Learning to Live Together: a Shared Commitment to Democracy

Conference on the Future of Citizenship and Human Rights Education in Europe

Palais de l'Europe, Strasbourg, 20 - 22 June 2017

Organised in the framework of the Czech Chairmanship of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe (May - November 2017)

What role for education for democracy and human rights?

Ms Snežana Samardžić-Marković, Director General of Democracy, Council of Europe

Mr Nils Muižnieks, Council of Europe Human Rights Commissioner

Ambassador Maria Esther Rabasa Grau, Andorra
 

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Mr Jaroslav Fidrmuc, Deputy Minister of Education, Youth and Sports of the Czech Republic

Ms Haldis Holst, Deputy Secretary General, Education International

Mr Kishore Singh, Former UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Education

What is the most significant change you would like to see  for the promotion of democracy and human rights education?

Ms Cecilia Decara, Team leader, The Danish Institute for Human Rights

Accountability

Mr Marko Grdošić, Chair of the Advisory Council on Youth

Cooperation

Ms Ana Perona Fjeldstad, Executive Director, The European Wergeland Centre (EWC) 

Relevance

Mr Christopher Harrison, Secretary General, European School Heads Association (ESHA), United Kingdom

Start in early years

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