21st September 2021

Training of Trainers in Localizing and Universalizing Human Rights Education

  • Human rights education

At the European Youth Centre in Budapest, Hungary the last phase of the Training of Trainers in Human Rights Education with young people, organized by the Council of Europe and the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), took place from 19-29 August.

Elisa Gazzotti of SGI, on behalf of the NGO Working Group on Human Rights Education and Learning, participated in the training as one of the 40 young human rights educators and activists gathered from over 30 countries. The training served as an opportunity to develop new human rights education activities with young people and solidify a network of committed people that work in the human rights education field.

Michelle Bachelet, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, sent a congratulatory message. In the message Bachelet emphasized the vital role of youth stating:

“Young people the world over are agents of change – a driving force for human rights. In every country and every era, countless young people have risen up to demand freedom, greater equality, and structures and systems in economies, politics and societies that uphold fundamental human rights.”