Organising institution |
 University of Essex. Human Rights Centre, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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Delivering institution |
University of Essex. Human Rights Centre, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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Date of commencement/
establishment |
1996 | |
Name |
Advocacy training and education programme | |
Substantive focus |
international humanitarian law
refugees
regional arrangements
democracy and human rights | |
Target group |
Government officials
Judges
Lawyers
NGO activists | |
In-service training or
pre-service training |
No | |
Content |
The program aims to provide a structure for work in litigation and legal advocacy under the European Convention on Human Rights, legal and other human rights-related training, and work in human rights education. The contents varies according to the needs of the commissioning organization. Past sessions have covered: democratic institutions (for the British Council); introductory human rights for civil servants from Pakistan (for the Foreign and Commonwealth Office); human rights, humanitarian law, refugees and the work of non-governmental organizations (for Amnesty International); and trial observation training. | |
Country |
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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Geographical focus |
International
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | |
HR incorporated in curriculum |
No | |
Methodology used |
Lectures, Seminars. | |
Delivered by |
Faculty of the Human Rights Centre at the University of Essex. | |
Additional information |
The program is carried out at the national and international levels. The duration of the program varies according to the needs of the commissioning organization.
Funding is provided by the commissioning organizations. In the past, the Advocacy, Training and Education Programme has worked for the British Council, the United Kingdom Foreign and Commonwealth Office, the International Commission of Jurists (Sweden), and Amnesty International. | |
Was the program evaluated |
Information not available | |
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