and support for young human rights defenders in the Arab World in
order to increase advocacy and monitoring capacity and foster a
regional network of human rights advocates.
The programme is intended for young human rights defenders that are
seeking to:
(a) expand their network of people working in the human rights field
in North Africa and the Middle East ;
(b) develop their human rights advocacy and monitoring skills;
(c) receive support in their work from experienced human rights
defenders;
(d) increase their knowledge of the international and regional human
rights standards and mechanisms;
(e) advance an advocacy project that is important to the community
that they serve.
75 trainees and 30 auditors are accepted to the programme which will
begin in December 2006 and end in January 2008. Selected trainees
will participate in:
(1) a 3-month distance learning course on human rights advocacy
(online)
(2) a 5-day regional workshop on human rights advocacy in Tunis
( Tunisia )
(3) a 3-month distance learning course on human rights monitoring
(online)
(4) a 5-day in-person workshop on human rights monitoring in Cairo
( Egypt )
(5) on-going support in your human rights work from an advocacy
mentor
(6) self-study of international and regional human rights standards
and mechanisms
All instruction will be in Arabic. The Programme is one-year long
and participants are required to participate in all components.
Selection of Participants
The Programme is designed for human rights defenders (NGO workers,
lawyers, journalists, teachers, community workers) between the ages
of 18-35 that work in countries that are members of the Arab League
( Algeria , Bahrain , Comoros , Djibouti , Egypt , Iraq , Jordan , Kuwait ,
Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi
Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, Yemen, United Arab
Emirates). Preference will be give to applicants who have
demonstrated a commitment to defending human rights in their
community and have support from their organization.
Human rights defenders working on economic, social, and cultural
rights such as women's rights, religious freedom and minority rights
are particularly encouraged to apply.
- Please go to this link to fill the application form:
Friday, November 17, 2006
I received a call for application from the Arab Institute for Human Rights (AIHR), the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) and Human Rights Education Associates (HREA) for a long term training programme on human rights for Arab youth with a professional and activist backgrounds on human rights issues. I thought some of the readers of this blog will be interested in applying to this programme.
Here are the full details of the training course:
The Youth for Human Rights Programme will provide intensive training
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