***************************************************************** * ERC-L Volume 5, Issue # 3 (September 2004) * * A monthly newsletter with updates from the * * Electronic Resource Centre for Human Rights Education * * Published by HREA * * http://www.hrea.org/erc/ * ***************************************************************** 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>. Please note that the URLs (addresses) of the documents are now slightly longer than they used to be, which increases the chances that they do not get copied correctly in your browser. In case you manually cut and paste the URLs into your browser's address bar, please make sure that you copy the full address between the brackets, starting with http:// and ending with "id=...." or "year=2004". If after that you still have problems accessing the documents, please go to one of the main pages of the Resource Centre and try to access the document you are looking in that manner (Library: http://www.hrea.org/erc/Library ; Calendar: http://www.hrea.org/erc/Calendar ; Links: http://www.hrea.org/erc/Links ). ## LIBRARY: http://www.hrea.org/erc/Library ## * A guide to understanding and reporting on the police and military in democratic East Timor by Mark Dodd (Dili: Internews, 2003). Language(s): English. Keywords: guide, journalists, appropriate use of force, democracy, domestic violence, freedom of expression, human rights reporting, trafficking in persons, violence against women, East Timor. URL: http://www.hrea.org/erc/Library/display.php?doc_id=2215 * A School for Children with Rights: the Significance of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child for modern education policy by Thomas Hammarberg (Florence: UNICEF International Child Development Centre, 1998). Language(s): English. Keywords: report, research study, school administrators, teachers, formal education, primary school, children's rights, right to education, rights of the child, Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC). URL: http://www.hrea.org/erc/Library/display.php?doc_id=2230 * Charter for the safety of journalists working in war zones (Paris: Reporters Without Borders, 2002). Language(s): English, French, Spanish. Keywords: guidelines, journalists, Protocol Additional to the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949, and relating to the Protection of Victims of International Armed Conflicts (Protocol I). URL: http://www.hrea.org/erc/Library/display.php?doc_id=2208 * Citizenship Education and Human Rights Education: an overview of recent developments in the UK by Louise Douglas (Manchester: British Council, 2003). Language(s): English. Keywords: research study, school administrators, teachers, youth, formal education, citizenship education, education for democratic citizenship, human rights education, England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Wales. URL: http://www.hrea.org/erc/Library/display.php?doc_id=2234 * Curriculum Development for Learning to Live Together: the Caribbean Sub-Region. The final report of the sub-regional seminar held in Havana, Cuba, 15-18 May 2001 by Isabel Byron and Saskia Rozemeijer (eds.) (Geneva: Publisher International Bureau of Education UNESCO, 2002). Language(s): English. Keywords: report, formal education, primary school, secondary school, citizenship education, curriculum development, peace education, Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Aruba, Bahamas, Barbados, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, Netherlands Antilles, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago. URL: http://www.hrea.org/erc/Library/display.php?doc_id=2233 * International Human Rights: the European and other Non-Global Approaches by Bernard Hamilton (London: Birkbeck College/University of London, 2004). Language(s): English. Keywords: syllabus, professors, students, higher education, African Union (formerly Organisation of African Unity, OAU), Council of Europe, Organization of American States (OAS), Organization of Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), United Nations. URL: http://www.hrea.org/erc/Library/display.php?doc_id=2229 * On Assignment: A Guide to Reporting in Dangerous Situations (New York: Committee to Protect Journalists, 2003). Language(s): English. Keywords: guide, journalists, international humanitarian law, war crimes. URL: http://www.hrea.org/erc/Library/display.php?doc_id=2216 ## CALENDAR: http://www.hrea.org/erc/Calendar ## New courses added: * 15th Annual Human Rights and Peoples Diplomacy Training Program Date: 7-25 February 2005 Level: professional Focus: This training provides knowledge of international human rights laws and the working of the United Nations and other inter-governmental systems. It combines this with training in strategic advocacy and peoples diplomacy, and skills in working with the media and the Internet. Location: Dili (East Timor) Deadline of application: 12 November 2004 Organisation: Diplomacy Training Program/University of New South Wales URL: http://www.hrea.org/erc/Calendar/display.php?doc_id=2206 * Advanced Geneva Training Course in International Human Rights Law and Advocacy Date: 19 March-15 April 2005 Level: professional Focus: The main objective of the course