Human Rights Education Network

The Council of Europe just published a compendium of practices of HRE with the aim of sharing different initiatives and projects.

From September 2017, eight cities in The Netherlands will receive human rights defenders for a period of three months. We are looking for human rights defenders who might be helped with a short relocation programme, because they are threatened or under intense pressure due to their work. Please circulate this message to all interested candidates who you may know.

Applicants must fulfil the following conditions:

The applicant must be a human rights defender (HRD) in the broad sense of the word (lawyers, members of NGOs, poets or artists can all apply, as long as their work promotes Human Rights or he/she fights against human rights violations)

The HRD is threatened or otherwise under intense pressure and can be helped by a short period of time abroad

The HRD should be able and willing to return to the country of origin after 3 months

The HRD should be willing to speak out in public and speak basic English (limited spots are available for French or Spanish speaking HRDs)

The HRD should be willing/able to come alone

The HRD has to be willing to come to the Netherlands around September 2017

Note that additional factors will be taken into consideration in the final round of selection, such as the added value of a stay in The Netherlands (giving priority to those working at grass-roots level), the possibility for the HRD to make use of the new contacts and knowledge after they return, and gender and geographical balance. HRDs who are already relocated in a third country will only be accepted under exceptional circumstances.

To apply or submit the application of a human rights defender, please e-mail [email protected]. You will then receive an application form. Application forms must be returned before 25 June 2017. An independent commission will select the participants.

Note that the selected human rights defenders will not be automatically allowed into the shelter programme as Justice and Peace is not in control of issuing the required visas to enter The Netherlands.

Dejusticia y el Observatorio de Discriminación Racial anuncian su convocatoria al Primer Taller Global sobre Estrategias en Derechos Humanos para Líderes Indígenas del Sur Global. El taller se llevará a cabo en Colombia en diciembre de 2017. Convocatoria abierta hasta el 10 de junio.

El Primer Taller Global sobre Estrategias en Derechos Humanos para Líderes Indígenas del Sur Global tendrá como hilo temático los derechos a la participación y el territorio de los pueblos indígenas en contextos de industrias extractivas. Invitamos a participar a las y los líderes indígenas del Sur Global que estén involucrados en la defensa de los derechos propios y de sus comunidades en búsqueda de la protección de sus tierras, territorios y formas de vida en sus regiones.

Entendemos este tema como una sombrilla amplia que permitirá a cada uno de las y los líderes compartir sus experiencias, trabajos y formas de movilización en la protección de sus derechos ante las acciones de los Estados y los actores privados que los afectan.

Para participar en el Taller serán seleccionadas 15 personas provenientes de América Latina, África y Asia.

El Taller se llevará a cabo del 9 al 16 de diciembre de 2017 en la Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, territorio indígena en el norte de Colombia. Durante estos días, los participantes recibirán sesiones sobre litigio estratégico, movilización social, comunicaciones multimedia e incidencia en derechos humanos y derechos de los pueblos indígenas. El taller incluye sesiones de discusión y trabajo de campo. Las sesiones serán dirigidas por líderes sociales y expertos internacionales con amplia experiencia en activismo e investigación sobre derechos de los pueblos indígenas.

The 2017 edition of TOTHRE will be held between June and December 2017. It will build on the experiences with human rights education of the past years and incorporate the achievements of the No Hate Speech Movement, the revised Compass and developments related to the implementation of the Charter on Education for Democratic Citizenship and Human Rights Education and its on-going evaluation.

The training process will consist of three phases:

- 1st phase: e-learning (23 June -31 July and September 2017)

- 2nd phase: residential training seminar to be held at the European Youth Centre Budapest from 2 to 11 October 2017.

- 3rd phase: follow-up activities, including e-learning (25 October – 15 December)

Main aim

This training course will develop the competences of trainers for acting as trainers or multipliers for human rights education, in the context of regional, national or local training courses organised by partner organisations of the Youth Department, making use of the revised version of COMPASS, and also in the context of online and youth activism for human rights and human rights education.

The 12th edition of the Summer School in Cinema Human Rights and Advocacy is a training initiative jointly developed by EIUC and CHRA. The 7-day intense training is aimed at young professionals wishing to broaden their understanding on the connections between human rights, films, digital media and video advocacy to share ideas and to foster participatory and critical thinking on urgent human rights issues, debate with experts and filmmakers from all over the world during the 74th Venice international Film Festival and learn how to use films as a tool for social and cultural change.

