Deliverable no. 7, point III b from the Project Description

EVENINGWITHOMBUDSMAN

Report VIICompendium of organizations and institutions for

fundamental rights and of targeted didactic material

Report VII Compendium of organizations and institutions for fundamental rights and of targeted didactic

material

The report is primarily a source of information for the participants of the "Evening with the Ombudsman" and all who are interested in the subject of fundamental rights. It compiles institutions and organizations from Poland, Romania, Estonia, Czech Republic and Slovenia that are active in the field of human rights as well as presents a selection of teaching materials related to this topic, especially those useful in adult education. It also includes European sources, including the websites of the European institutions and their materials published online.

1. Poland Public institutions and non-governmental organizations involved in promoting and protecting fundamental rights Polish public institutions

Office of the Human Rights Defender (Ombudsman) http://www.rpo.gov.pl/ Human Rights Defender is a constitutional authority for legal protection in Poland that was established by the Human Rights Defender Act in 1987. The Defender is appointed by the Sejm and approved by the Senate for a term of five years. The Defender is independent of other state authorities, safeguards human and civic rights and freedoms specified in the Constitution and other laws.

Inspector General for Personal Data Protection www.giodo.gov.pl/ Inspector General for Personal Data Protection (GIODO) is an authority for the protection of personal data. Its tasks and responsibilities are defined by the provisions of the Act of 29 August 1997 on the protection of personal data. GIODO is authorized to check compliance with the provisions, to make administrative decisions or to handle the complaints about the implementation of the provisions on the protection of personal data.

Ombudsman for Children http://www.brpd.gov.pl/ The Ombudsman for Children (RPD) is a constitutional state authority. RPD acts to protect the right to a life, the health of children, the right to family care, the right to decent social conditions and the right to education. Ombudsmans special care and assistance surrounds children with disabilities, he promotes children's rights and the methods of protecting them. The Ombudsman is currently authorized to, for example, participate in proceedings in criminal constitutional complaint concerning children's rights before the Constitutional Court, submit a cassation appeal of a final judgment of the court, or take part in the ongoing proceedings in juvenile cases.

Patient Ombudsman http://www.bpp.gov.pl/ Patient Ombudsman is a central body of government administration. Every citizen has the right to a free appeal to the Patient Ombudsman for assistance in matters concerning the protection of patients' rights specified in the Act on patients rights and on the Patient's Ombudsman. The Ombudsman may also initiate an investigation on their own initiative, taking into account valid information as to the violation of patients' rights. In the organizational structure of the Office of the Patient Ombudsman there operate Patients' Rights Ombudsmen for Psychiatric Hospital whose mission is to protect the rights of of persons benefiting from health care provided by the psychiatric hospital during hospitalization.

Office of Competition and Consumer Protection http://uokik.gov.pl/

Office of Competition and Consumer Protection is a central authority of government administration. The main task of the Office is to prevent anti-competitive agreements and the abuse of dominant position as well as the control of concentrations businesses. The Offices powers were increased several times, for example to protect the interests of consumers. Subordinated to the President of the Office is the Chief Inspector of Commerce. Since 2000, the Office monitors the state aid granted to entrepreneurs and supervises general product safety. Polish non-governmental organizations involved in the protection and promotion of fundamental rights

Amnesty International www.amnesty.org.pl Amnesty International is an international non-governmental organization working for human rights. It works through peaceful civic actions, for example by writing letters to the governments of the countries which violate human rights, public release of information about such violations and it offers realistic financial and legal assistance to victims.

Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights www.hfhr.pl The Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights, is an organization that was founded in 1989 on the initiative of the Helsinki Committee. The Foundation runs a program in the field of human rights and monitors the activities of public institutions for their compliance with the rule of law.

Human Rights Watch http://www.hrw.org/europecentral-asia/poland Human Rights Watch is a non-governmental organization dedicated to the protection of human rights. Its main task is to monitor the human rights situation in various parts of the world. It acts in the defense of freedom of speech and belief, to provide defendants with the right to a fair trial and asylum; to prevent torture and arbitrary deprivation of liberty, it also works for the protection of women and children's rights.

Halina Nie Legal Aid Center http://www.pomocprawna.org/ The Halina Nie Legal Aid Center is a non-governmental organization that was founded in 2002 by the graduates of the Jagiellonian University. The organization works to protect human rights, provide free legal assistance, to implement projects in the field of education and democratization.

Polish Social Watch Coalition Social Watch is an international network of civic society organizations operating in 60 countries around the world to promote social development and gender equality. Polish Social Watch Coalition was established in 2008 and its mission is to monitor the implementation of the Polish government's international obligations relating to social development and gender equality.

Citizens Network - Watchdog Poland http://sllgo.pl/

Citizens Network - Watchdog Poland acts to secure for every person an equal and full access to public information and to strengthen the local community residents in the supervision over the activities of their government.

Association for Legal Intervention http://interwencjaprawna.pl/ The aim of the Association for Legal Intervention is to aid the disadvantaged and marginalized, among other measures it provides legal and social assistance.

Polish Association of Legal Education www.psep.pl/ Polish Association of Legal Education PSEP works to expand the legal knowledge of the citizens. PSEP members include lawyers, philosophers, journalists, academics and school teachers. It works through projects such as Street Law, "Everyday Law"; publishes educational materials and conducts training in law for a variety of occupational groups.

Academia Iuris Foundation https://sites.google.com/a/academiaiuris.pl/www/o-fundacji Academia Iuris Foundation is a non-governmental organization that was established in 2002. The primary goal of the Foundation is to protect civil rights and freedoms, strengthen confidence in the state and its laws, as well as to promote personal involvement of lawyers in helping those in need.

