011.
The training course aims to develop the competences of youth workers and youth leaders in using new media technologies in non-formal education projects and activities with and young people.
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On 19 March, in the joint statement the OSCE’s Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), the Council of Europe’s European Commission against Racism and Intolerance (ECRI) and the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) strongly condemned manifestations of racism and xenophobia, with a particular focus on the Internet.
“Linking education about the Holocaust and education about human rights represents a great challenge to memorial site staff and teachers, but calls for linking history to the present can be answered with a better integration of human rights education into the school curriculum and into education programmes at memorial sites”, said Ilze Brands Kehris, Chairperson of the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rightsin Vienna on the occasion of 65th Anniversary of the Liberation of the The Auscwitz Concentration.