In 2012 the Youth Democracy Award is awarded by the Federal Agency for Civic Education/bpb (Germany) for the fourth time. The Youth Democracy Award will be given to a project which advocates democracy in an outstanding way. It is an appraisal of activities designed for young people or/and done by young people.

A new faith debate on radicalisation took place 7 March in Whitehall, London. What have we learned since 9/11 and 7/7 about the causes, parallels and precedents of violent extremism, and the effectiveness of policies designed to tackle the problem? Video & podcasts of the presentations, responses and discussion at this debate now available!

This Human Rights Education Praxis, a special issue of the Peace Review, is dedicated to exploring the role of Human Rights Education (HRE) in promoting both a more mainstream understanding of human rights as put forth by the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) and international instruments, and new emerging meanings of human rights specific to the unique conditions of communities around the world, in efforts toward justice and equity.

The high profile debate in Whitehall on Wednesday 22 February brought together a range of leading public figures and academics concerned with the role of religion in education to discuss “What’s the Place of Faith in Schools?” The podcasts and video of the event can now be accessed.

On February 8, Teachers Without Borders organized a webinar with Dr. Peter Kirschlaeger on the UN Declaration on Human Rights Education and Training (UNDHRET). The webinar discussed the aims, the development-process and the content of the UNDHRET. This analysis is enriched by some elements of the discussions of the different consultations, the specific schemes of argumentation by the stakeholders, the indication of controversial issues, compromises and areas of consensus and the fundamental reflection of the right to human rights education and the contribution to it by the UNDHRET.