Consumer Federation http://www.federacja-konsumentow.org.pl/ Consumer Federation is a non-governmental organization whose main objective is to protect consumers in Poland. The actions it takes include, among others: issuing opinions on the laws that should govern any action in the field of consumer co-operation with government and public institutions.

Caritas Poland http://caritas.pl/o-nas/caritas-polska Caritas Poland is a charity of the Conference of the Polish Episcopate. It takes specific actions providing training, symposia, identifying the areas and extent of poverty in Poland, initiates nationwide fundraising campaigns for Poland and other countries, and provides financial support, legal and financial assistance to the unemployed, the homeless, the sick, the elderly, children from poor families and immigrants and refugees.

Center for Womens Rights http://www.cpk.org.pl/ The Center for Womens Rights is an organization with a mission to promote equality between women and men in public life and in the family. It takes actions related to the provision of psychological and legal aid, the promotion of publications of the Center of Women's Rights, including the legal manual series, "Know Your Rights", and organizing meetings on women's rights.

Rule of Law Institute http://panstwoprawa.org/pl/o-nas/o-fundacji/0,-e,1,13 The Rule of Law Institute is a non-governmental organization established by Polish and American lawyers associated with the Faculty of Catholic Law of the University of Lublin. Their goal is to support the initiatives aiming to improve the legal awareness of the public, to improve the professional qualifications of lawyers, to promote European law and the idea of European integration and to promote human rights and a reform of legal education.

Foundation Against Human Trafficking and Slavery La Strada http://strada.org.pl/index.php/pl/o-nas

The purpose of the Foundation Against Human Trafficking and Slavery is to counteract human trafficking, slavery and forced labor and to prevent the exploitation of prostitution. The Foundation engages in preventive action related to human trafficking, it publishes materials, supports victims of human trafficking and runs a telephone helpline.

Association Against Anti-Semitism and Xenophobia Open Republic http://www.otwarta.org/index.php/kim-jestesmy/o-stowarzyszeniu/

The Association was founded in 1999 with the purpose of preventing xenophobic and anti-Semitic prejudices in public life. The basic objectives of the Association are: to foster an attitude of openness and respect for individuals and groups with different backgrounds, including ethnic, national, religious, cultural or social, and to combat all forms of racism, anti-Semitism, xenophobia and other attitudes that undermine human dignity.

MaMa Foundation http://fundacjamama.pl/index.php?mnu=6 MaMa Foundation was established in 2006 in Warsaw by Sylwia Chutnik, Julia Kubis and Anna Petruszka-Drd. The organization fights discrimination against mothers in public life, in the labor market, in society and culture. The Foundation organizes public awareness campaigns, campaigns for labor rights, workshops and training courses, legal, psychological, and civic or artistic and educational projects for parents and children.

Anti-discrimination Education Association http://www.tea.org.pl/eng/index Anti-discrimination Education Association was founded in 2009 by people involved in anti-discrimination education. The main aim of the Association is to prevent discrimination and violence due to: ethnic and national origin, disability, age, gender, sexual orientation or religion, to raise knowledge concerning the anti-discrimination education for equality and diversity, and the integration of those involved in anti-discrimination education.

Autonomy Foundation http://www.autonomia.org.pl/ Autonomy Foundation is a non-governmental organization primarily engaged in education and social activism. The Foundation's aim is to prevent intolerance, discrimination and violence based on gender, sexual orientation, ethnic or national origin, and age, the strengthening of civil courage in acting against discrimination and violence and promoting the idea of feminism, human rights and gender equality.

UNESCO Initiatives Centre http://www.unescocentre.pl/ UNESCO Initiatives Centre is an association that promotes intercultural dialogue as well as active participation of young people. The Center organizes educational initiatives, training, youth exchanges, workshops and conferences dealing with the training of teachers, pupils and students.

Homo Faber Organization http://www.hf.org.pl/ao/index.php Homo Faber Organization from Lublin is an NGO dedicated to the prevention of discrimination against minority groups. The aim of the organization is to see whether the public authority effectively fulfills its obligations and respects human rights and freedoms.

Campaign Against Homophobia http://www.kph.org.pl/

The aim of the Campaign Against Homophobia is to prevent discrimination against lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people (LGBT). The organization specializes in creating large educational and social campaigns, presenting gay people in a positive light (eg social campaign "Let Them See Us", co-organizer of the annual festival "Culture for Tolerance" in Krakow, and actions aimed at students, teachers and parents).

Polish Society of Anti-Discrimination Law http://www.ptpa.org.pl/ Polish Society of Anti-Discrimination Law was established in 2006. Society brings together lawyers, solicitors, legal advisers, lawyers of non-governmental organizations whose work focuses on issues of human rights, anti-discrimination, the promotion of the principle of equal treatment irrespective of gender, age, race and ethnicity, sexual orientation and religion or belief and disability. European institutions involved in the protection of human rights: European Court of Human Rights http://www.echr.coe.int/ECHR/Homepage_EN European Ombudsman http://www.ombudsman.europa.eu/pl/atyourservice/ The High Commissioner for Human Rights http://www.ohchr.org/EN/Pages/WelcomePage.aspx Institution dealing with human rights primarily in terms of workers' rights, including women and children http://www.globallabourrights.org/about EU advisory agency in matters of fundamental rights http://fra.europa.eu/en/about-fra http://fra.europa.eu/sites/default/files/fra-factsheet_access_to_justice_pl.pdf The Danish Institute for Human Rights http://www.humanrights.dk/ Recommended publications on human and fundamental rights Basic information about human rights What are human rights? http://www.ohchr.org/en/issues/Pages/WhatareHumanRights.aspx The topics of human rights http://www.unilorin.edu.ng/publications/comrade/ISSUES.pdf Rights of the child explained to parents http://www.parenthelp-ny.org/billofrights.htm The history of human rights in Poland http://www.poland.gov.pl/Ochrona,praw,czlowieka,w,Polsce,124.html The scope of responsibilities of Human Rights Protection Team http://www.msw.gov.pl/portal/pl/99/204/Dzialalnosc.html Patients' rights with an accessible explanation of individual rights http://europatientrights.eu/biomedicine_convention/biomedicine_convention_patient_rights.html

