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The "Human Rights Leadership Development and Training" course is designed to develop a comprehensive experience of human rights learning by equipping potential human rights educators, advocates, activists, students, volunteers, and law enforcement officers with knowledge and skills to:

• integrate knowledge in the fields of politics, economics, cultural diversity, gender issues and socio-psychology in the context of human rights;
• strategise training and methodology required for promoting human rights education in various countries across all sectors of the society;
• explore the specificities and points of commonality of the non-formal and the formal education contexts in relation to human rights learning; and
• establish a global network of trainers on human rights education.

The programme is also designed to equip participants with skills to better understand the concepts of human rights learning and leadership development. This course will further provide the participants with a concrete “step-by-step” approach including hints and guidelines for developing and implementing a successful human rights project in their organisation and communities.

The programme will consist of 6 different modules, discussion and empowerment sessions, each of which is geared towards helping the participants understand and internalise the Human Rights learning approach to development. Furthermore, by creating a learning environment that caters for their specific needs it is expected that the participants will be empowered to emerge as human rights educators themselves. The programme also aims to give participants creative, concrete knowledge of how to use international and regional human rights treaties and enforcement mechanisms in their work for the protection of human rights.

The course includes: 

•  online, interactive, self-paced and self-learning modules;
• surveys and tests to test ones knowledge and understanding before and after the test; and
• opportunity to post comments, assignment answers, live chat and many more.

COURSE OUTLINE

Module 1: Introduction

1. Introduction to human rights
2. The Concept of human rights
3. Developments in human rights

Module 2: Development of Human Rights Laws

4. The sources of international law
5. International human rights law
6. International humanitarian law

Module 3: Training and Education in Human Rights

7. The Concept of Training
8. Facilitation and Training skills
9. Facilitating Human Rights Education
10. Training for Sustainable business model
11. Taking Action for Human Rights

Module 4: ICT and Human Rights

12. Using the Internet for outreach and organizing
13. Social networking for human rights
14. Incorporating a human rights perspective into ICT Policy

Module 5: Leadership Skills in Human Rights

15. Basic principles of leadership
16. The Art of Leadership
17. Volunteering as a form of leadership
18. Team building/Leadership in Action

Module 6: Conclusion and Final Examination

1. Concluding a project plan
2. Final Examination

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Candidates should have a good written command of English language and high competence and comfort with computer and internet usage. The maximum number of course participants is 30. Students who successfully complete the course will receive a Certificate of Participation. 

Course fee is US$200.

Click here to download application form in Word document format.

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Deadline for applications: April 30, 2008.