After three days of discussion on the present and the future of citizenship and human rights education in Europe with young people, the Turin Forum has concluded. The event was co-organised by the Council of Europe, the Department for Youth Policies and Universal Civil Service of the Italian Government, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Education, in collaboration with the National Youth Council, Amnesty International and the City of Turin and it was promoted within the framework of the Italian Presidency of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe, which has identified youth policies as one of its strategic priorities.

More than 500 participants including experts, authorities, youth networks, human rights organisations and national and regional institutions who discussed, analysed and reflected on broad and diverse human rights issues, during the several workshops organised with the aim of achieving a revision of the Council of Europe Charter on Education for Democratic Citizenship and Human Rights. Five years after the last evaluation of the Charter's implementation, it was necessary to take stock in order to respond to the new challenges arising from the pandemic and the conflict in Ukraine, as well as to reflect on the role to be played by youth organizations and networks in promoting greater cohesion and social justice.

The review focused on evaluating the implementation of the Charter and the targets set in 2017 following the previous assessment. This work followed three different guidelines: further strengthening of the Charter's implementation; support the development of strategic objectives for the next five years; to facilitate the development of indicators, benchmarks, national priorities that will allow the assessment of the progress achieved and guide further action at national and international level. Three intense and important days that have allowed to keep alive the debate on human rights education in Europe among young people at a historic moment in which it is necessary to insist on the issue.