Human rights of persons with disabilities and intellectual problems http://fra.europa.eu/sites/default/files/frida_ppt_easy_to_read.pdf Human rights of people with disabilities http://www.un.org/disabilities/default.asp?navid=13&pid=150 Articles, interviews Wiktor Osiatyski, Prawa czowieka i ich granice, Znak, Krakw 2011 Ewa towska in an interview Krzysztofem Sobczakiem, Rzebienie pastwa prawa 20 lat pniej, Warszawa 2012 Explanations relating to the Charter of Fundamental Rights http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:C:2007:303:0017:0035:PL:PDF An article on the validity of the Charter of Fundamental Rights http://kslr.org.uk/blogs/europeanlaw/2012/11/30/the-charter-of-fundamental-rights-the-bible-of-eu-citizens-rights-or-a-voice-crying-in-the-wilderness/ ACTA vs. the fundamental human rights http://rfc.act-on-acta.eu/fundamental-rights An article on the evolution of human rights in the EU: http://znze.wsiz.rzeszow.pl/z11/2_Izabela_Oleksiewicz_Ewolucja.pdf Reports and Analysis Observance of the rights of foreigners in Poland http://www.brpo.gov.pl/sites/default/files/Biuletyn%20Rzecznika%20Praw%20Obywatelskich%202012%2C%20Nr%2011.pdf The guarantees of the right to vote by the elderly and persons with disabilities. Analysis and Recommendations http://www.brpo.gov.pl/sites/default/files/13499530090.pdf Equal access to education for people with disabilities. Analysis and Recommendations http://www.brpo.gov.pl/sites/default/files/13499526340.pdf Prevention of violence motivated by race, ethnicity and nationality. Analysis and Recommendations http://www.brpo.gov.pl/sites/default/files/Biuletyn_Rzecznika_Praw_Obywatelskich_2012_nr_4_0.pdf Ombudsman's report on the activities of the Polish national preventive mechanism http://www.brpo.gov.pl/sites/default/files/Biuletyn%20RPO%202012%2C%20nr%205.%20%C5%B9r%C3%B3d%C5%82a.pdf Study on the discrimination against minority groups in EU Member States http://fra.europa.eu/sites/default/files/eu-midis_technical_report.pdf Report on discrimination and inequalities in access to health care http://fra.europa.eu/sites/default/files/inequalities-discrimination-healthcare_en.pdf

reader-friendly version http://fra.europa.eu/en/publication/2013/how-people-are-treated-differently-healthcare Research about how, in reality, the human rights are being followed in various European countries: http://www.humanrightsgeneration.eu/about.php Report on the protection and promotion of children's rights http://fra.europa.eu/sites/default/files/fra_uploads/358-RightsofChild_summary-report_en.pdf Anti-Semitism, a summary of years 2001 - 2011 http://fra.europa.eu/sites/default/files/fra_uploads/2215-FRA-2012-Antisemitism-update-2011_EN.pdf The report on the achievements and challenges in the field of fundamental rights in 2011 http://fra.europa.eu/sites/default/files/fra_uploads/2211-FRA-2012_Annual-Report-2011_EN.pdf How the EU is implementing the policy on human rights http://www.europarl.europa.eu/ftu/pdf/pl/FTU_6.1.2.pdf A report prepared for the meeting on the protection of human rights on the Internet http://www.ohchr.org/Documents/HRBodies/HRCouncil/RegularSession/Session20/A-HRC-20-17_en.pdf Full report http://fra.europa.eu/sites/default/files/fra_uploads/1292-Factsheet-disability-nov2010.pdf The role of NGOs in promoting the fundamental rights of the EU, 2011 http://www.wiscnetwork.org/porto2011/papers/WISC_2011-698.pdf Guides, manuals, educational publications Guide to the institutions dealing with human rights http://europa.eu/pol/rights/index_pl.htm Textbook on European non-discriminatory laws http://fra.europa.eu/sites/default/files/fra_uploads/1510-FRA-CASE-LAW-HANDBOOK_EN.pdf Rights and Freedoms in practice, Council of Europe, 2012 http://www.coe.int/AboutCoe/media/interface/publications/fiches_dh_en.pdf KOMPAS. Edukacja o prawach czowieka w pracy z modzie, Stowarzyszenie dla Dzieci i Modziey SZANSA, CODN, Warszawa 2005 http://eycb.coe.int/compass/ Prawa czowieka. Poradnik nauczyciela, red. Katarzyna Koszewska Wydawnictwa CODN, Warszawa 2002 Mamy prawo. Podrcznik do wiedzy o spoeczestwie w szkole ponadgimnazjalnej, Jarosaw Kuisz, Centrum Edukacji Obywatelskiej, Warszawa 2012 www.ceo.org.pl/mamyprawo Ombudsmans brochure http://www.brpo.gov.pl/sites/default/files/Ulotka_RPO_jako_niezalezny_organ_rownego_traktowania_jezyk_polski.pdf

