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.
For more detailed logistical information about the course, please click here.
Implementing Partners
Lead implementing body: Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna (SSSUP), Italy
Other partner implementing bodies: Austrian Study Centre for Peace and Conflict Resolution (ASPR), Austria, 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
3-11 July 2014; 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 single rooms) will be provided free of charge.
Please note that while ENTRi courses are primarily geared toward civilian personnel working in international crisis management missions, police and military candidates are welcome to apply. Please note that course participants from the military are required to cover their own expenses during the course, including accomodation, board, and travel costs.
Application
Please apply using the ENTRi database.
Please apply by 25 May 2014.