is to empower organisations in the regions by training a representative of their choice. The course is designed for experienced human rights activists and organisations that would like to use the international human rights systems in their everyday work. Location: Geneva (Switzerland) Deadline of application: 1 November 2004 Organisation: International Service for Human Rights URL: http://www.hrea.org/erc/Calendar/display.php?doc_id=2217 * Cross Cultural Psychology, Forced Migration and Peace Building Date: 23-24 October 2004 Level: post-graduate, professional Focus: This two-day workshop examines how cross-cultural psychology contributes to post-conflict reconstruction for peace following armed conflicts that produce mass displacement such as those in Sierra Leone, Angola and Afghanistan. Location: Oxford (United Kingdom) Deadline of application: - Organisation: Refugee Studies Centre/University of Oxford URL: http://www.hrea.org/erc/Calendar/display.php?doc_id=2225 * Election Observation Date: 23-27 May 2005 Level: graduate, post-graduate, professional Focus: The aim of this course is to contribute towards a more credible assessment of elections in Africa. Location: Pretoria (South Africa) Deadline of application: - Organisation: Centre for Human Rights/University of Pretoria URL: http://www.hrea.org/erc/Calendar/display.php?doc_id=2154 * Management of International Criminal Prosecutions Date: 18 November-2 December 2005 Level: graduate, post-graduate, professional Focus: This course focuses on the management and prosecution of international criminal activities and the relevance of their prosecution within Africa. Location: Pretoria (South Africa) Deadline of application: - Organisation: Centre for Human Rights/University of Pretoria URL: http://www.hrea.org/erc/Calendar/display.php?doc_id=2158 * NGO Leadership, Development and Social Change (NGOLDSC) Date: 17 January-4 February 2005 Level: professional Focus: This course is designed to increase the learner's ability to describe and critique NGO social change strategies; review concepts and theories of leadership, and allow them to reflect on their own leadership style and behavior; and identify characteristics of effective leaders and to apply them to existing NGO leaders. Location: Cavite (Philippines) Deadline of application: - Organisation: International Institute of Rural Reconstruction URL: http://www.hrea.org/erc/Calendar/display.php?doc_id=2124 * Regional Programme on Human Rights Date: 21 February-18 March 2005 Level: professional Focus: The training programme will among other topics include an overview of the international system for the promotion and protection of human rights, implementation and monitoring of human rights, and the role of international and regional organisations in the promotion and protection of human rights. Location: Lund (Sweden)/Belgrade (Serbia and Montenegro) Deadline of application: 1 November 2004 Organisation: Raoul Wallenberg Institute of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law URL: http://www.hrea.org/erc/Calendar/display.php?doc_id=2218 * The Migrant Workers Convention, Labor Rights and Human Rights in the Asia Pacific Date: 21-27 November 2004 Level: professional Focus: Focus is of this training is to develop the capacity of labour activists to use available human rights standards and mechanisms and to facilitate increased networking between labour advocates and the wider human rights movement. Location: Jakarta (Indonesia) Deadline of application: 18 October 2004 Organisation: Diplomacy Training Program/University of New South Wales URL: http://www.hrea.org/erc/Calendar/display.php?doc_id=2207 * The United Nations Human Rights System Date: 23 February-18 May 2005 Level: graduate, professional Focus: This will be the first-ever "real-time" distance learning course on the United Nations (UN) human rights system. The aim of the course is to provide information on the UN human rights system by looking at the work and outcome of the UN Commission on Human Rights. Location: Internet (distance learning course) Deadline of application: 15 December 2004 Organisation: HREA URL: http://www.hrea.org/erc/Calendar/display.php?doc_id=2044 * Training Course on Ageing in Africa Date: 21-25 February 2005 Level: professional Focus: This five-day training course aims to provide a broad and up-to-date understanding of the issues of ageing in Africa. Location: Nairobi (Kenya) Deadline of application: - Organisation: HelpAge International URL: http://www.hrea.org/erc/Calendar/display.php?doc_id=2226 ## 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 region and keyword. Links to organisations and resources relating to the following human rights issues/themes were added recently: Child soldiers: http://www.hrea.org/erc/Links/list.php?category_type=2&category_id=241 Freedom of expression: http://www.hrea.org/erc/Links/list.php?category_type=2&category_id=342 Minority rights: http://www.hrea.org/erc/Links/list.php?category_type=2&category_id=749 **************************************************************************** The Electronic Resource Centre for Human Rights Education ( http://www.hrea.org/erc/ ) is maintained by HREA. 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