Handbook of the Ombudsman http://www.brpo.gov.pl/sites/default/files/BIULETYN_RPO_Materialy_nr_78.pdf Work - A Guide for Seniors http://www.brpo.gov.pl/sites/default/files/BIULETYN_RPO_Materialy_nr_74.pdf.pdf Human Rights - A Guide for Seniors http://www.brpo.gov.pl/sites/default/files/BIULETYN_RPO_Materialy_nr_72_Prawa_czlowieka_poradnik_dla_osob_starszych.pdf Textbook on European non-discrimination law (in many languages) http://fra.europa.eu/en/publication/2012/handbook-european-non-discrimination-law Websites Search engine for documents relating to human rights http://ap.ohchr.org/documents/mainec.aspx Portal which collects publications, videos, best practices and regulations on the anti-discriminatory activities and the subject matter of equality http://rownosc.info/rownosc.php/dictionary, http://respectmyrights.org/ Website devoted to human rights (especially their violation) http://www.lodzprawczlowieka.pl/ Website of the Belgian Centre for Biomedical Ethics and Law devoted to patient rights in EU Member States http://europatientrights.eu/about_us.html Page designed to provide a source for the main areas of concern of the United Nations, in this case the human rights http://www.un.org/rights/HRToday/ Rights of the Child for children: http://ec.europa.eu/0-18/wrc_index_pl.jsp?main=true&initLang=PL EU actions against discrimination http://europa.eu/legislation_summaries/justice_freedom_security/combating_discrimination/ Latest news on issues of children's rights http://eeas.europa.eu/human_rights/child/index_en.htm Portal for young people, where they can also learn about their rights http://europa.eu/youth/your_rights/index_eu_en.html Protecting children on the Internet http://ec.europa.eu/avpolicy/reg/minors/index_en.htm Multimedia Clips promoting human rights: http://www.youthforhumanrights.org/ Movies on EU rights: http://ec.europa.eu/justice/newsroom/videos/index_en.htm?video=full-dg_justice_long_en-mp4 Blog about human rights violations: http://humanrightsarebroken.blox.pl/html

2. Romania SUMMARY

The main actors active in the field of fundamental rights in Romania are mainly public institutions and other other non-public organizations, such as NGOs, foundations, educational centres. Educational materials in this area are available on their websites and within the conferences, seminars, workshops, trainings that they are organizing. This report includes the most active actors in Romania in the defending of human rights with a specification of the rights they are promoting. Some educational materials available online to be downloaded are suggested as well as legislation documentation regarding this topic.

List of the main actors active in the field of fundamental rights

1. Equality between men and women; Cultural, religious and linguistic diversity; Non-discrimination

o Centrul pentru Parteneriat in Egalitate ( Center for Partnership in Equality): www.gender.ro

o Asociatia pentru Promovarea Femeii din Romania (Association for the promotion of women in Romania) www.apfr.dnttm.ro

o Asociatia Femeilor din Romania (Romanian women association) - AFR: www.afr.ro o Centrul de Resurse pentru Diversitate Etnoculturala (Centre for Resources of

Etnocultural diversity): www.edrc.ro o Centrul de Resurse pentru Comunitatile de Romi (Centre for resources for the

community of Roma people): www.romacenter.ro o Institutul Intercultural Timisoara (Intercultural Institute of Timisoara):

www.intercultural.ro o Asociatia Romana Anti-SIDA (Romanian Association anti-AIDS)- ARAS:

www.arasnet.ro o Fundatia Romanian Angel Appeal: www.raa.ro o Asociatia ACCEPT: www.accept-romania.ro

2. Right to life and Health care

o Centrul pentru Politici si Servicii de Sanatate (Centre for health politics and

services): www.cpss.ro o Asociatia pentru Protectia Consumatorilor din Romania (Association of consumer

rights in Romania): www.apc-romania.ro o Asociatia Nationala pentru protectia consumatorilor si promovarea programelor si

strategiilor din Romania (National Association for the consumer protection and promotion of programs and strategies from Romania) www.protectia-consumatorilor.ro

o Autoritatea Nationala pentru Protectia Consumatorilor (National authority for the consumers rights): www.anpc.ro

3. Freedom of expression and information

o Centrul pentru Jurnalism Independent (Centre of Independent Journalism): http://www.cji.ro

o Centrul Roman pentru Jurnalism de Investigatie (Romanian Centre for investigation journalism): http://www.crji.org

o Agentia de Monitorizare a Presei (National agency for press monitoring): www.freeex.org

o Asociatia Romana de Comunicatii Audiovizuale (Romanian Association of audio-visual communication): www.audiovizual.ro

o Consiliul National al Audiovizualului (National council for audiovisual)- www.cna.ro 4. The Right of access to documents

o Centrele de Resurse pentru Liberul Acces la Informatiile de Interes Public (Centres of resources for free access to information with public interest): www.accesinfo.ro

5. The right to education

o Centrul Educatia 2000+ (Centre of Education 2000+): www.cedu.ro o Centrul pentru Educatie si Dezvoltare Profesionala (Centre for education and

professional development): www.stepbystep.ro o Fundatia CONCEPT: www.concept.ro o Academia Romana (Romanian academy): www.acad.ro o Biblioteca Nationala a Romaniei (National library of Romania): www.bibnat.ro

6. Right to an effective remedy and to a fair trial

o Asociatia Pro-democratia (Pro-democracy association) www.apd.ro

7. Freedom of assembly and of association

o CENTRAS - Centrul de Asistenta pentru Organizatii Neguvernamentale (Centre of Assistance for NGOs): www.centras.ro

o FDSC - Fundatia pentru Dezvoltarea Societatii Civile (The foundation for the civil society development): www.fdsc.ro

o AID-ONG - Agentia pentru Informarea si Dezvoltarea Organizatiilor Neguvernamentale (Agency for informing and development of NGOs): www.aid-ong.ro

o SON - Soros Open Network Romania: www.son.ro o Centrul National de Voluntriat - "Pro Vobis" (Pro vobis National centre of

volunteers): www.voluntariat.ro o Centrul de Voluntariat Constanta (Centre for volunteers of Constanta):

www.voluntariat-constanta.go.ro o Centrul pentru Voluntariat Timisoara (Centre for volunteers of Timisoara):

