International Conference on Human Rights Education: Promoting Change in Times of Transition and Crisis

Ladies and Gentlemen,

We would like to warmly invite submissions for papers for the Third International Conference on Human Rights Education: Promoting Change in Times of Transition and Crisis. The conference will be held at the Jagiellonian University in Krakow, Poland on 6-10 December 2012.

We would also highly appreciate your recommendation of the conference to your colleagues and to your organisation.

The 3rd conference is part of the series that is an annual event bringing together experts and scholars from around the world interested in the human rights education. The inaugural conference was held in Sydney, Australia and the second conference was held in Durban, Republic of South Africa.

During this year’s conference a wide range of problems concerning human rights will be considered. They include such topics as multiculturalism, the experience of Central and Eastern Europe, the Arab Spring, welfare rights in time of crisis, relation between constitutionalism and civil rights, the problem of developing countries and freedom in the Internet. Other universal  and current issues will also be raised during plenary sessions and workshops.

Among the speakers invited to the Conferences are winners of the Nobel Peace Prize, Ombudsmen from different countries, members of international and regional organizations dealing with human rights, government officials and scientists from leading universities and research centres.

For more information about the conference and to register please see: http://www.hre2012.uj.edu.pl/