4-6 November 2013 in Naivasha, Kenya, a regional capacity building forum is organised with the objective of enhancing capacity of the East African Women, Peace and Security Network established under a cooperation project between the Institute and the Kenyan CSO … Continue reading » “Regional Capacity Building Forum for East African Women, Peace and Security Network”
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Looking back, looking ahead
Indah, a political scientist with a master degree in human rights from the University of Oslo, has been with the institute since the establishment of the Institute’s office in Jakarta in 2005. She was part of establishing the office from … Continue reading » “Looking back, looking ahead”
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21-25 October, the Institute conducted a review and planning meeting in Lund together with staff from academic partner institutions of the Institute in Sub-Saharan Africa. The planning and review meeting formed part of the mid-term review that is currently being … Continue reading » “Review and planning meeting”
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On Monday 21 October the Institute, in cooperation with the Myanmar National Human Rights Commission (www.mnhrc.org.mm), began a two-day training course on Human Rights and the Role of the Media. The course targets commissioners and staff of MNHRC … