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The International Training Center on Human Rights and Peace Teaching (CIFEDHOP)

The International Training Center on Human Rights and peace Teaching was founded in 1984 in Geneva. The main objective of CIFEDHOP is to train teachers of all school levels in human rights education. Therefore the organisation developed several programs which deal especially with human rights education. The annual international training session in Geneva for example which is held in Spanish, French and English by a specialized team of educators and researchers. Furthermore the activities include regional and national training programs in Eastern, Central, Western Europe and Africa. On the theoretical side CIFEDHOP distributes information and documentation throughout the world, publishes international human rights series and helps teachers who want to enhance human rights education in their schools.