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Call for Applications for the 27th Annual International Human Rights Training Program (IHRTP)

Dear Friends,

Equitas will be holding its 27th International Human
Rights Training
Program (IHRTP) in Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue, Qubec,
Canada, from June 11
to June 30, 2006. This annual, intensive three-
week program brings
together around 120 participants from
approximately 60 countries.

GOAL OF THE PROGRAM
The goal of the IHRTP is to strengthen the capacity
of human rights
organizations to undertake educational efforts
aimed at building a
global culture of human rights. The IHRTP aims at
enabling
participant organizations to undertake more
effective human rights
education activities. To this end, the Program
places a strong
emphasis on transfer of learning and on follow-up
activities.
Participants will be asked to develop an individual
plan for putting
their learning into action as part of the training.

CURRICULUM MODEL
The curriculum model is based on principles of
adult experiential
learning, in which participants and facilitators
engage in a process
of mutual teaching and learning. Participants work
for the most part
in groups of about 15 with a facilitator whose role
is to provide
guidance in achieving the Program objectives. In
addition,
internationally recognized human rights experts are
also invited to
give presentations and participate in panel
discussions throughout
the three-week session.

PROGRAM CONTENT
The IHRTP is an intermediate-level program that
focuses on
international human rights standards, current
human rights issues and
human rights education strategies. The exploration
of human rights
principles and instruments, ongoing critical
reflection and inquiry
and extensive sharing of experiences allow
participants to strengthen
their capacity to engage in effective human rights
education.
*Week 1
Participants will get to know the members of their
working group and
engage in activities that lay the groundwork for
developing a
productive group dynamic based on mutual
respect. They will become
familiar with the overall Program content and
methodology and begin a
process of reflection on their individual societies,
the human rights
work of their organizations and their own role
within those
organizations. Participants will also compare their
roles as human
rights activists/educators and reflect on the
universality of rights.
*Week 2
Participants will begin the week discussing issues
of particular
interest, leading to an examination of their roles as
human rights
workers and educators in the current global
context. Through case
studies and discussions, participants will examine
major
international human rights instruments in order to
explore the
usefulness of these instruments in their work.
*Week 3
Regional workshops will provide participants from
the same geographic
region the opportunity to work together to examine
key components of
effective monitoring and advocacy and the role of
these activities in
human rights education. Participants will
synthesize previous themes
and examine emerging human rights issues.
Participants will also
become familiar with methods of evaluating
educational activities

ORGANIZATION AND PARTICIPANT PROFILES
Organizations that nominate candidates must
primarily be
representatives of non-governmental organizations
(NGOs) or community-
based organizations (CBOs), but also of National
Human Rights
Institutions ; have a demonstrated commitment to
the protection and
promotion of human rights; and be involved in
human rights education
activities, such as training sessions, workshops,
public awareness
campaigns, advocacy, monitoring. Priority in the
selection will be
given to candidates affiliated with NGOs and
CBOs. However, in a
limited number of cases, consideration will also be
given to
candidates affiliated with other types of
organizations, such as
national human rights institutions and educational
institutions.
Candidate

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Is this for free?