PART I
Implementation of Commitments
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commitment to respect such rights and freedoms in domestic legislation and international instruments to which they may be parties;
(42.2) - recognize that effective human rights education contributes to combating intolerance,
religious, racial and ethnic prejudice and hatred, including against Roma, xenophobia and
anti-semitism;
(42.3) - will encourage their competent authorities responsible for education programmes to
design effective human rights related curricula and courses for students at all levels, particularly students of law, administration and social sciences as well as those attending military,
police and public service schools;
(42.4) - will make information on all CSCE human dimension provisions available to their
educators;
(42.5) - will encourage organizations and educational establishments to co-operate in drawing up and exchanging human rights programmes at the national as well as the international level;
(42.6) - will seek to ensure that activities undertaken with a view to promoting human rights
education in the broader sense take into account experience, programmes and forms of cooperation within existing international governmental and non-governmental bodies, such as
the United Nations and the Council of Europe.
Ljubljana 2005 (Decisions: Decision No. 11/05 on Promoting of Human Rights Education and
Training in the OSCE Area)
The Ministerial Council,
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Recognizing that the promotion of human rights through education and training in the whole
OSCE area could be viewed in the context of the OSCE’s comprehensive concept of security
and is vital for the strengthening of respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms, as
well as for the promotion of tolerance and non-discrimination,
Acknowledging the added value of multifaceted co‑operation, including consultation, co‑operation and co‑ordination with relevant international and regional organizations, as well as
the benefits that countries can derive from each other’s experiences and capabilities in the
field of human rights education and training,
Taking into account the efforts of other international organizations, including the UN’s World
Programme for Human Rights Education, the Council of Europe’s Programme on Education
for Democratic Citizenship as well as its youth programme All Different, All Equal, and the
EU’s European Initiative for Democracy and Human Rights, as well as programmes undertaken at the national level,
Recognizing the contribution of the ODIHR and other OSCE structures, institutions and field
operations, in promoting human rights education and training, in co‑operation with participating States,
Dedicated to further strengthening the efforts by the OSCE to promote human rights education and training programmes in the OSCE area, as well as to extend the Organization’s
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