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Promoting human rights through education:The overall goal of the GIHR training courses is to contribute to the prevention of human rights violations and to the promotion of human rights through education. By providing knowledge and developing specific skills, the training courses support the international effort to build and improve the capacity of human rights defenders by empowering representatives from different backgrounds (such as NGOs, Human Rights Institutions, governments) with the skills and knowledge to make effective use of the United Nations human rights procedures. Practical and concrete advice will lead participants to apply their new knowledge and skills directly in enforcing the mechanisms and procedures.

The Institute offers two different training courses: Regional Training Courses in Geneva and Training Courses in the Field.

Objectives

Participants are trained in theoretical and practical aspects of international human rights and humanitarian law, for example the treaty monitoring mechanisms. The courses will enable participants to:

  • develop the capacity to access and use international human rights mechanisms and procedures
  • increase overall knowledge of the international system for the protection of human rights
  • update and deepen knowledge of recent developments in the international human rights system
  • promote and disseminate the knowledge of international mechanisms and procedures on the protection of human rights in their particular field of work
  • share information and experiences in the field of human rights protection.

Participants

The training courses are designed for regional and national actors for whom the protection and promotion of human rights are central objectives. These may include:

  • Representatives  of civil society: human rights defenders, NGO representatives, lawyers, judges, journalists.
  • Governments’ representatives and officials, national and regional administration, members of NHRI.
  • Police Officers, Training of Trainers (TOT).

How to Participate & More Information

  • More information on our Training Courses and their methodology can be found in the PDF "Course Content".
  • Information on how to apply for one of our Training Courses and the according fees can be found in the PDF "How to Participate".
  • If you wish to apply for a Training Course, you are required to fill the GIHR 2010 Application Form (doc-File) and send it by e-mail to training [at] gihr [dot] org with the subject "Training Course".

Past Training Courses

We compiled summaries of our past training courses from 2004 until 2007. If you want to find out more about those training courses, you can download the PDF files here:

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