www.voluntim.go.ro o Partide politice in Romania (Political parties in Romania):

http://partide.prodemocratia.org 8. Freedom to choose an occupation and right to engage in work

o BNS - Blocul National Sindical (National institute of Trade Union): www.bns.ro o Confederatia Nationala Sindicala - Cartel Alfa (National confederation of trade

union- Cartel Alfa): www.cartel-alfa.ro o Confederatia Nationala a Sindicatelor Libere din Romania Fratia (National

confederation of free trade unions in Romania- Fraternity): www.cnslr-fratia.ro o FSLI - Federatia Sindicatelor Libere din Invatamant (The free trade unions

federation from education): www.fsli.ro

9. Access to services of general economic interest

o Centrul de Dezvoltare Economica (Centre of Economic Development): www.cde.ro

10. The rights of the child

o Asociatia Salvati Copiii (Save the children): www.salvaticopiii.ro o PALTIN - Participarea TINerilor la Administrarea Locala (Participation of young

people to the local administration): www.paltin.ro o ANSIT - Agentia Nationala pentru Sprijinirea Initiativelor Tinerilor (National

agency for supporting the youngsters initiatives): www.ansitromania.ro 11. Integration of persons with disabilities

o Autoritatea Nationala pentru Persoanele cu Handicap (National authority for disabled people): www.anph.ro

o Organizatia Nationala a Persoanelor cu Handicap din Romania (National organization for disabled people in Romania): www.integration.ro

12. The right to petition

o Avocatul Poporului (National Ombudsman): www.avp.ro o Institutia Europeana a Avocatului Poporului (European Institution of

Ombudsman): www.euro-ombudsman.eu.int

Other organizations:

o Organizatia pentru Apararea Drepturilor Omului (Organization for defending of the Human rights): www.oado.ro

o Asociatia pentru Apararea Drepturilor Omului in Romania - Comitetul Helsinki (European Association for defending human rights in Romania- Helsinki Comitee): www.apador.org

o Asociaia European pentru Aprarea Drepturilor Omului (European Association for defending human rights) AEPADO www.aepado.ro

List of useful and relevant national and European sources of information about fundamental rights

o Magazine of human rights http://www.revistadrepturileomului.ro/despre_noi.html

o Research journal - no. 63/ 2013 http://www.businessintegrity.ro/content/jurnal-cercetare-drepturile-omului

o Constitutional Court- human rights and massmedia - http://www.kas.de/wf/doc/kas_21407-1522-19-30.pdf?101209113041

o The chart of the European Council about the education for democratic citizenship

and human rights http://www.civica-online.ro/resurse/Carta_EDC_HRE_CoE_2012.pdf

International treaties on human rights o Universal declaration of human rights, adopted by the General Assembly of the United

Nations in 10th September 1948 o The convention of human rights and fundamental freedoms adopted by governments,

members of the European Council in 4th November 1950. o The convention of United Nations about childrens rights, adopted by the General

Assembly of the United Nations at 20th November 1989 o The convention from Aarhus regarding the access to information, public engagement in

decision making and access to justice on environmental issues, signed at 25th June 1998

o The European chart of local autonomy, adopted at Strasbourg at 15th October 1985

List of the educational materials focusing on fundamental rights:

o Handbook on quality assurance in education on democratic citizenship in school Authors: Cezar BRZEA, Michela CECCHINI, Cameron HARRISON, Janez KREK Vedrana SPAJIC-VRKA http://www.tehne.ro/resurse/TEHNE_asigurarea_calitatii_ECD.pdf

o Handbook for the development of didactic staff in the education of democratic citizenship and human rights

Authors: Rolf GOLLOB, Edward HUDDLESTON, Peter KRAPF, Maria-Helena SALEMA, Vedrana SPAJIC-VRKAS; Editor: Edward HUDDLESTON

o Highlights - handbook on education of human rights with children Authors: Intercultural Institute of Timisoara in partnership with the Institution of Educational sciences of Bucharest within the Human rights education programme

3. Czech Republic General framework The Government Council for Human Rights http://www.vlada.cz/cz/pracovni-a-poradni-organy-vlady/rlp/rlp-uvod-17537/ Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights http://www.osn.cz/lidska-prava/ The European Union https://www.euroskop.cz/679/sekce/lidska-prava/ Ombudsman - Ombudsman http://www.ochrance.cz/dalsi-aktivity/tv-serial/ Expert Group on the application of the new civil legislation http://obcanskyzakonik.justice.cz/infocentrum/aktuality/ NGOs promoting human rights Czech Helsinki Committee http://helcom.cz/ke-stazeni/ League of Human Rights http://llp.cz/typ-publikace/manualy/ Iuridicum remedium http://www.iure.org/ People in Need - One World in Schools http://www.jedensvetnaskolach.cz/cz/page/7/Katalog_html.html People in Need - Variants http://www.varianty.cz/index.php?id=5 Counselling Centre for Citizenship, Civil and Human Rights http://www.poradna-prava.cz/publikace.html Transparency International http://www.transparency.cz/publikace-analyzy/ Amnesty International http://www.lidskaprava.cz/student/prava-deti/dokumenty Nesehnut http://nesehnuti.cz/nase-prace/ Citizens' rights Demas http://www.demas.cz/ Oiven http://www.bezkorupce.cz/nase-temata/pravo-na-informace/ Environmental Law Service

http://www.eps.cz/ Transport Federation http://www.dopravnifederace.cz/publikace/ Prague Forum http://www.prazskeforum.cz/ Agora Central Europe http://www.agora-ce.cz/ Antikomplex http://www.antikomplex.cz/ The Open Society http://www.otevrenaspolecnost.cz/cz/ Glopolis http://glopolis.org/cs/ Green Circle http://www.zelenykruh.cz/cz/ Good Governance http://good-governance.cz/ Partnership Foundation http://www.nadacepartnerstvi.cz Children's rights The association advocates of children's rights Czech Republic http://dcicz.org/section.php?sectname=dokumenty&subsect=edicni_cinnost Czech Committee for UNICEF http://www.unicef.cz/co-delame/kde-pusobime Minority Rights Association for Integration and Migration http://www.migrace.com/cs/delame Center for Integration of Foreigners http://www.cicpraha.org/cs/aktuality/aktuality.html NGO Slovo 21 http://www.slovo21.cz/nove/ Multicultural Center Prague http://www.mkc.cz/cz/uvod.html InBze http://www.refufest.cz/

