HREA is issuing a call for applications for the following e-learning courses, which will be offered in the second trimester of 2011 (April-July): Upcoming courses in the second trimester of 2011 (27 April-17 July) Specialised courses [application deadline: 1 March 2011]: - Human Rights-Based Programming (27 April-12 July 2011) - Human Rights Litigation (27 April-12 July 2011) - Introduction [...]
Free digital Global Disability Rights Library
The Global Disability Rights Library project announces a call for organizations to apply to receive a free digital Global Disability Rights Library (GDRL). Applications are open to disabled people’s organizations, universities, and agencies in developing countries. Sixty organizations will receive the digital library to empower them to disseminate valuable disability rights knowledge and toolkits to [...]
Vacancies at the Canadian Museum for Human Rights
The Canadian Museum for Human Rights is Canada’s newest national museum, with construction and inaugural exhibits slated for completion in 2012, in Winnipeg, Manitoba. An “idea museum” with a strong focus on innovation, the CMHR seeks talented people who share our passion and commitment to creating a world class museum that will enhance the public’s [...]
Free access to two unique resources on civil liberties in Europe
Statewatch is pleased to announce free access to of its specialist civil liberties websites (full access to these resources was previously only available to paid subscribers). 1. The Statewatch database – 27,000 articles on civil liberties in Europe dating back 20 years The Statewatch database contains all articles, features and new material published in the [...]
Rwanda Genocide Archive opens
source: http://www.aegistrust.org/Aegis-Rwanda/ On 10 December, at the Kigali Genocide Memorial (KGM) in Rwanda, on slopes above mass graves containing over 250,000 of those murdered, a documentation facility was unveiled that is set to make the 1994 genocide one of the most comprehensively documented – and most easily researchable – genocides of all time. Established by [...]
African Human Rights Case Law Analyser
The decisions of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights are now available on-line through an advanced tool. At the NGO Forum just before the November 2010 session of the Commission, the Institute for Human Rights and Development in Africa (IHRDA) and HURIDOCS launched a new online database of jurisprudence of the African Human [...]
HURIDOCS Micro-thesauri
The Micro-thesauri: a tool for documenting human rights violations is a collection of 48 lists with terminology was developed by HURIDOCS or adapted from a variety of authoritative resources. The Micro-thesauri are intended for use in conjunction with HURIDOCS Standard Formats manuals, and in particular with the HURIDOCS Events Standard Formats: a tool for documenting [...]
Martin Ennals Award: call for nominations
The Martin Ennals Foundation invites nominations for its 2011 Award. The deadline is 9th December 2010. The MEA application form and more information on the Award can be obtained from the MEA website: www.martinennalsaward.org, ready for electronic submission. The Award is granted annually to an individual, or exceptionally an organisation, in recognition of their commitment [...]
International Thesaurus of Refugee Terminology
The International Thesaurus of Refugee Terminology (ITRT) is designed to facilitate information retrieval and exchange. In print since 1988, the Thesaurus has proven an essential resource for librarians and information workers. However, the specialized nature of and ongoing evolution in refugee terminology meant that the print editions were soon outdated. In 2002, the UN High [...]
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“It was a challenging opportunity and all of us were volunteers”
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New tools developed, new ICJ website online
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“For us, it was a very good opportunity to get access to information that we usually could not get“
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Building an engaging website: an insight from Manush, our Armenian intern
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Building an engaging website: drawing the structure, winning the reader
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Design Your Website with WordPress: How to Choose the Right Theme?
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Website Navigation: Guide Your Visitors
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Content Management: Discover Your Audience and Give a Voice To Your Beneficiaries
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Presentation from the Open Society Human Rights Workshop
