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FOR APPLICATIONS / WOMEN’S HUMAN RIGHTS EDUCATION INSTITUTE, MAY 21-JUNE 28 /
WHRI</span></b><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Calibri">: The <a href="http://learnwhr.org/" target="_blank">Women's Human Rights Education
Institutes</a> (WHRI) is now accepting applications for the 6-week “Women’s
Human Rights Education Institute,” with feminist jurist and activist Alda
Facio. WHRI brings feminist perspectives to the inextricably related issues of
peace, human rights and development. Participants will develop a practical
understanding of the UN Human Rights system and how to apply a women’s human
rights framework to a multiplicity of issues. Applications are also being
accepted for a 1-week “CEDAW for Change” module offered in collaboration with <a href="http://www.iwraw-ap.org/" target="_blank">IWRAW-AP</a> Malaysia, held from May 28 – June 1, 2012. <b>The
deadline for applications is 28 February 2012.</b> <b>Read more and apply</b> <b><a href="http://learnwhr.org/registration/" target="_blank">here</a></b>.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:9.5pt">COURSE / HUMAN RIGHTS FOR
DEVELOPMENT / 30 JULY – 24 AUGUST, ANTWERP, BELGIUM:</span></b><span style="font-size:9.5pt;color:#1f497d"> </span><span style="font-size:9.5pt">Human Rights for
Development is a joint initiative of two Flemish interuniversity partnerships:
the Flemish Interuniversity Research Network on Law and Development
(LAW&DEV) and the Children's Rights Knowledge Centre (KeKi), in cooperation
with the Institute of Development Policy and Management (University of Antwerp).
The training programme consists of a general part (two weeks on human rights
and development), and a thematic part (two weeks on children's rights and
globalization). It targets 'leaders of the future' in practice, policy and
academia, from South and North. <b>The deadlines for application are 1
February 2012 (when applying for a scholarship) and</b> <b>1 April 2012</b> <b>(when
not applying for a scholarship).</b> <b>Access more information <a href="http://www.hr4dev.be/" target="_blank">here</a>.</b></span></p>
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