Organising institution |
 Human Rights Trust of Southern Africa, Zimbabwe
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Delivering institution |
Human Rights Trust of Southern Africa, Zimbabwe
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Name |
Regional Course on Civil and Political Rights | |
Duration |
25 July - 12 August 2005 | |
Substantive focus |
civil and political rights | |
Target group |
HRE Experts/Practitioners
NGO activists | |
In-service training or
pre-service training |
No | |
Content |
The course content includes:
* Brief introduction to international law, with focus on international human rights law, international humanitarian law and refugee law;
* Concepts of human rights;
* Main human rights instruments with emphasis on the International Covenant on civil and political rights;
* Monitoring and enforcement mechanisms of civil and political rights under the United Nations system and the African Charter;
* Selected civil and political rights: right to life, liberty, freedom of association and assembly, fair trail, prohibition of torture;
* Thematic issues on civil and political rights: HIV, elections, conflict resolution and terrorism;
* Civil and political rights of special groups: women, children, minority and indigenous groups;
* The Role of ICT in Human Rights;
* Plan of Action. | |
Geographical focus |
Southern Africa | |
HR incorporated in curriculum |
No | |
Methodology used |
Lectures, thematic feature films, panel discussions, working groups and workshops, informal sessions for sharing of experiences. | |
Degree, diploma or
certificate given |
Upon completion of the course and satisfactory participation, each participant will receive a Certificate. | |
Number of participants |
The number of participants will be limited to 24. | |
Deadline for applications |
17 June 2005. | |
Admission requirements |
Candidates for the course must have working experience in the field of human rights. Participants must be attached to a relevant organisation/institution and must be nominated by that organisation or institution.
Participants will be selected by the Committee of Admission and must meet the general health requirements set out in the application form. | |
Accomodation and costs |
Applicants must be from the Southern African Development Community (SADC) region (and currently living within SADC) in order to qualify for the available scholarship covering airfare, food and accommodation and a modest per diem. Non-SADC citizens and SADC citizens currently living outside of SADC are expected to meet their own costs. Participants will have to provide for their additional day-to-day expenses. | |
Additional information |
Plan of action: In applying for the course, participants are expected to submit together with their application form a draft Plan of Action (of not more than TEN pages) using the format attached to the brochure or this document. The Plan of Action will further be developed during the course in Harare and implemented by the participant back in his or her country after the course. The Plan of Action exercise is a little project requiring minimal resources that will be carried out by the participant using own resources aimed at giving participants an opportunity to apply the knowledge learnt during the course in a practical manner. Participants are required to choose ONE topic from which to prepare a Plan of Action. | |
Was the program evaluated |
Information not available | |
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