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Resources for NGOs at fundsforngos.org

fundsforngos.org is an online initiative, working for the sustainability of NGOs by increasing their access to donors, resources, and skills. It uses technology to spread knowledge and increase capacity. Proposal Writing Tools for NGOs How to write a proposal, how to write a concept note, how to develop a logical framework analysis in grant proposals… http://www.fundsforngos.org/how-to-write-proposal/ [...]

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Arab Human Rights Fund calls for applications

The AHRF is a not-for-profit philanthropic organisation to provide support for the promotion and realization of all human rights in the Arab region, which encompasses the 22 members of the Arab League. The AHRF defines ‘all human rights’ as those enumerated in the International Bill of Rights and all international instruments dealing with human rights [...]

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Essential guide to the right to defend human rights

GENEVA (27 July 2011) – “It is not easy being a human rights defender; in too many countries it is dangerous, plain dangerous,” said United Nations Special Rapporteur Margaret Sekaggya launching her essential guide to the right to defend human rights, a key document aimed at supporting those who stand for our rights by increasing [...]

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International recommendations to Mexico in the field of human rights

El sítio http://www.recomendacionesdh.mx/ contiene las recomendaciones que han sido formuladas al Estado mexicano desde 1974 por parte de mecanismos de derechos humanos de distinta naturaleza jurídica; desde las provenientes de sentencias de tribunales internacionales de derechos humanos cuya competencia contenciosa ha sido aceptada por el Estado mexicano (como la Corte Interamericana de Derechos Humanos) y [...]

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Training on Human Rights Mechanisms for Civil Society Actors in Africa

texte en français ci-bas The African Centre for Democracy and Human Rights Studies and the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) have worked closely together over the years in the building of capacities of NGOs in the form of supporting participation in the NGOs Forums preceding the Ordinary Sessions of the African [...]

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XI International Human Rights Colloquium

The XI International Human Rights Colloquium will take place in Sao Paulo, Brazil from 5 to 12 November, 2011, and will address the “Implementation of International and Regional Human Rights Decisions and Recommendations”. The annual event, created in São Paulo in 2001, has been a training and networking opportunity for human rights activists and scholars from [...]

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Internships at the Coalition for the ICC

The Coalition for the International Court’s Hague Secretariat and Brussels Office have openings for a Legal Section Internship and a Europe Programme Internship, respectively. The Coalition for the ICC offers an internship program for students interested in learning more about the International Criminal Court, international law, the United Nations, the role of NGOs in the [...]

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Call for Applications for the Women’s Human Rights Training Institute (WHRTI), 2011-2013 – deadline extended

The Bulgarian Gender Research Foundation (BGRF), in cooperation with its partners the Center for Reproductive Rights (CRR) and the Network of East-West Women (NEWW), and in cooperation with representatives of the Euroregional Center for Public Initiatives (ECPI) are announcing their Call for Applications for the Fourth Round of the Women’s Human Rights Training Institute (WHRTI), 2011-2013. The [...]

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Director of Capacity Strengthening at the IGLHRC

The International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission (IGLHRC) is recruiting a highly qualified and motivated individual to fill the position of Director of Capacity Strengthening. The person in this position will lead IGLHRC’s efforts to launch an innovative, practical human rights documentation capacity-strengthening program for LGBT activists and organizations in Africa, Asia, Latin America [...]

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Prototype Global Disability Rights Library Launches

Human rights and disability rights advocates around the globe can now access a newly launched tool for finding the knowledge and toolkits they need: the Global Disability Rights Library (GDRL) at http://gdrl.org. A prototype “test” version of this library is being made available both on-line and off-line so that users can share feedback with the GDRL team [...]

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