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* ERC-L Volume 9, Issue # 9 (February 2011) *
* A monthly newsletter with updates from the *
* Electronic Resource Centre for Human Rights Education *
* Published by HREA *
* http://www.hrea.org/erc/ *
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ERC-L is a monthly e-mail newsletter about new resources for human rights education and training on the web site of HREA. HREA's Resource Centre consists of: a Library; a Forums section with various discussion lists related to human rights and human rights education; a Human Rights Links section; and a Databases section. If you have questions or feedback, please contact us at: <erc@hrea.org>.
## FEATURE ##
Human Rights in Europe
Europe faces a wide range of human rights challenges, from the deportation of asylum seekers to violence against women. The new introductory e-course Human Rights in Europe addresses five themes in particular: asylum, minority rights, human rights of women, social rights, and torture. Rich multimedia and interactive assignments engage you to solve specific problems and point you to useful resources. To learn more and enroll: http://www.hrea.org/human-rights-in-europe
## LIBRARY: http://www.hrea.org/erc/Library ##
New documents added:
* Council of Europe Charter on Education for Democratic Citizenship and Human Rights Education (Strasbourg: Council of Europe, 2010). Language(s): English, French. Keywords: NGO staff, policy makers, school administrators, teachers, formal education, higher education, in-service training, informal education, non-formal education, primary school, secondary school, training of professional groups, vocational education, education for democratic citizenship, human rights education, Council of Europe. URL: http://www.hrea.org/index.php?base_id=104&language_id=1&erc_doc_id=5667&category_id=43&category_type=3
* Human Rights Education Engaging New Target Groups: Lessons Learned from the Rights Education Action Programme (London: Amnesty International-International Secretariat, 2010). Language(s): English. Keywords: brochure, evaluation, lessons learned, informal education, non-formal education, human rights education. URL: http://www.hrea.org/index.php?base_id=104&language_id=1&erc_doc_id=5642&category_id=4&category_type=3
* Human Rights Education in Formal Education: Lessons Learned from the Rights Education Action Programme (London: Amnesty International-International Secretariat, 2010). Language(s): English. Keywords: brochure, evaluation, lessons learned, formal education, primary school, secondary school, human rights education. URL: http://www.hrea.org/index.php?base_id=104&language_id=1&erc_doc_id=5643&category_id=4&category_type=3
* Human rights education in non-formal settings: Lessons learned from the Rights Education Action Programme (London: Amnesty International-International Secretariat, 2010). Language(s): Arabic, English, French, Malay, Polish, Romanian, Russian, Slovenian, Spanish, Turkish. Keywords: brochure, evaluation, lessons learned, NGO staff, youth, non-formal education, human rights education. URL:
http://www.hrea.org/index.php?base_id=104&language_id=1&erc_doc_id=5516&category_id=4&category_type=3
* Human Rights Education in the School Systems of Europe, Central Asia and North America: A Compendium of Good Practice (Warsaw: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), 2009). Language(s): English, Russian. Keywords: good practices, lessons learned, policy makers, school administrators, teachers, trainers, formal education, in-service training, pre-school, pre-service training, primary school, secondary school, teacher training, training of trainers, citizenship education, civic education, curriculum development, democracy education, education for democratic citizenship, evaluation, history education, inter-cultural education, peace education, text development, tolerance education, human rights education, research & evaluation, Council of Europe, Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), UNESCO, Central and Eastern Europe, Central Asia, North America, Western Europe. URL: http://www.hrea.org/index.php?base_id=104&language_id=1&erc_doc_id=5305&category_id=2&category_type=3
* Impact Assessment of the Rights Education Action Programme (REAP) Amnesty International Norway. Final Report by Felisa Tibbitts (London: Amnesty Internatioanl, 2010). Language(s): English. Keywords: evaluation, lessons learned, community leaders, journalists, judges, lawyers, NGO staff, public officials, religious leaders, school administrators, students, teachers, youth, informal education, non-formal education, human rights education, Israel, Malaysia, Moldova, Morocco, Poland, Russian Federation, Slovenia, South Africa, Thailand, Turkey. URL: http://www.hrea.org/index.php?base_id=104&language_id=1&erc_doc_id=5641&category_id=4&category_type=3
