Cañada Visits University of Andorra to Teach Human Rights to Education Students
Citizen's Ombudsman Xavier Cañada engaged second-year Education Sciences students on human rights education tools, amid recent Human Rights Day.
Key Points
- Cañada met second-year Bachelor's in Education Sciences students to discuss human rights and citizenship tools.
- Office joined International Human Rights Day with lecture by Joan Subirats Humet and 2025 awards launch.
- Awards include second literary competition and first photography contest for secondary students.
- Events aim to promote human rights values among youth in Andorra.
Xavier Cañada, the Citizen's Ombudsman, visited the University of Andorra yesterday to discuss tools for teaching human rights and democratic citizenship with second-year students in the Bachelor's degree in Education Sciences.
The university shared details of the session on its X social media profile. Cañada's office had recently joined International Human Rights Day celebrations alongside the General Council. The event featured a lecture by academic Joan Subirats Humet and the presentation of the 2025 Human Rights Awards, aimed at promoting these values among young people.
This year's awards marked the second edition of a literary competition for short stories and micro-stories, while introducing the first photography contest on human rights. The contests target students in secondary school, bachillerat, and vocational training programmes.
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