[hr-education] Human Rights Advocates Programme 2006 at Columbia University (USA)

Dear friends and colleagues: 

I am delighted to announce that the application for the 2006 session of
the annual Human Rights Advocates Program (HRAP) at Columbia University is
now available. I would like to take this opportunity to ask you to
disseminate this information and application to human rights advocates
based in the Global South as well as grassroots activists in the United
States. The Program, Human Rights Advocacy and the Global Economy, is
exclusively for activists working on problems that result from the impacts
of the global economic system.

The Program features a four-month residency at Columbia University in New
York City with a structured curriculum of advocacy, networking,
skills-building, and academic coursework. HRAP is designed to prepare
proven human rights leaders from the Global South and marginalized
communities in the U.S. to participate in national and international
policy debates on economic globalization by building their skills,
knowledge, and contacts. An equally important part of the program is to
promote debate and dialogue on the global economy between these grassroots
leaders and the faculty and students at Columbia University, as well as in
the NGO, policy-making, and corporate communities.

The Program is designed for lawyers, journalists, teachers, community
organizers, and other human rights activists working with non-governmental
organizations who work on human rights issues. The current focus of the
Human Rights Advocates Program seeks to cover key impacts of the global
economy, particularly on the following issues:

* Labor rights 
* Migration
* Health 
* Environmental justice 
* Corporate social accountability
* International financial institutions

Activists working in the above areas from a gender perspective are
strongly encouraged to apply. Participants are selected on the basis of
their previous work experience on human rights and the global economy,
commitment to the human rights field, and demonstrated ability to complete
graduate level studies.

Full-time students or government officials will not be considered.
Advocates must secure institutional endorsement from their organizations
for their participation in the program and must commit to returning to
that organization upon completion of the Program. Activists must also be
originating from and residing in either the Global South or the United
States. Fluency in English is required.

This extremely competitive program will admit up to ten applicants. The
program will take place from the middle of August to the middle of
December 2006.

The completed application is due by February 28, 2006. Please note that
late or incomplete applications will not be accepted. For further
information or to download copies of the application, please refer to our
website at
http://www.columbia.edu/cu/humanrights/training/adv/hradv_pgm.htm

Yours sincerely, 

Margaret Ladner 
Director, Human Rights Advocates Program 
Center for the Study of Human Rights 
Columbia University 
1108 IAB, MC: 3365 | Columbia University | NY, NY 10027 | Tel:
212-854-3014 | URL: ww.columbia.edu/cu/humanrights

 

 
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