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Specialisation Training Course

Human Rights

12 November 2015 - 20 November 2015
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

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.

You can find the preliminary agenda here.

The application deadline for this course is 06 September 2015.

Implementing Partners

Lead implementing body: Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna (SSSUP), Italy.

Other partner implementing bodies: Law School, Addis Ababa University; Africa Programme, UN Peace University.

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.

ENTRi Certification

This course has been certified by ENTRi. For more information on the ENTRi certification process, please click here.

Austrian Study Centre for Peace and Conflict Resolution (ASPR)Bulgarian Diplomatic Institute (BDI)Centre for European Perspective (CEP)Netherlands Institute of International Relations ClingendaelCrisis Management Centre (CMC)Royal Institute for International Relations (Egmont)L'École Nationale d'Administration (ENA)Folke Bernadotte Academy (FBA)Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna (SSSUP)Swiss Expert Pool for Civilian Peace Building (SEP)Stabilisation Unit (SU)Center for International Peace Operations (ZIF)