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Advanced Training Course on Monitoring Economic, Social and Cultural Rights

HURIDOCS — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 18:13:12 +0000

The Project on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights at the Geneva Academy of International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights organizes annually professional training courses on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights. The Project has extensive experience in organizing two types of training aimed at providing professionals with tailored knowledge on the protection of ESC rights according [...]

Vacancy: Executive Director of the Institute for Human Rights and Development in Africa (IHRDA)

HURIDOCS — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 17:18:20 +0000

The Institute for Human Rights and Development in Africa (IHRDA) is seeking to recruit an Executive Director with vision and strategic thinking, experience in working with the African human rights system and management strengths. IHRDA is a pan-African human rights organisation, based in Banjul, The Gambia, promoting the effective use of African human rights instruments [...]

Reminder: Fundraising for Human Rights: Lessons-learned and practical advice

HURIDOCS — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 09:27:43 +0000

Hello, Last month, we announced the New Tactics online dialogue on Fundraising for Human Rights: Lessons-learned and practical advice on our website and newsletter. This is to remind you that this dialogue starts today 18 January and goes on until 24 January. Join in at http://www.newtactics.org/en/dialogue/fundraising-human-rights Bonjour, Le mois dernier, nous avons annoncé le dialogue en ligne de [...]

Front Line Defenders Award for Human Rights Defenders at Risk

HURIDOCS — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 09:17:56 +0000

Nominations for the 2012 Front Line Defenders Award for Human Rights Defenders at Risk are currently being accepted. The annual Front Line Defenders Award for Human Rights Defenders at Risk was established in 2005 to honour the work of a human rights defender or group of human rights defenders who, through non-violent work, are courageously [...]

Fundraising for Human Rights: Lessons learned and practical advice

HURIDOCS — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 08:52:05 +0000

Join New Tactics and other practitioners for an online dialogue on Fundraising for Human Rights: Lessons learned and practical advice from January 18 to 24, 2012. Protecting and promoting human rights is valuable and important work. In order to do this work, organizations need financial resources. Although there are many funders that recognize the value in financially [...]

Avis de recrutement : Expert International en Gestion des Archives et des Bases de données

HURIDOCS — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 08:19:24 +0000

Par décret N° 2009-046/PR du 25 février 2009, le Gouvernement de la République du Togo a établi la Commission Vérité, Justice et Réconciliation (CVJR) dont le but est d’investiguer sur les violations de droits de l’homme survenues au Togo de 1958 à 2005 dans la perspective de la lutte contre l’impunité et du renforcement de [...]

E-learning course: Use of ICTs and Social Media for Human Rights Work

HURIDOCS — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 16:02:52 +0000

Human Rights Education Associates (HREA) will be offering the e-learning course Use of ICTs and Social Media for Human Rights Work again from 1 February-17 April 2012. This e-learning course is intended for staff members of human rights and social justice NGOs and inter-governmental organisations who are responsible for information and communication (i.e. information officers, web editors, [...]

UN Trust Fund in Support of Actions to Eliminate Violence against Women – Call for Proposals

HURIDOCS — Thu, 24 Nov 2011 09:01:59 +0000

The UN Trust Fund in Support of Actions to Eliminate Violence against Women (UN Trust Fund) was established by UN General Assembly resolution 50/166 in 1996 and is managed by UN Women on behalf of the UN system. The only multilateral grant-making mechanism exclusively devoted to supporting local and national efforts to end violence against women and girls, the [...]

Martin Ennals Award: vacancy for the post of Director

HURIDOCS — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 12:21:29 +0000

THE MARTIN ENNALS FOUNDATION (MEF) Vacancy for the post of Director Background: The mission of the Martin Ennals Foundation (MEF) is to enhance the visibility and the protection of human rights defenders and to build awareness and recognition for their work, through publicity and support, principally by granting of an annual award. Context: Created in 1993, the Martin Ennals Foundation (MEF) [...]

Call for Nominations for SIL Human Rights Award

HURIDOCS — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 09:15:14 +0000

The American Bar Association Section of International Law (SIL) invites nominations for its International Human Rights Lawyer Award. The award honors individual “foreign human rights lawyers who have suffered persecution as a result of their professional activities” on behalf of human rights defenders or against human rights abuses. Conferred periodically, the award has been presented [...]