{"id":7594,"date":"2016-11-04T23:09:36","date_gmt":"2016-11-04T19:09:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/freecitizen.am\/?p=7594"},"modified":"2023-03-06T18:44:02","modified_gmt":"2023-03-06T14:44:02","slug":"eastern-partnership-youth-conference-youth-for-rights-2-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.freecitizen.am\/?p=7594","title":{"rendered":"Eastern Partnership Youth Conference \u201cYouth for Rights\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"

27-28 October 2016, Bratislava, Slovakia<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

The Eastern Partnership Youth Conference \u201cYouth for Rights\u201d was organised by the Eastern Partnership Civil Society Forum (EaP CSF) under the patronage of the Slovak Presidency in the Council of the European Union on 27-28 October in Bratislava, Slovakia (the Agenda of the Conference see here<\/strong><\/a>).<\/span><\/p>\n

It was initiated by the EaP CSF\u00a0Working Group 4 \u201cContacts between People\u201d and brought\u00a0together 145 genuine young activists from the EaP countries, Russia and the EU who vigorously advocate human rights and the democratic development of their societies. The conference coordinator is\u00a0Hovsep Khurshudyan<\/b>, Working Group 4 Coordinator and EaP CSF Steering Committee Member.\u00a0The event was\u00a0opened by the video address from\u00a0H.E. Andrej Kiska<\/b>, President of the Slovak Republic.<\/span><\/p>\n

Katarina Mathernova<\/strong>, Deputy Director General in charge of the Eastern Neighbourhood at the Directorate-General for Neighbourhood and Enlargement Negotiations (DG NEAR) of the European Commission delivered the opening address.<\/span><\/p>\n

The list of speakers can be found here.<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201cYoung generation fills me with the hope and optimism for the future. They are best suited to address the challenges in their\u00a0countries and work with the communities at the local level\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Katarina Mathernova, <\/span>Deputy Director General<\/span>,\u00a0DG NEAR, European Commission<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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\u201cYouth is key to the protection of human rights and promotion of the rule of law. Their civic conscience and civic engagement are of utmost importance\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Hovsep Khurshudyan, <\/span>WG4 Coordinator<\/span>,\u00a0EaP CSF<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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At the closing plenary session,\u00a0Pavol Demes<\/strong>, well-known Slovak expert on international relations and civil society, delivered the closing remarks and presented the\u00a0Young Human Rights Activist 2016 Award<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0to\u00a0Rasul Jafarov<\/strong>\u00a0from Human Rights Club, Azerbaijan.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The main aim of the conference was to facilitate cooperation and contact between the participants and to create stronger and trust-based links for the future. Besides the sessions in plenary, the participants participated in training and capacity-building activities and worked together within the sub-groups entitled Youth for democracy, Youth for the environment, Youth for inclusion and diversity, Youth for education<\/i><\/b>, and\u00a0Youth at work<\/i><\/b>.\u00a0<\/i>Another aim of the event was to create synergies between the EaP Youth Conference and the next EaP Youth Forum 2017 in Budapest, Hungary that will gather youth representatives nominated by respective EaP governments, and the EU, contributing with policy recommendations to the Forum. The recommendations, prepared by the EaP Youth Conference you can\u00a0 see here.<\/strong><\/a>
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The Conference adopted:<\/span><\/p>\n

– Declaration of the Eastern Partnership Youth Conference \u201cYouth for Rights\u201d<\/a><\/strong> <\/span><\/p>\n

–<\/strong> Resolution of the Eastern Partnership Youth Conference \u201cYouth for Rights\u201d on immediate release of all political prisoners in the Eastern Partnership countries and Russian Federation\u00a0<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Some presentations can be found here:<\/strong><\/p>\n