Equal Opportunities for Women and Men Czech Women's Lobby http://www.czlobby.cz/ Equal chances http://www.rovnesance.cz/ Gender studies http://www.genderstudies.cz/publikace/publikace.shtml Forum 50% http://padesatprocent.cz/cz/dokumenty-odkazy Rights of the elderly Senior Council Czech Republic http://www.rscr.cz/ Life 90 http://www.zivot90.cz/ Remedium http://www.remedium.cz/ Gay/Lesbian rights Gay iniciative http://gay.iniciativa.cz/www/index.php Code004 http://www.004.cz/ Consumer rights Czech Trade Inspection http://www.coi.cz/cz/spotrebitel/prava-spotrebitelu/ Dtest http://www.dtest.cz/clanek-2747/jak-nespadnout-do-pasti-brozura-nejen-pro-seniory-zdarma Consumer http://www.spotrebitel.net/ Domestic violence Rosa http://www.rosa-os.cz/ White Circle of Safety http://www.bkb.cz/ Acorus

http://www.acorus.cz/ Archdiocese Charity Prague - Magdala project http://praha.charita.cz/sluzby/magdala/ Social Services Centre Prague http://www.csspraha.cz/intervencni-centrum PROF http://www.profem.cz/ SOS Diakonia Centre CCE http://www.soscentrum.cz/ Domestic violence - stories written by women http://www.feminismus.cz/ KOORDONA - a coalition of organizations against domestic violence http://www.koordona.cz/ Medical handicaps Association of Parents and Friends of Handicapped Children http://www.arpzpd.cz/ Paraplegic Centre http://www.paraple.cz/ Other interesting links to websites and materials: http://www.zakonyprolidi.cz http://www.propravo.cz/petice/ http://www.nicm.cz/organizace-zabyvajici-se-lidskymi-pravy http://iregistr.mpsv.cz/sluzba/rozsirenevyhledavanisluzby Foreign summary materials on the issue of human rights: http://tandis.odihr.pl/documents/hre-compendium/en/index.html

4. Estonia There are 3 main state institutions aimed at protection of fundamental rights in Estonia - Chancellor of Justice, Ombudsman for Children (duty performed by Chancellor of Justice) and Gender Equality and Equal Treatment Commissioner. No one of them is providing special training in framework of the adult education on fundamental rights issues.

On the webpage of the Ombudsman for Children) (lasteombudsman.ee) there are 2 topics relevant (at least partly) to information and training materials plus external links to following sources: Information materials

o Booklet Ombudsman for Children o Booklet for parents Opportunities get psychological and psychatrical counselling

and assistance o Manual Informing about children in need for help

Links to the number of manuals related to the issue, incl o Handbook for case-management o Handbook for child protection officials o Manual on assessment of the child and family o Manual on protection of the child in danger and providing information about the

case o Manual on early detection and involvement for local municipalities

On the webpage of the Gender Equality and Equal Treatment Commissioner (www.svv.ee) there are also external links to information materials: http://www.erinevusrikastab.ee/et/materjalid Brochure Diversity at workplace Handbook for better understanding of the Equal Treatment Act (in Estonian and Russian

languages) Handbook for practical collective bargaining (in Estonian and Russian languages) on

equal treatment in employment In addition to state institutions there do exist several private foundations, NGOs etc whose activities are focusing on protection of fundamental rights. Although some of them declare fundamental rights training as one of their asctivities, there is lack of detailed information on covered topics as well as of training materials. Estonian Human Rights Centre/EHRC (humanrights.ee) is organising projects aimed on raising awareness of human rights; monitoring the human rights situation in Estonia and other countries; disseminating information about human rights and protection of human rights in Estonia; consulting of individuals in human rights issues; advancing of human rights education in universities and other educational institutions. Centre does not organise trainings itself but provides non-students an opportunity to participate to human rights law courses at the Law School of the Tallinn University of Technology.

In cooperation with the Law School of the Tallinn University of Technology the EHRC developed Discrimination wizard to help people find out by answering few simple questions whether he/she is discriminated against. The wizard also assists you in finding out where to get help if you suspect discrimination. If the result is a possible discrimination, the wizard directs the person to appropriate institutions and organisations for assistance. Wizard is only available in Estonian at: www.erinevusrikastab.ee/kompass NGO Living for Tomorrow (www.lft.ee) Activities of the Living for Tomorrow include among others: Anti-trafficking Hotline counselling services, trainings for professionals and human

trafficking prevention among vulnerable population groups. On the webpage could be found some information booklets materials about employment abroad published by the Living for tomorrow (not available anymore): Dont grope in the dark Working abroad securely

Links to information materials and manuals: Booklet Dark side of the prostitution. Contemporary myths Manual Training on human trafficking: practical advices; curriculas, trainers Booklet Council of Europe Convention on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings Training material Integration of women involved in prostitution, incl victims of human

trafficking, into legal labour market Manual Prevention of human trafficking: methodology for youth

Estonian Patient Advocacy Association (www.epey.ee) is primarily advocating for the human and civil rights of health and social care service users. In addition to councelling and advocacy services on individual cases, advocacy and litigation EPAA: provides information and additional training.

