Sixty years ago, 100 members of parliament from twelve European countries – including some of the great founding fathers of the European movement – gathered at the University of Strasbourg for the first ever meeting of the “Consultative Assembly” (soon to become the Parliamentary Assembly) of the Council of Europe.

On December 10, 2009, the 61st anniversary of the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the General Assembly of the United Nations adopted resolution A/RES/64/82 to mark the end of the International Year of Human Rights Learning.

"Human Rights Education in the School Systems of Europe, Central Asia and North America: A Compendium of Good Practice" is now published. This publication collects 101 exemplary practices from Europe, North America and Central Asia in the area of human rights education, education for democratic citizenship, and education for mutual respect and understanding.

Svein LorentzenHanne Sophie GreveInger S. EngerTheo KoritzinskyGuido Bellatti CeccoliGabriele MazzaViljana LukasSubstitute Members:Cesar BirzeaVera StastnaLoveleen Rihel BrennaArild ThorbjørnsenSvein LorentzenChair, ProfessorNorwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU)Graduated from the Un ...

A report on the discussions on HRE in the UN Human Rights Council 12th session (14 Sep - 2 Oct) has been published. The Council decided on the focus for the second phase of the World Programme for Human Rights Education.

The report on key human rights challenges and best practices in Norway was recently submitted to the UN Human Rights Council. It was drawn up by several ministries with input from civil society. The European Wergeland Centre is listed in the report as an initiative to improve human rights education in Norway, and other European countries.