We promote the protection, defense and compensation of Human Rights.
The Center for Democracy and Citizenship Studies – CEDES is a research and training organization, with a profoundly democratic and humanistic vocation, respectful of the diversity of criteria and opinions, made up of academics dedicated to the study, research, defense , dissemination and promotion of democracy and the values associated with it; as well as the promotion, protection, defense and compensation of Human Rights.
Advocates co-responsible citizen action as a reference framework for democracy and freedom in Ibero-America. Thus, the strategies to meet its objective are directed to the design and execution, supported by high levels of excellence, of processes of: education and training; studies and research; extension-dissemination and consultancy, to support the democratic and citizen exercise.
Likewise, the organization seeks to generate contributions, commitments and strategies of political action for the positive development of youth; the promotion of values of healthy competitiveness, encouraging the private and public sectors to achieve these goals, which involve plurality, recognition of the other, multiculturalism and the committed and supportive citizen occupation of public space.