Informations pratiques

La formation se tiendra du 19 au 24 juin 2017 à Caen, sous réserve d’un nombre minimum de 15 personnes inscrites.

Les frais de participation, hébergement et restauration inclus s’élèvent à 400 euros.

Pour ceux qui ne souhaitent pas bénéficier d’un hébergement, les frais de participation (repas du midi inclus) s’élèvent à 200 euros.

Un tarif préférentiel pour les étudiants est fixé à 100 € avec hébergement et 70€ sans hébergement.

Les frais de déplacement jusqu’à Caen sont à votre charge. L’Institut ne dispose pas des moyens financiers nécessaires pour participer au frais de déplacement.

We CAN! Taking action against hate speech through counter and alternative narratives

This manual presents communicative and educational approaches and tools for youth and other human rights activists to develop their own counter and alternative narratives to hate speech.

Aujourd’hui, les réfugiés sont contraints de prendre des routes longues et dangereuses pour trouver un lieu sûr. A la peur d’être renvoyé dans leur pays s’ajoute l’angoisse des dangers de l’exil. La clé pour mettre fin à cette spirale de souffrances se trouve dans le partage de l’accueil des réfugiés par tous les pays du monde. Il est essentiel que toute la France soit solidaire et accueille plus de réfugiés.

Utilisez votre talent pour imaginer de nouvelles manières d’interpeller les pouvoirs publics (maires, députés, Président de la République…) pour qu’ils s’engagent à accueillir plus de réfugiés et qu’ils leur permettent de vivre en sécurité et de reconstruire un avenir.

Fruit d’un travail commun avec des réfugiés, la création gagnante servira à appuyer notre demande aux autorités françaises, dans le cadre de la campagne I Welcome, d’accueillir et de protéger plus de réfugiés en France.

Pour concourir, vous devez réaliser une création dans le mode d’expression qui vous correspond le plus : vidéo, photo, texte, musique, peinture, sculpture …

The aim of this project is to provide to youth trainers’, youth activists’ and young people at risk of social exclusion skills to act against violent extremism and hate speech, fostering young people’s active participation, promote social cohesion and increase a sense of European citizenship.

Phases and methodology

1st Study Session: April 24-28 2017. The first Study Session will be open to youth trainers/activists already engaged and experienced in countering hate speech within the No Hate Speech Movement and through the partner organizations.

Intermediate phase: April-September 2017. Participants will implement a joint action day/campaign defined during the first Study Session.

2nd Study Session: September 11-15 2017. The second Study Session will be open to youth trainers/activists and young people engaged during the intermediate phase, with priority to young people belonging to vulnerable groups and/or at risk of social exclusion.

The educational approaches will follow the principles of non-formal education, mainly through experiential learning where participants learn from one another and explore the themes through inputs and discussions, simulation activities and work in smaller working groups. The experience of participants is the starting point, but methods will vary in the different phases and will be adapted the needs of the selected groups of participants.

Deadline: February 15

The Youth Department of the Council of Europe launches the call for the Training Course "Developing Counter and Alternative Narratives to Hate Speech through Human Rights Education" organised in support of the No hate Speech Movement. The new manual ‘We CAN’ supports youth workers and educators to develop with young people counter and alternative narratives to hate speech they encounter. It will be launched at the training course in March. The new manual complement Bookmarks, the manual on combatting hate speech through human rights education provides youth workers and educators’ information and educational activities for youth to understand hate speech and the treat it poses to human rights and democracy.   The course will be held on 20-25 March 2017 at the European Youth Centre Strasbourg, France. 

Deadline: January 24, 2017

Convocatoria de tres bolsas de viaje y estancia de formación para realizar el 35º Curso Anual de Derechos Humanos: Derechos Humanos para una justicia global, del 13 al 30 de marzo del 2017 en Barcelona.

La convocatoria está dirigida a personas residentes en cualquier país de América Latina que trabajan de forma remunerada o voluntaria en el ámbito de los derechos humanos y justicia global. Cada bolsa tiene una dotación económica de 1.500 euros para cubrir los gastos de viaje y de alojamiento en Barcelona durante las tres semanas de duración del curso.

Para presentarse a la convocatoria se ha de rellenar el formulario de solicitud disponible en esta página, adjuntando la documentación requerida, antes del 20 de noviembre de 2016.