[hr-education-na] Final call for applications for Inter-American human rights system course

FINAL CALL FOR APPLICATIONS FOR HREA E-LEARNING COURSE 
"INTRODUCTION TO THE INTER-AMERICAN SYSTEM OF HUMAN RIGHTS PROTECTION
AND PROMOTION" 

Dear list members 

HREA is calling for applications for the e-learning course Introduction to
the Inter-American System of Human Rights Protection and Promotion, which
will be offered from March 26-June 17, 2007.

Please note that the registration deadline for this course is January 1st,
2007. Further information about the course can be found below.

Best wishes, 

Sandra Quintin 
Distance Learning Programme, HREA 
http://www.hrea.org/courses/ 

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HREA Distance Learning Course 11E07: 
Introduction to the Inter-American System of Human Rights Protection and 
Promotion 
March 26-June 17, 2007 
Instructor: Dr. Víctor Rodríguez

This e-learning course provides participants with practical guidance on
how to protect human rights through the Inter-American human rights
system, and specifically the institutions and treaties of the Organization
of American States (OAS). Participants will be introduced to the main
Inter-American human rights conventions and jurisprudence, primarily as
developed through the Inter-American Commission of Human Rights
(Washington D.C.) and the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (San José,
Costa Rica). The course addresses 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, violence
against women, victims of torture, the rights of Afrodescendants, and the
rights of refugees and internally displaced persons, will deepen
participants' understanding of the Inter-American human rights machinery
and standards.

This e-learning course is primarily intended for advanced (under)graduate
students of (international) law or social and political sciences; civic
education, history and social science teachers; and NGO staff members from
member states of the Organization of American 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.

This course is co-organized by HREA and the Inter-American Insitute of
Human Rights (IIDH, Costa Rica).

A more detailed course description, further logistical information,
information about full and partial scholarships, and application forms can
be found at: http://www.hrea.org/courses/11E.html



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Other upcoming courses for which the application process is still open:

first semester 2007 

* The United Nations Human Rights System: Transitioning from the
Commission on Human Rights to the Human Rights Council (12 February-5
May 2007) 
* Human Rights Litigation (14 February-7 May 2007) 
* Einführung in die Menschenrechtsbildung 
(19. Februar-27. Mai 2007) 
* Incidencia Política para Avanzar los Derechos Humanos (21 de febrero-5 
de junio de 2007). 

More detailed course descriptions, further logistical information, and
application forms for all these courses can be found at:
http://www.hrea.org/courses/





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