What participants said about this course:

"The course fully met my expectations. It was comprehensive, well balanced and well presented. I would highly recommend it to anyone who is interested in this topic."

"This course exceeded my expectations. I liked a lot that the theory and the practice were mixed and the comments of my peers were really helpful and well thought out."

"Very well, the course exceeded my expectations."

"Overall, this was a great learning experience and I will keep an eye on other courses. Many thanks to all HREA staff I have dealt with on their prompt responses and help."

"Enjoyed the course, particularly the discussions. I always looked forward to [the instructor’s] conclusion for each discussion. The course is very enlightening and yet manageable in terms of time for working people like myself."

"As a beginner and someone who does not have any formal education in human rights monitoring, I think I have gained a basic knowledge."

"Materials provided on the different topics were very helpful."

"The topics were just right for the learning that I needed."

"We were supplied with very interesting documents and manuals which were a great source of various information."

"I enjoyed all of [the readings], particularly on interviewing a torture victim and reporting."

"The reading material was comprehensive and illustrative. I will be using it as a reference in my daily work."

"The course readings were appropriate and would serve as resources for reference when needed."

"I thoroughly enjoyed the weekly discussions, the topics were really challenging and motivationg. It was very interesting to read comments of other participants and I was encouraged by the fact that the tutor actually read what I had posted on the discussion board and looked forward to his conclusions."

"[Discussion forum] part was extremely useful as it required full engagement from the participants."

"Weekly discussions provided insight into what participants are doing (or have done) in the area of monitoring human rights. They confirmed similarities (and sometimes contrasts) in the experiences human rights monitors face."

"Again the topics were interesting and challenging and clearly explained by the instructor."

"I think that chat sessions were excellent way to get to know other participants better and share experiences."

"It was a great experience to be part of this brilliant group of participants and their contributions to the course were excellent and helped me to learn more on relevant topics."

"Helped me to rethink some arguments that iI hold on human rights monitoring e.g. I was adamant that religious people should not be involved in monitoring but this changed when I read other people’s contributions."

"It was interesting to learn about other people’s view on different topics. It indeed stimulated my thinking and helped me understand some of the topics better."

"Contributions from other participants provided other perspectives/experiences on the issues that were discussed."

"I really enjoyed working with [the instructor]. He was always approachable and kind, replied promtly and his teaching style and feedback was very coherent and to the point. I feel very happy that he was the course intstructor."

"The instructor is an excellent instructor of the course, with a great knowledge on the topics as well experience. He was always helpful with all the queries and his comments were highly encouraging and motivating. I would highly recommend this course and [the instructor] to my colleagues and friends."

"I am very much satisfied with the instructor. [The instructor] delivered this course in a comprehensive and clear way."

"The instructor was very supportive and accommodating."

"The course was interesting and helpful. I personally enjoyed going through my weekly readings and the subsequent assignments given. The designers, including the course facilitator and instructor were all instrumental. They made themselves available to the course participants whenever the need arose."

"[The facilitator] was also extremely helpful and kind, really enjoyed this course. The teaching material, the teacher, the structure and the administration were all to the highest standards. The course also had a very friendly atmosphere which I found stimulating."

"I will incorporate what I have learned in classroom and professional presentations and in my writing."

"I found really useful the part on monitoring detention centers, as my job involves a lot of contact with inmates and detention centers. The material we obtained from the course was very useful and I plan to share it with my co-workers in order to form a better plan for monitoring detention centers."

"As I monitor the effectiveness of capacity building activities that my project is undertaking, paying attention to human rights abuses will enrich the interpretations I give to observed behavior change patterns. It will also inform the strategies I adopt in coaching/mentoring monitoring and evaluation personnel whose capacity I will be building."

"I’m planning to develop a work plan based on acquired knowledge during the HREA training."

"The course is directly relevant to my work as I work in the Section that monitors human rights compliance by police. I will be using most of the skills I developed through this course and knowledge I gained in my daily work."