* Plan of Action for the second phase (2010-2014) of the World Programme for Human Rights Education (Geneva: Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), 2010). Language(s): Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, Spanish. Keywords: higher education, in-service training, pre-service training, teacher training, training of professional groups, training of trainers, human rights education, World Programme for Human Rights Education. URL: http://www.hrea.org/index.php?base_id=104&language_id=1&erc_doc_id=5631&category_id=43&category_type=3
* The Multiplier Approach in Human Rights Education: Lessons Learned from the Rights Education Action Programme (London: Amnesty International-International Secretariat, 2010). Language(s): English. Keywords: brochure, evaluation, lessons learned, human rights education. URL: http://www.hrea.org/index.php?base_id=104&language_id=1&erc_doc_id=5644&category_id=4&category_type=3
## CALENDAR: http://www.hrea.org/erc/Calendar ##
New courses added:
* Development and Human Rights: Implications for the Globalised World (1S11)
Date: 9 February-22 March 2011
Level: (under)graduate, post-graduate, professional
Focus: This short certificate course offered by HREA and the Human Rights Centre of the University for Peace introduces participants to the major themes and debates concerning the relationship between human rights, development and the international legal regulation of the two. The e-learning course examines the historical evolution of the links between human rights and development, the contested nature of their meanings, the classical doctrinal debates about the right to development and the consequences of such conceptions for international human rights law and policy debates.
Location: Internet (e-learning course)
Deadline of application: -
Organisation: HREA and the University for Peace Human Rights Centre
URL: http://www.hrea.org/index.php?base_id=135&language_id=1&erc_doc_id=5601&month=2&year=2011
* Human Rights and Alternative Dispute Resolution (10S11)
Date: 23 February-5 April 2011
Focus: This short certificate course offered by HREA and the Human Rights Centre of the University for Peace is designed for working professionals in NGOs, government, international organisations, businesses, or community leaders interested in addressing human rights violations through alternative dispute resolution (ADR) tools.
Location: Internet (e-learning course)
Deadline of application: -
Organisation: HREA and the University for Peace Human Rights Centre
URL: http://www.hrea.org/index.php?base_id=135&language_id=1&erc_doc_id=5605&month=2&year=2011
* Human Rights and Drug Policy
Date: 11-22 July 2011
Level: (post)graduate, professional
Focus: The course aims to situate drug policies globally within a framework of fundamental human rights, and to assess the extent to which country and international drug policies fail to meet human rights standards. Discussion will focus partly on the identification and understanding of human rights including those that have their basis in international agreements and laws, and in part on evaluation and assessment of the gap between rights and practice in the implementation of drug policies in many countries and regions.
Location: Budapest (Hungary)
Deadline of application: 15 February 2011
Organisation: CEU Summer University
URL: http://www.hrea.org/index.php?base_id=135&language_id=1&erc_doc_id=5652&month=7&year=2011
* Human Rights Litigation (13E11)
Date: 27 April-12 July 2011
Level: professional
Focus: This e-learning course provides participants with knowledge of the concept, types, venues and strategies of human rights litigation. It focuses on strategic litigation and legal aid both internationally and domestically, and explores a variety of strategies: issue or group oriented litigation, community based services, legal clinics, NGO or law firm resourced actions and others. Participants are familiarised with court ordered structural relief, as well as with conventional victim-centered legal remedies.
Location: Internet (e-learning course)
Deadline of application: 1 March 2011
Organisation: HREA
URL: http://www.hrea.org/index.php?base_id=135&language_id=1&erc_doc_id=5569&month=4&year=2011
* Human Rights of Migrants, Migrant Workers and Their Families (11T11)
Date: 16 February-29 March 2011
Level: (under)graduate, post-graduate, professional
Focus: The human rights of migrants under international are governed by a convergence of different international legal regimes: international and regional human rights law, international labour law, international criminal law and refugee law – each of these treating the protection of migrants through different lenses.
