Purpose of the conference is to consider the condition and problems of human rights, democracy and peace education and develop a project of the federal concept and plan of actions in the field of human rights education.

Specialists having knowledge and experience of teaching in the field of human rights, democracy, culture of peace, are invited to take part in the Conference, viz.: - teachers, methodologists, managers of the system of education; - professors of institutes of higher education and research officers of the Ministry of Education, Russian Academy of Sciences, Ministry of Defence, Ministry of Interior Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Culture, Health Ministry and other ministries and departments (which have their own institutions of staff education), non-governmental educational institutions; - representatives of non-governmental organisations of human rights movement and regional commissions on human rights; youth, religious, feminine and other NGOs; - authors of curricula, courses, textbooks and methodical manuals.

We invite specialists from your educational and scientific institutions to take part in this Conference. Materials of the Conference will be published. Lecturers and speakers are asked to afford theses of reports and offers on concepts and plan of actions beforehand.

Your participation would be a contribution for carrying out this Conference and it is very important for development of documents of the Russian national level taking into account experience of other countries. Unfortunately, we have not a possibility to provide free travel for participants. However, free accommodation and lunch may be subjects of discussion and positive decision.

Applications are expected before June 20, 1998

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