Have your say! Manual on the Revised European Charter on the Participation of Young People in Local and Regional Life

Have your say! Manual on the Revised European Charter on the Participation of Young People in Local and Regional Life. Participation is a fundamental human right recognised, among others, in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the Convention on the Rights of the Child. Participation is also a core principle of human rights and is a condition for effective democratic citizenship for all people. Youth participation is not an end in itself, but a means of achieving positive Changes in young people’s lives and of building better democratic societiesThe revised charter is designed as a tool to support young people, youth workers, organisations and local authorities in promoting and enhancing meaningful youth participation at local level across Europe and it may be used in a variety of different ways.

20. Have your say! Manual on the Revised European Charter on the Participation of Young People in Local and Regional Life

Publication date: 2015

Published by: Council of Europe – Youth Department

Key words: Human rights, social inclusion, Roma youth,

Language: English