Location: Internet (e-learning course)
Deadline of application: -
Organisation: HREA
URL: http://www.hrea.org/index.php?base_id=135&language_id=1&erc_doc_id=5606&month=2&year=2011
* International Refugee Law and Contemporary Challenges (4S11)
Date: 16 February-29 March 2011
Level: (under)graduate, post-graduate, professional
Focus: This short certificate course offered by HREA and the Human Rights Center of the University for Peace introduces participants to the international system for refugee protection, from the historical, legal, theoretical and practical perspectives. Issues concerning international protection of refugees have undergone a sea change from the time when the 1951 Refugee Convention came into force.
Location: Internet (e-learning course)
Deadline of application: -
Organisation: HREA and the University for Peace Human Rights Centre
URL: http://www.hrea.org/index.php?base_id=135&language_id=1&erc_doc_id=5607&month=2&year=2011
* International Summer Academy on Human Rights and Human Security
Date: 10-20 July 2011
Level: post-graduate, professional
Focus: The programme is designed to raise awareness on human rights challenges and possible solutions by means of human rights education and education for democratic citizenship, to strengthen democratic and human rights principles, to contribute to bringing the scientific discourse closer to civil society and to build future relations and include the participants in existing networks.
Location: Graz (Austria)
Deadline of application: 31 March 2011
Organisation: European Training and Research Centre for Human Rights and Democracy (ETC-Graz)
URL: http://www.hrea.org/index.php?base_id=135&language_id=1&erc_doc_id=5650&month=7&year=2011
* Introduction to Human Rights Education (8E11)
Date: 27 April-12 July 2011
Level: (post)graduate, professional
Focus: The e-learning course will introduce the international field of human rights education (HRE), including presentations of programming approaches, teaching and learning resources, and related theory. The course is intended for educators and trainers working in both the formal and non-formal sectors. Participants will be assisted in the development of a curriculum, training, or plan to use these skills to further their organisation's advocacy efforts. Participants might be expected to apply these skills within formal education settings, for staff development within their own organisations, and for outreach and advocacy.
Location: Internet (e-learning course)
Deadline of application: 1 March 2011
Organisation: HREA
URL: http://www.hrea.org/index.php?base_id=135&language_id=1&erc_doc_id=5654&month=4&year=2011
* Mental Disability Law in Practice
Date: 4-15 July 2011
Level: professional
Focus: This two-week applied legal practice course aims to strengthen theprofessional development of students, who are lawyers and other legal advocates in the field of in mental health and disability rights law from Central and Eastern Europe and further afield. While being an applied course exploring rights in real life, the course will introduce interdisciplinary perspectives from social sciences, politics, social work and clinical sciences.
Location: Budapest (Hungary)
Deadline of application: 15 February 2011
Organisation: CEU Summer University and the Mental Disability Advocacy Centre (MDAC)
URL: http://www.hrea.org/index.php?base_id=135&language_id=1&erc_doc_id=5651&month=7&year=2011
* Summer Course on Refugee and Forced Migration Issues
Date: 8-15 July 2011
Level: undergraduate, (post)graduate, professional
Focus: The Summer Course provides an interdisciplinary, interactive and experiential approach to the study of forced migration. Through attending lectures and related small group sessions, course participants develop a deepened understanding of the political, economic, social and cultural contexts of forced migration, and the major state and non-state institutions involved in refugee protection and advocacy.
Location: Toronto (Canada)
Deadline of application: 31 March 2011
Organisation: Centre for Refugee Studies/York University
URL: http://www.hrea.org/index.php?base_id=135&language_id=1&erc_doc_id=5653&month=7&year=2011
## LINKS: http://www.hrea.org/erc/Links ##
The Human Rights Links section of the Resource Centre has been revised and expanded. It is now possible to navigate the links by both county, region and topic.
The following links were added recently:
Albania: http://www.hrea.org/index.php?base_id=117&language_id=1&category_type=2&category_id=760
Ghana: http://www.hrea.org/index.php?base_id=117&language_id=1&category_type=2&category_id=819
Indonesia: http://www.hrea.org/index.php?base_id=117&language_id=1&category_type=2&category_id=57
Norway: http://www.hrea.org/index.php?base_id=117&language_id=1&category_type=2&category_id=99
Suriname: http://www.hrea.org/index.php?base_id=117&language_id=1&category_type=2&category_id=863
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