and cooperation
between Europe, the South of the Mediterranean and Africa Building a global citizenship based on human rights and
citizens' responsibilities
Pilot Encounter Journalism
training, Discrimination and Diversity, 30 August- 3
September, Coimbra (Portugal) The Executive
Director of the North-South Center participated in the Pilot
Encounter on journalism training, discrimination and
diversity, jointly organised by the Council of Europe and
the EU Agency for Fundamental Rights at the University of
Coimbra. This Encounter, which took place in the framework
of the CoE Campaign "Speak out against discrimination",
brought together some 30 media professional representing the
diversity of European countries.
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NSC Celebrates the 2010 International Year of Youth, Dialogue and
Mutual Understanding, as proclaimed by the United Nations
General Assembly through
resolution A/RES/64/134 in December 2009.
1st Alliance
of Civilizations
SUMMER COURSE - University of Aveiro, Portugal, 15-21 August
2010 “Bridging Hearts,
Opening Minds and Doing Things Together” .Application form .
Call for Participants .Draft programme
Second
African University on Youth and Development - Cape Verde,
4-12 July 2010
The aim of the Second African University on Youth and Development
was created a space for debate and reflection; affirmative
youth action and the promotion of youth policies; global
education and awareness raising for development; training
and non-formal education; as well as intercultural and
inter-regional dialogue in the context of Euro-African youth
co-operation.
This activity was organised by the North-South Centre of the
Council of Europe, under Partnership between the European
Commission and the Council of Europe in the field of Youth
in partnership with the Cape Verde Federation of Youth, the
Portuguese National Youth Council, the Pan-African Youth
Union, the European Youth Forum and the Youth Forum of
Portuguese Speaking Countries.
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Presentation .
Declaration
We the diaspora
The
last electronic version of the book resulting from the project
IllustrAfricando - "We the Diaspora" is now available.
If you want to receive more information about this publication,
please contact:
nscinfo@coe.int.
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Read the book
One
World, Our World
On the occasion of its 20th Anniversary, the
North-South Centre launched a Historical
Retrospective publication which looks back on the
Centre’s work and helps us understand how it fits
into the international and regional context in the last
20 years. It also highlights the pertinence of its
actions, its groundbreaking nature and its flexibility
as a channel for what have been, are and will always be
its priorities. Happy reading!
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Publication - PDF
Global
Education Guidelines The North-South Centre is happy to announce that the
Global Education Guidelines, a handbook for Educators to
understand and implement Global Education, is now
available on-line.
More...
Others publications
Blasphemy,
insult and hatred - Finding answers in a democratic society (Science
and Technique of democracy No.47) (2010)
Mutual understanding and acceptance is perhaps the main challenge of
modern society. Diversity is undoubtedly an asset, but cohabiting
with people of different backgrounds and ideas calls for a new ethic
of responsible intercultural relations, in Europe and in the world.
This book tries to answer a series of pertinent and poignant
questions arising from these issues, such as whether it is still
possible to criticise ideas when this may be considered hurtful to
certain religious feelings; whether society is hostage to the excessive sensitivity of certain individuals; or what legal
responses there may be to these phenomena, and whether criminal law
is the only answer.
More...
Intercultural
Dialogue in the Framework of European Human Rights Protection (White
Paper Series - Volume 1) (2010)
This report analyses the jurisprudence of the European Court of
Human Rights in terms of the promotion of cultural diversity, as
championed by the Council of Europe particularly through its "White
Paper on Intercultural Dialogue" (2008). The Court's views on the
governance principles and preconditions of intercultural dialogue -
and particularly the case law on freedom of thought, conscience and
religion, freedom of expression and freedom of association and
assembly - provide guidelines for politicians, academics and
practitioners alike.
More...
Focus
Azerbaijan joined the
North-South Centre
In a letter to the Secretary General dated 7 July 2010, the
Minister of Culture and Tourism of Azerbaijan, Dr. Abulfas
Garayev, announced that Azerbaijan would join the Centre on 1
August 2010, making it the 23rd member State of
the NSC.
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See declaration made by the Chair of the North-South Centre
on this matter
20 Bridge Builders in
the History
of Humanity
In the context of its 20th Anniversary, the North-South
Centre was organised an exhibition based on 20 personalities in the
history of humanity who made a remarkable contribution to building
bridges between cultures and civilisations and played a pioneer role
in what is today called “intercultural dialogue”. Call
for participation: identify the 21st Bridge Builder,
based on a list of 10 names proposed by the NSC or based on personal
choice…
Vote now!
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Voting
Form. Send it to : nscinfo@coe.int or by
fax : 21.358.40.37
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Form (Portuguese version)
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Council of Europe news
4
November 2010: The European Convention on Human Rights
celebrates its 60th anniversary
The year 2010 is an opportunity to remind ourselves that
the system established by the Council of Europe 60 years
ago has improved the lives of millions of Europeans by
bringing about a fundamental change in how they perceive
their rights to life, liberty, security, a fair trial,
family life and freedom of conscience, religion and
expression.
More ...
EU to accede to
European Convention on Human Rights. The union will
become a party to the convention in the same way each of
its member states has since the 1950s. Although not
likely to attract the same attention as an
inter-governmental conference, the European Union
recently commenced formal negotiations with the Council
of Europe on the issue of EU accession to the European
Convention on Human Rights (ECHR). This was provided for
in the Lisbon Treaty and a Protocol to the ECHR, and
means the EU will become a party to the ECHR in the same
way each of its member states has since the 1950s. More ...
Anti-Racism
Commission report: racist violence is growing in Europe
The European Commission against Racism and Intolerance (ECRI)
published its annual report on 8 July, which examines
the trends regarding racism, xenophobia, antisemitism
and intolerance in Europe. The Chair of the ECRI, Nils
Muiznieks, expresses alarm about the rise in racist
violence: ''In 2009 there has been a hardening of the
immigration debate and a rise in xenophobic and
intolerant attitudes in general, including virulent
verbal attacks and violent incidents''. More ...
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1st Alliance
of Civilizations
SUMMER COURSE - University of Aveiro, Portugal, 15-21 August
2010
Second
African University on Youth and Development - Cape Verde,
4-12 July 2010
Global
Education Guidelines
Blasphemy,
insult and hatred - Finding answers in a democratic society (Science
and Technique of democracy No.47) (2010)
Intercultural
Dialogue in the Framework of European Human Rights Protection (White
Paper Series - Volume 1) (2010) 
Azerbaijan joined the
North-South Centre
20 Bridge Builders in
the History
of Humanity
4
November 2010: The European Convention on Human Rights
celebrates its 60th anniversary 