Organization: Geneva Academy of International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights
Registration deadline: 06 Apr 2016
Starting date: 06 Jun 2016
Ending date: 10 Jun 2016
This one-week introductory training course is tailored to meet the needs of academic researchers, diplomats, government officials, lawyers, judges, journalists and other professionals working in national governments, international organizations, NGOs, National Human Rights Institutions or development agencies with limited background knowledge of ESCR.
The course caters for people who wish to gain a thorough understanding of these rights and the role of the Geneva-based mechanisms that promote and protect them.
At the end of the training, participants will be familiar with:
• The content of different ESCR, including the rights to food, housing, education, health, water and sanitation
• UN mechanisms for the promotion and protection of ESCR
• Domestic mechanisms available to implement ESCR
• The justiciability of ESCR at the national, regional and international levels
• Recent developments and challenges related to the promotion and protection of ESCR
• The role of various actors - civil society, national human rights institutions, governments and non-state actors - in relation to ESCR
• Violations of ESCR and obstacles to their progressive realization
• The promotion and protection of ESCR in specific contexts, such as in connection with the privatization of services or the protection of the environment.
The training fee for this 5-day intensive programme is 1530-Swiss francs (CHF). This includes tuition costs, course materials, as well as 5 lunches and refreshments during coffee breaks. The fee is payable once confirmation of participation has been issued.
How to register:
By e-mail
Please download the application form or request a copy at escrtraining@geneva-academy.ch. The filled in application form should be submitted via email, with your CV (no more than two pages). Please send your application to escrtraining@geneva-academy.ch