Forum on Human Rights Education with and by Young People 2009
The Forum on Human Rights Education with and by Young People was held on 15 -17 October 2009 at the European Youth Centre Budapest. It brought together some 200 participants of which up to 50 youth leaders, activists and experts from Hungary.
The forum issued a message to the Council of Europe. The message was submitted to the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe, which took note of it and and invited the member states to disseminate it. The message is availabe here:
Other translations of the message are available here.
An Evaluation and Follow-up Meeting of the Forum was held on 10-11 February 2010 at the European Youth Centre Budapest. The conclusions and recommendations of this meeting were submitted to the Joint Council on Youth which adopted the proposals of the meeting, paving the way for their implementation in the programme of activities in 2010 and beyond. The report of this evaluation and follow-up meeting is available here:
Aims and objectives of the forum
The forum aims to promote, consolidate and develop human rights education with and by young people within the Council of Europe’s mission and framework, and:
- To associate young people with the celebrations of the 60th anniversary of the Council of Europe
- To share/exchange achievements and challenges regarding the implementation of the Human Rights Education Youth Programme at a local, regional, national and international level
- To voice young people’s commitments to the core values of the Council of Europe and their expectations towards the organisation
- To discuss strategies and approaches to human rights education in Europe through non-formal learning and youth work (including the definitions and key concepts in human rights education)
- To explore ways and develop guidelines to promote and advance human rights education with young people as an integral part of the implementation of the Agenda 2020
- To link the Human Rights Education Youth Programme with other regional and international initiatives for human rights education
- To present and reflect on the draft charter on human rights education and democratic citizenship as well as its role in supporting the recognition of human rights education in the member states
- To consolidate and connect national and European networks for human rights education.
- To support the development of human rights education in Hungary.
Programme of the Forum
Programme of the Forum - Budapest:
Message of the Forum
Message of the Forum: