[hr-education-na] APPLICATION DEADLINE EXTENDED: E-learning course on European human rights system

Call for applications e-learning course "Introduction to the European
System of Human Rights Protection and Promotion" DEADLINE OF APPLICATION
EXTENDED: September 1st, 2005
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Distance education course
"INTRODUCTION TO THE EUROPEAN SYSTEM OF HUMAN RIGHTS PROTECTION AND
PROMOTION"
(September 21-December 13, 2005)

Dear Colleagues,

HREA is calling for applications for the distance learning course
"Introduction to the European System of Human Rights Protection and
Promotion". The course will be offered from September-December 2005.
Course instructor is Dr. Gerd Oberleitner.

Below you will find a short description of the course. Further information
and application forms can be obtained at:
http://www.hrea.org/courses/9E.html

Please note that the registration deadline for this course has been
extended until September 1, 2005.

Sincerely,

Diana Hughes
Distance Learning Programme, HREA
http://www.hrea.org/courses


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HREA Distance Learning Course 9E05:
INTRODUCTION TO THE EUROPEAN SYSTEM OF HUMAN RIGHTS PROTECTION AND
PROMOTION
September 21-December 13, 2005
Instructor: Dr. Gerd Oberleitner, Lecturer at the Institute of
International Law and International Relations of the University of Graz
(Austria) and Visiting Fellow at the Centre for the Study of Human Rights
of the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)

This distance learning course provides participants with practical
guidance on how to protect human rights through the European human rights
system, and specifically the institutions and treaties of the Council of
Europe.  Participants will be introduced to the main European human rights
conventions and jurisprudence, primarily as developed through the European
Court of Human Rights. The course addresses European human rights
standards as they apply to civil and political rights, economic, social
and cultural rights, and the rights of minorities. Case studies on the
freedom of expression, homosexuality, violence against women, protection
of the mentally-ill, prisoner's rights, and the rights of refugees and
internally displaced persons, will deepen participants' understanding of
the European human rights standards and machinery. The course is primarily
intended for advanced (under)graduate students of (international) law or
social and political sciences; civic education and history teachers; and
NGO staff members from Council of Europe member states. Participants
should have a good written command of English (the course language is
English), have high competence and comfort with computer and Internet use,
and have regular access to e-mail and the Internet.

The course involves approximately 60 hours of reading, on-line working
groups, interaction among students and instructors, and assignments, and
is offered over a 12-week period beginning on 21 September. E-mail will be
the main medium for the course, although participants will need to have
periodic access to the Web. This course will integrate active and
participatory learning approaches within activities and assignments, with
an emphasis on reflective and collaborative learning. Participants will do
the required reading, prepare interim and final project assignments and
participate in group discussions.

Application deadline: September 1, 2005

A more detailed course description, course outline, information about the
course instructor and application forms can be found at:
http://www.hrea.org/courses/9E.html


ABOUT HREA's DISTANCE LEARNING PROGRAMME

HREA's Distance Learning Programme (DLP) was initiated in 2000 in response
to an unaddressed need for the continuing education of human rights
professionals and practitioners. The programme builds on HREA's extensive
experience in both the training of professionals (advocates, educators,
development workers) and the use of the new information technologies to
provide resources and to network human rights advocates and educators. By
offering short, practical yet specialised courses via distance learning
barriers that prevent many practitioners from participating in continuing
education -- such as a lack of time and/or lack of funds to participate in
regional or national workshops/trainings -- can be overcome. HREA annually
organises distance learning courses on human rights monitoring; research &
evaluation in the NGO sector; project development and management; use of
information and communication technologies (ICTs) for human rights work;
rights-based programming; introductions to the European and United Nations
human rights systems; and human rights advocacy (in English, Arabic and
Russian). For more information about the DLP, please visit:
http://www.hrea.org/DLP/


ABOUT HREA

Human Rights Education Associates (HREA) is an international
non-governmental organisation that supports human rights learning; the
training of activists and professionals; the development of educational
materials and programming; and community-building through on-line
technologies. HREA works in partnership with education agencies, NGOs,
governments and inter-governmental organisations to implement training
programmes for NGO staff, jurists, teachers, and other professionals
involved in human rights work. Current and past partners include, inter
alia, Amnesty International, Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies,
Council of Europe, the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs, HURIDOCS, the
Inter-American Institute for Human Rights (IIDH), the Office of the UN
High Commissioner for Human Rights, the Open Society Institute and UNESCO.
HREA is registered as a non-profit organisation in Morocco, the
Netherlands and the USA. More information on HREA can be found at:
http://www.hrea.org


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