EPAA considers information and additional training extremely important to prevent further abuses and to change the practice in health care system according to its users' perspective. The EPAA team organises all sorts of informative events seminars, lectures, workshops, information days, discussion groups a.o. to inform different stakeholders about human rights in health and social sector and provide counsel in respecting users' rights in practice. Some written materials have also been published and distributed.

In 2012 EPAA organised 27 lectures for 1016 participants (in 2011 respective figures were 30 and 1039).

Links to materials: European Charter of Patients Rights Patients manifesto of the European Patients Forum Directive of the European Parliament and Council on the application of patients rights in

cross-border healthcare

Estonian Union for Child Welfare/EUWC (www.lastekaitseliit.ee) is a non-governmental non-profit organisation, which helps to assure childrens rights and the development of a child-friendly society.

According to the EUCW webpage the Union has its own Training Centre to offer work related additional training to representatives from different occupations whose every day work is related to children and families. There is one training video available on the webpage. Legal Information Centre for Human Rights/LICHR (www.lichr.ee) ic focusing in its activities on: provision of access to justice and protection of human rights; analysis of the human rights and national minorities' rights situation, monitoring of Estonian legislation; legal training in the sphere of human rights. Unfortunately there is neither detailed information about training activities of the LICHR nor didactict materials on the webpage (exept FAQ on discrimination issues). Considering social and workers' rights including the right to fair working conditions and protection against unjustified dismissal the webpage of the EAKL Estonian Trade Union Confederation (www.eakl.ee) is worth of mentioning.

There is link (http://www.xn--tiguskoolitus-3lboa.eu/front/et_EE/) to the e-manual on new employment contract act (both in estonian and russian). The manual was elaborated by the trade union confederation with financial support from the European Social Fund as a tool for adult education in 2010. The reason for preparing e-manual was major labour law reform that came into force in July 2009.

E-manual consists of animations, videos, texts, cases and tests and provides for users most important information on basic principles of the new law, rights and obligations of workers and employers, regulation of working conditions (wages, working and rest time, vocations etc). This training course is free of charge and available for everybody.

Conclusions

The public awareness on fundamental rights is relatively low in Estonia. Main target groups in awareness raising activities should be children/pupils and parents, teachers, general public.

5. Slovenia

1. EUROPEAN UNION FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS AGENCY About the institution: The European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) is one of the EUs specialised agencies. These agencies are set up to provide expert advice to the institutions of the EU and the Member States on a range of issues. FRA helps to ensure that the fundamental rights of people living in the EU are protected. Available on: http://fra.europa.eu/en 1.1. CHARTERPEDIA: Charterpedia is an online tool that allows users to access information about fundamental rights in the European Union (EU) and its Member States. It is structured around the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the EU, making navigation through the information easy and user-friendly. Charterpedia is a compilation of international, EU and national constitutional law and EU case law in the area of fundamental rights, linked to titles and articles of the Charter. The Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs Committee of the European Parliament (LIBE) created this compilation, which the FRA took over in 2008. Charterpedia is a tool intended for researchers, politicians, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), civil society and the general public. Charterpedia is Available on: http://fra.europa.eu/en/charterpedia 2. HUMAN RIGHTS EDUCATION ASSOCIATION (HREA)

Human Rights Education Associates (HREA) is an international non-governmental organisation that supports human rights learning; the training of activists and professionals; the development of educational materials and programming; and community-building through on-line technologies. HREA is dedicated to quality education and training to promote understanding, attitudes and actions to protect human rights, and to foster the development of peaceable, free and just communities. Available on: http://www.hrea.org/index.php?doc_id=97 2.1. HREA RECEURSE CENTRE

The Electronic Resource Centre for Human Rights Education is an on-line repository of human rights education and training materials, on-line forums, databases and links to other organisations and resources. The materials are provided free of charge. The didactic and educational materials are available on: http://www.hrea.org/index.php?base_id=101&language_id=1

3. OUR RIGHTS: Human rights educational project The MINISTRY OF FOREING AFFAIRS (Slovenia) implements Slovenia's foreign policy, carrying out the duties set out in the Foreign Affairs Act and other regulations. It also contributes expert positions during the entire process of planning and determining Slovenia's foreign policy, including collaborating in the passing of resolutions by the National Assembly and the Government. The empowerment of children both by educating them on their rights and by ensuring them access to justice is a key priority of Slovenian foreign policy. With the project Our rights, Slovenia has actively enabled education on the rights of the child to more than 150,000 children in a number of countries from 2005 onwards. 3.1. OUR RIGHTS Slovenia launched a pilot project on human rights education entitled Our Rights(1), based on the Convention on the Rights of the Child during its chairmanship of the OSCE in 2005. Slovenian experts designed, initiated and led the implementation of the pilot project, which involved a number of governments of the OSCE participating States, NGOs, individual experts, ombudsmans offices, field offices of international organisations and other stakeholders. The participating countries showed great interest, so the teaching tool, prepared in Slovenia, was translated into 17 languages. The project was carried out for 66,000 children in Albania, Azerbaijan, Belgium, Bulgaria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Germany, Ireland, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro, the Russian Federation, Serbia, Slovenia, Turkey and Ukraine. Children from minorities were also involved, including Roma children in several countries in South-Eastern Europe. Available on: http://www.mzz.gov.si/en/foreign_policy/foreign_policy/human_rights/the_our_rights_project_human_rights_education/ Teaching tool for education on children rights: http://www.mzz.gov.si/fileadmin/pageuploads/Zunanja_politika/CP/HRE-Nase_pravice_ANG.pdf Our rights exhibition http://www.ukom.gov.si/fileadmin/ukom.gov.si/pageuploads/slike/dogodki_ukom/razstava_pravice/090622razstava.pdf 4. GENERATION EUROPE FUNDATION (GEF) Generation Europe Foundation is a non-governmental organisation that aims to educate and empower young people to be better informed of their rights and responsibilities as European citizens in a fast-changing world. 4.1 MIND YOUR RIGHTS PROJECT

