Updated on 6 January 2012
		What is Education for Democratic Citizenship and Human Rights ? Education for Democratic Citizenship and Human Rights (EDC/HRE) is a set of practices and activities for equipping young people and adults to play an active part in democratic life and exercise their rights and responsibilities in society. (more)
Please click here to view the Council of Europe Charter on Education for Democratic Citizenship and Human Rights Education ______________________________________________________________________
Guidelines for Educators on Countering Intolerance and Discrimination against Muslims: Addressing Islamophobia through Education The “Guidelines for Educators on Countering Intolerance and Discrimination against Muslims: Addressing Islamophobia through Education” have been developed to support educators in countering intolerance and discrimination against Muslims. Please click here for further information ______________________________ Symposium on the European System of Protection of Human Rights 24-25 November 2011: “Freedom of Expression in the classroom”, “Responsibilities and Rights in the exercise of freedom of expression”, “Parental Rights, Students’ Rights, and State Interests”, were the three main themes of a Symposium that was organised by the Directorate of Education and the Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg within the framework of the project “Learning the principles and the functioning of the European system of protection of Human Rights”. Please click here for further information			Conference on the Council of Europe Strategy for the Rights of the Child 20-21 November 2011: A Conference on the Council of Europe Strategy for the Rights of the Child 2012-2015 was held in Monaco, with a view to assessing the progress achieved since the launching of the Programme “Building a Europe for and with Children” in 2006, discussing the priority axes of the new Strategy and proposing actions to be taken by the Organisation, its member states and other partners to put into practice the rich body of standards developed by the Council of Europe in past years. The conference gathered around 200 participants including representatives from governments, international organisations, NGOs, private enterprises, professional networks, parliamentarians, ombudspersons as well as children and young people. Please click here for further information ______________________________ Past events 2011 events (more) 2010 events (more) 2009 events (more) Forum on Civic Partnerships for Citizenship and Human Rights Education (Strasbourg, France, 9-10 October 2008) (more) Regional European Meeting on the World Programme for Human Rights Education (WPHRE) (Strasbourg, France, 5-6 November 2007) (more)
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Latest publications
Strategic support for decision makers - Policy tool for education for democratic citizenship and human rights (2010)	Council of Europe Charter on Education for Democratic Citizenship and Human Rights Education - Recommendation CM/Rec(2010)7 and explanatory memorandum (2010)			EDC/HRE Volume II: Growing up in democracy - Lesson plans for primary level on democratic citizenship and human rights (2010)		EDC/HRE Volume IV: Taking part in democracy - Lesson plans for upper secondary level on democratic citizenship and human rights education (2010)
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School-community-university partnerships for a sustainable democracy: Education for democratic citizenship in Europe and the United States of America (2010)	A Compendium of Good Practice in Human Rights Education (2009)			Teaching democracy (2009)			How all teachers can support citizenship and human rights education (2008)
This guide examines how schools and universities can work together with their local communities to promote democracy in society based on the principles of Education for Democratic Citizenship (EDC), a concept developed by the Council of Europe. (more)	This publication collects 101 exemplary practices of human rights education, education for democratic citizenship, and education for mutual respect and understanding from Europe, North America and Central Asia. (more)			This teachers' manual contains a collection of exercises and models for Education for Democratic Citizenship (EDC) and Human Rights Education (HRE) in schools. (more)			This publication sets out the core competences needed to put democratic citizenship and human rights into practice in the classroom, the school and in the community. (more)
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