05 juli 2011

Week of Local Democracy: Human rights at local level”, leading theme of 2011 edition


http://www.coe.int/t/congress/demoweek/default_en.asp

From 10 to 16 October 2011, cities and towns of the 47 member countries of the Council of Europe are invited to join European Local Democracy Week (ELDW) with the slogan “Human rights? What about your backyard?” The Congress of Local and Regional Authorities wishes to highlight human rights as a fundamental component of local democracy and to nurture a culture of respect for human rights throughout local communities in Europe. Democracy and human rights are interdependent. Democracy cannot exist without an unconditional respect for human rights.

Many rights and freedoms are not just the duty of central governments, but are also implemented at local level, as is the case for many social and civic rights . Freedoms and rights, as well as local and regional democracy, are a common good that cannot be taken for granted in any country. ELDW 2011, designed to raise awareness of the local dimension of human rights, will contribute to promoting more cohesive cities and towns by preventing and combating intolerance, discrimination and social exclusion.

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