International Standards for the Protection of Individuals and Groups: A Training Course for Field Officers Working on Human Rights
The 8-day intensive course is designed to:
- Deepen and refresh the participants’ knowledge of International Human Rights Law and of other bodies of International Law aimed at the protection of individuals and groups (International Humanitarian Law, International Criminal Justice, Refugee Law, international standards pertaining to the protection of IDPs, etc.);
- Familiarize participants with the institutional aspects related to the establishment and the functioning of Human Rights Field Operations, with particular reference to those organized by the UN and by the EU;
- Transfer the skills needed to perform the main tasks usually assigned to Human Rights Field Officers (Monitoring, Fact Finding, Reporting, Capacity Building, etc.).
Prospective participants must already have basic knowledge of international human rights law and preferably of international humanitarian law and refugee law.
Implementing Partners
Lead implementing body: Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna (SSSUP), Italy
Other partner implementing bodies: International Institute of Humanitarian Law (IIHL), Italy;
With support from United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (UN OHCHR).
Date and Location
4-12 July 2013; Pisa, Italy.
Registration Fee
There is no registration fee. Short-listed candidates will have to cover their own travel expenses while full board (accommodation in double rooms) will be provided free of charge by the organisers. Those preferring to have a single room will have to pay a daily fee of 30 Euros.
Application
Please apply using the ENTRi database.
Please apply by 18 June 2013
