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<P class=MsoBodyText style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Dear Colleagues</SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoBodyText style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">The following training programme may
be of interest, it would be much appreciated if you circulate it as
appropriate.</SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoBodyText style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Kind regards</SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"></SPAN> </P>
<P class=MsoBodyText style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Mary Davila</SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoBodyText style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">IHRN Administrator</SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoBodyText style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><B><SPAN lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">IHRN Human Rights Field Work Training
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<P class=MsoBodyText style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><B><SPAN lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Human Rights Fieldwork - Principles,
Strategies and Skills (BIR05)</SPAN></B><SPAN lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><BR>Friday 28th October – Tuesday
</SPAN><?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns =
"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /><st1:date Month="11" Day="8"
Year="2005"><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">8th
November 2005</SPAN></st1:date><SPAN lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoBodyText style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><B><SPAN lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoBodyText style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><B><SPAN lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Venue</SPAN></B><SPAN lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">:
</SPAN><st1:place><st1:PlaceName><SPAN lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">National</SPAN></st1:PlaceName><SPAN
lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">
</SPAN><st1:PlaceType><SPAN lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">University</SPAN></st1:PlaceType></st1:place><SPAN
lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> of
</SPAN><st1:country-region><st1:place><SPAN lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Ireland</SPAN></st1:place></st1:country-region><SPAN
lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">,
</SPAN><st1:place><st1:City><SPAN lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Maynooth</SPAN></st1:City><SPAN
lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">,
</SPAN><st1:country-region><SPAN lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Ireland</SPAN></st1:country-region></st1:place><SPAN
lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> (15 miles from
</SPAN><st1:City><st1:place><SPAN lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Dublin</SPAN></st1:place></st1:City><SPAN
lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> city centre) + field
exercise at an <A href="http://www.military.ie/overseas/untsi.htm"
target=_blank>Irish Defence Forces training facility</A>.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoBodyText style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><B><SPAN lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoBodyText style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><B><SPAN lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">The Training Programme will
</SPAN></B><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">explore
the principles underpinning effective human rights fieldwork, enhance the skills
of participants needed to carry this out safely before/during/after armed
conflict, ensure that human rights fieldwork is relevant, effective,
sustainable, participatory and accountable, raise participants’ self-awareness
of<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>skills required to undertake
international human rights fieldwork.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoBodyText style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><B><SPAN lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoBodyText style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><B><SPAN lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Overview of Training
Programme</SPAN></B><SPAN lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">: <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoBodyText
style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; TEXT-INDENT: -18pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt"><SPAN
lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"><SPAN
style="mso-list: Ignore">·<SPAN
style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">
</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Evolution of international human
rights law and implementation mechanisms relevant to human rights
fieldwork<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoBodyText
style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; TEXT-INDENT: -18pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt"><SPAN
lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"><SPAN
style="mso-list: Ignore">·<SPAN
style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">
</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">The full cycle of human rights
monitoring from information gathering to<BR>stimulating sustainable progress in
conflict/post-conflict environments<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoBodyText
style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; TEXT-INDENT: -18pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt"><SPAN
lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"><SPAN
style="mso-list: Ignore">·<SPAN
style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">
</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Case studies for monitoring the full
spectrum of civil, political, economic, social and cultural
rights<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoBodyText
style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; TEXT-INDENT: -18pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt"><SPAN
lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"><SPAN
style="mso-list: Ignore">·<SPAN
style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">
</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Interviewing and reporting
techniques<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoBodyText
style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; TEXT-INDENT: -18pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt"><SPAN
lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"><SPAN
style="mso-list: Ignore">·<SPAN
style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">
</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Applying development programming to
human rights fieldwork<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoBodyText
style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; TEXT-INDENT: -18pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt"><SPAN
lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"><SPAN
style="mso-list: Ignore">·<SPAN
style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">
</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Working with field partners,
co-operating and building relationships<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoBodyText
style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; TEXT-INDENT: -18pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt"><SPAN
lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"><SPAN
style="mso-list: Ignore">·<SPAN
style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">
</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Personal preparedness including,
safety/security, stress/trauma etc<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoBodyText
style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; TEXT-INDENT: -18pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt"><SPAN
lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"><SPAN
style="mso-list: Ignore">·<SPAN
style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">
</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Simulation of core field challenges,
such as intercultural sensitivities, teamwork, leadership etc. including a full
day Field Exercise in conjunction with the Irish Defence
Forces.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoBodyText style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><B><SPAN lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoBodyText style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><B><SPAN lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Deadline for
Applications</SPAN></B><SPAN lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">: </SPAN><st1:date Month="9" Day="5"
Year="2005"><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">5
September 2005</SPAN></st1:date><SPAN lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> (with priority for completed
applications received before </SPAN><st1:date Month="8" Day="26"
Year="2005"><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">26
August 2005</SPAN></st1:date><SPAN lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">).<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoBodyText style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><B><SPAN lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoBodyText style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><B><SPAN lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Further Information</SPAN></B><SPAN
lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">: <A
href="http://www.ihrnetwork.org/hr-fieldwork.htm"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 8.5pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma; TEXT-DECORATION: none; text-underline: none"><SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN></SPAN>http://www.ihrnetwork.org/current-programme.htm
</A></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"></SPAN> </P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"></SPAN> </P>
<P class=MsoBodyText style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">**************************************************<BR>Mary
Davila<BR>Administrator<BR>International Human Rights Network<BR>Glenboy
House<BR>Oldcastle<BR>Co Meath<BR>Ireland<BR>Tel/Fax: +353 49 8542934<BR><A
href="mailto:info@ihrnetwork.org">info@ihrnetwork.org</A><BR><A
href="http://www.ihrnetwork.org">http://www.ihrnetwork.org</A><BR>**************************************************</SPAN></P></FONT></DIV></FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>