Your Rights pilot project (2009-2010), we intend to provide teachers again with an updated and enhanced teaching tool that enables them to discuss human rights, respect, citizenship and democracy with their students. Available on: http://www.mindyourrights.eu/page.asp Within the project innovative teaching tool were created, that combines citizenship education and arts. It includes a booklet for students, containing information on citizenship and the European Charter of Fundamental Rights, and a teachers kit that guides them through the 5-6 lessons. This teaching tool explores the abstract concepts of citizenship by using as a basic document the European Charter of Fundamental Rights. Educational tool available on: Not available online 5. E-PORTAL e-rights.eu AN EU CITIZEN TOOLKIT Malta-EU Steering and Action Committee was re-activated in 2008 by the Maltas governments for the following purposes: to engage civil society in EU decision-making process; to discuss the impact proposed EU measures could have on Malta, its institutions; to establish and maintain dialogue between those participating in the EU decision-making processes and to proactively engage in EU legislation and policy initiatives; to support NGOs and local councils in their participation in EU programs and funding and to stimulate a national debate on European ideals, values, objectives and long term strategies. Malta-EU Steering and Action Committee created portal e-rights.eu as one of its operations a toolkit, that provides information related to EU rights. Available on: http://www.meusac.gov.mt/ 5.1. e-rights.eu AN EU CITIZEN TOOLKIT

The e-rights.eu website (also accessible on mobile phones), has been created to enable EU citizens and residents an opportunity to get to know more about their rights as consumers, students and/or working and accessing health within EU area. The website also provides information about the numerous rights that the EU citizens and residents are entitled to in their daily lives. Moreover, a number of free games will provide younger generations with the opportunity to learn more about their rights and EU processes.

The e-rights.eu AN EU CITIZEN TOOLKIT is available on: http://www.e-rights.eu/en/home

6. EU CHARTER OF FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS webpage

JUSTICE is an all-party law reform and human rights organisation. It promotes improvements to the British legal system through research, education, lobbying and interventions in the courts. Justice is the UK section of the International Commission of Jurists. It is a registered charity, funded by the members and other supporters (available on: http://www.justice.org.uk/).

6.1. EU Charter of Fundamental rights webpage

The EU Charter website has been developed by JUSTICE, the independent human rights and law reform organization, where the Charter of Fundamental rights is comprehensively introduced, namely the website includes: history of the Charter, other documents referred to it, introduction of the each Chapter of the Charter; Key reference texts, Links to related and relevant (EU, European) websites and Sitemap (table of contents).

The EU Charter of Fundamental rights webpage is available on: http://www.eucharter.org/home.php?page_id=65

7. ECAS (Enabling your voice to be heard with EU) ECAS was created in 1991 as an international non-profit organisation, independent of political parties, commercial interests and the EU Institutions. Their role is to enable NGOs and individuals to make their voice heard within the EU by providing advice on how to lobby, fundraise, and defend European citizenship rights. It is cross-sectoral European association bringing together members from different areas of activity: civil liberties, culture, development, health and social welfare, as well as general civil society development agencies. In their website, we can find their publications, that can present a good educational material. We present one of these publications, that addresses Citizens rights in EU (available on: http://www.ecas-citizens.eu/ ) . 7.1. 50 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ABOUT YOUR RIGHTS AS A EUROPEAN CITIZEN ECAS formed an interesting publication/guide entitled 50 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ABOUT YOUR RIGHTS AS A EUROPEAN CITIZEN (2009). This guide gives a description of EU rights which content is scattered in various websites: it introduces free movement, access to employment, social and political rights in the EU countries and how to defend your rights. The Guide is available on: http://www.ecas-citizens.eu/content/view/480/417/ 8. MANIFESTA PROJECT Manifesta! Vignettes and Illustrations on the Fundamental Rights of the European Union is a project which uses satirical vignettes and illustrations as a means of communicating and exploring the European Union's Charter of Fundamental Rights. The Manifesta! project was carried out by Africa e Mediterraneo in collaboration with the associations L'Afrique Dessine (Paris, France) and Multicultural Center Prague (Czech Republic). Lai-momo was furnisher in the production of books and didactic communication kit. The project aimed to promote awareness and knowledge of the Fundamental Rights of the European Union, and to encourage European citizens to respect these rights. European and African cartoonists were invited to

participate in the representation of the Fundamental Rights of the European Union through drawings, cartoons and vignettes. Available on: http://www.manifestaproject.eu/eng/index.html 8.1. CARTOONS ON FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS Available on: http://www.manifestaproject.eu/eng/dignita.html 8.2. EDUCATIONAL KIT The "Manifesta!" educational kit includes the catalogue (which contains the best cartoons and the complete text of the Charter of Rights of the EU), 16 posters, and 16 postcards with the most effective and communicative illustrations of the charters six points. It represents a useful instrument to study the Charter in more depth, using the starting points offered by the artists. Available on: http://www.manifestaproject.eu/eng/didattico.html (not found in online pdf version) 9. bpb- HipharpigLand HipharpigLand" is an English-language website that provides citizenship education for children. The name "Hipharpigland" refers to the land of hippos, hares, and pigs. Children are familiarized with the idea of democracy through the stories and adventures of these characters Available on: http://www.hanisauland.de/en/en_index.html

REPORT VII COVERReport VII CONTENTList of the main actors active in the field of fundamental rightsList of useful and relevant national and European sources of information about fundamental rightsInternational treaties on human rightsList of the educational materials focusing on fundamental rights:General framework