The French language version of the publication Human Rights Education in the School Systems of Europe, Central Asia and North America: A Compendium of Good Practice (“Education aux droits de l'homme dans les systèmes scolaires d'Europe, d'Asie centrale et d'Amérique du Nord : Recueil de bonnes pratiques”) has been released by the Council of Europe.

The original English language publication was jointly published by the Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE/ODIHR), Council of Europe, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) and the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) in 2009. HREA was retained to develop the Compendium under the guidance of these partners.

This publication collects 101 exemplary practices of human rights education, education for democratic citizenship, and education for mutual respect and understanding from Europe, North America and Central Asia. Designed for primary and secondary schools, as well as teacher training institutions, the resources included in the publication touch upon the key elements for successful human rights education: 1) laws, guidelines and standards; 2) learning environment; 3) teaching and learning tools; 4) professional development for educators; 5) evaluation. They were selected on the basis of their innovative approaches, effectiveness, adaptability and diversity.

A PDF file of the French language version (as well as English and Russian) can now be downloaded from the Council of Europe website: http://www.coe.int/t/dg4/education/edc/1_What_is_EDC_HRE/general_announcement2_2oct09_en.asp