Council of Europe: European Youth Centre Budapest (EYCB)

The European Youth Centre Budapest (EYCB) is a human rights program of the Council of Europe. The Council of Europe is the continent’s oldest political organization, founded in 1949. The Council was set up to: defend human rights, parliamentary democracy and the rule of law. It groups together 45 countries, including 21 countries from Central and Eastern Europe . Located in Strasbourg , France , it is known for adopting the European Convention on Human Rights and for the European Court on Human Rights. EYCB is the youth programme of the Council of Europe. Located in Budapest , Hungary it has programmes for training of trainers in human rights education, intercultural dialogue, intercultural learning and human rights education in Hungary and the Mediterranean region.