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Human rights education of young professionals is more than urgent in order to improve the protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms and the application of international standards in the field, particularly in view of the situation in the country in general and some alarming trends in the EU (e.g. Hungary and Poland). The project strives to use regular training of junior judges, prosecutors and lawyers in the main standards of protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms with emphasis on the practical aspects in order to raise their knowledge and skills for human rights protection and support them in their work. The project plans to carry out 12 sessions of lectures and one session of public speaking lectures and 12 moot court competitions on the main standards for protection of human rights. We also plan to revise the Guide on Fundamental Rights and Freedoms developed by the Foundation and add 4 new topics so that the guide can serve as a main learning aid for both learners and professionals and fill in to some extent the gaps in law education related to human rights. The proposed activities will also help create a community of professionals involved with human rights issues, who can continue supporting the cause of protection of the rule of law in their daily work and will improve the rule of law and democratic values in the country in the long run.