Deadline: 14 February 2011
Open to: local defenders of human and minority rights from Georgia, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Turkey and Ukraine
Fee: no fee
About
The programme will provide the following 12 week online course: This detailed online study programme will provide participants with a comprehensive overview of International and European Human Rights standards, with a particular focus on standards relating to ethnic, linguistic, national and religious minorities. The study programme will further demonstrate how knowledge of the international system can be used to develop effective human rights campaigning and lobbying strategies. The contents of the study programme are listed below, each participant will be assigned their own tutor, who will be available online to support them to get their online teaching degree. The online course and tutoring is available in English or Russian.
Online Training Programme Contents
Introduction to human rights and minority rights – Introduction to the UN human rights system – UN legal instruments protecting minorities – UN political mechanisms for protecting minorities – European Instruments & Mechanisms – State reporting and shadow reports – Participation in international meetings – Taking up individual cases – Thematic focus: Multiple discrimination – Guide to advocacy campaigns –Networking.
Selected participants from the online training will be invited to participate in a one week intensive training in Strasbourg, France. The training will focus on practical campaigning and lobbying skills. Additional live trainings will be provided in 2011, enabling participants to gain experience of advocacy and lobbying with the following European and Central Asia regional bodies, the Council of Europe (CoE), the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), the European Union (EU) and the United Nations (UN).
Grant
Selected programme participants will be provided with small grants from Minority Rights Group (MRG), to undertake advocacy activities at national and local level, applying the skills and knowledge gained from the training. Grants will be available in 2011 and 2012.
International Exchange
Selected programme participants will be invited to undertake exchange visits, with participants from other countries within Europe and Central Asia and also from Africa and Asia. These visits will provide opportunity to share best practice and learning and will improve networking amongst minority activists at an international level. Nb. this application is for the online training only. Participants will be selected for the live trainings and follow up grants, on the basis of their completion of the online training and other criteria.
Apply to: kit.dorey@mrgmail.org
I'm sorry can you please tell me what should I write in my application, because I didn't read anything about it, or should I just send an e-mail. Thanx.
Dear M,
As there is no separate application form, I would say that you are supposed to write an e-mail stating you would like to apply. In my opinion. 🙂
Best,
Kristina,
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