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[Claudio Schuftan]

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From: Human Rights Tools <editors at humanrightstools.org>
Date: Feb 12, 2008 11:10 PM
Subject: Human Rights Short Courses 2008
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Dear readers,

We have just updated one of the most popular pages of our website : the
Human Rights Short Courses page.
http://www.humanrightstools.org/shortcourses.htm

It now features more than 60 short courses and summer schools spanning 2008
and 2009, from the general introductions to very specialized courses on
indigenous peoples, discrimination, women's rights, and more.

So be sure to visit and bookmark this page if you are planning to stimulate
your neurons and synapses this year. Its always a good idea to take our nose
off the grindstone for a couple of weeks to broaden our horizons, deepen our
knowledge, make some new friends and have a good time too!

A big thanks to Idowu Ajibade, from Nigeria, who did all the hard work of
updating this page. She has just joined HRT's small team of dedicated
volunteers. More about her below:
http://humanrightstools.org/about.htm

We have done our best to make it as exhaustive as possible, but if there is
something to add or change, let us know by writing to us at
editors at humanrightstools.org.


Some very interesting courses we would like to highlight:

1. CLOSING SOON: Monitoring economic, social and cultural rights
The Graduate Institute for International and Development Studies in Geneva
(IHEID), in cooperation with HURIDOCS, is organizing a new course on
monitoring and documenting economic, social and cultural rights. It will
take place in Geneve, 5 – 9 May 2008. This exciting and much-needed course
will be timed to match the second week of the ESC Committee, so you should
be able to attend both with the same plane ticket! There are still a few
slots for paying participants, but you must apply before 3 March 2008.
http://www.huridocs.org/training/escr


2. CLOSING SOON: Video advocacy course
The Video Advocacy Institute, the first of its kind, is an innovative
program that trains human rights defenders to successfully integrate video
advocacy into their social change campaigns. When: July 19 – August 2 2008,
in Montreal, Canada. Application deadline is 2 March 2008.
http://www.witness.org/vai


3. CLOSING SOON: Transitional justice francophone Rabat fellowship program
Transitional justice refers to a range of approaches that societies
undertake to reckon with legacies of widespread or systematic human rights
abuse as they move from a period of violent conflict or oppression towards
peace and democracy. The International Center for Transitional Justice's
francophone Rabat fellowship program will be running from May 2nd to the
25th. It runs for 10 weeks and ICTJ takes in charge the full cost of
participation of each participant (including the visa and airfare).
Application deadline is 25 February 2008.
http://www.ictj.org/en/workshops/fellowships/ottawa/index.html


4. Justice sector reform, Human rights fieldwork
IHRN is organizing two courses. The first is entitled "Justice Sector
Reform: Applying Human Rights Based Approaches" will take place at the
National University of Ireland, in Maynooth. The dates are from 16 to 20
June 2008, and the application deadline is 2 May 2008.
http://www.ihrnetwork.org/new-justice-sector-reform.htm

The second IHRN course is entitled "Human Rights Fieldwork - Principles,
Strategies and Skills" will be held in the same location, from 26 October to
2 November 2008.
http://www.ihrnetwork.org/hr-fieldwork.htm


As usual, please forward this to your friends and colleagues who share your
interest in human rights, or post it to your blog and mailing lists.

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do so here:
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And when you come back from all this training, enthusiastic and inspired,
why not tell us about it and send us a couple of photos of those special
moments? We love to hear from our readers, write to us at
editors at humanrightstools.org

Best regards, and good luck in your efforts to defend or raise awareness
about human rights.

Daniel D'Esposito, Editor
Human Rights Tools
editors at humanrightstools.org
http://www.humanrightstools.org


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