Spain cancels Human Rights Education

Thu, 10/31/2013 - 09:50 — CIFEDHOP

Recently, The Council of Europe expressed his concerns about the Spanish government’s move to abolish human rights and citizenship éducation (HRCE). Earlier, NGOs called the european international organization to take action against the Spanish government – supported by certain political and religious groups – for their breach of commitment to deliver Democratic Citizenship and Human Rights Education within all levels of the Spanish education system. HRCE has been a controversial issue in Spain since it was incorporated in the education system in 2006. Spanish NGOs accuse the government of masking their attack on Human Rights Education as part of the austerity measures and failing to respond to citizen protests and démonstrations.