Dear colleagues, The International Human Rights Network will be running a course entitled "Human Rights Fieldwork - Principles, Strategies and Skills (BIR05)" in Ireland in Fall 2005. We would be very grateful if you would advertise this course in your networks. Belows is the description for the training course. Best regards, Siobhan Cummiskey ------- Human Rights Fieldwork - Principles, Strategies and Skills (BIR05) Friday 28th October Tuesday 8th November 2005 Venue: National University of Ireland, Maynooth, Ireland (15 miles from Dublin city centre) + field exercise at an Irish Defence Forces training facility. The Training Programme will explore the principles underpinning effective human rights fieldwork, enhance the skills of participants needed to carry this out safely before/during/after armed conflict, ensure that human rights fieldwork is relevant, effective, sustainable, participatory and accountable, raise participants’ self-awareness of skills required to undertake international human rights fieldwork. The training programme is intended for development and humanitarian aid workers, civilian/military peace-keepers, NGO and IGO field staff. Overview of Training Programme: * Evolution of international human rights law and implementation mechanisms relevant to human rights fieldwork * The full cycle of human rights monitoring from information gathering to stimulating sustainable progress in conflict/post-conflict environments * Case studies for monitoring the full spectrum of civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights * Interviewing and reporting techniques * Applying development programming to human rights fieldwork * Working with field partners, co-operating and building relationships * Personal preparedness including, safety/security, stress/trauma etc * Simulation of core field challenges, such as intercultural sensitivities, teamwork, leadership etc. including a full day Field Exercise in conjunction with the Irish Defence Forces. Deadline for Applications: 5 September 2005 (with priority for completed applications received before 26 August 2005). Further Information: http://www.ihrnetwork.org/current-programme.htm ******************************************** Siobhan Cummiskey Researcher (part-time) International Human Rights Network Glenboy House, Oldcastle County Meath, Ireland Tel/Fax + 353 49 854 2934 scummiskey@ihrnetwork.org www.ihrnetwork.org ******************************************** ======== Asia Pacific Human Rights Education listserv ======== Send mail intended for the list to < >. If you have problems (un)subscribing, contact < >. **You are welcome to reprint, copy, archive, quote or re-post this item, but please retain the original and listserv source.
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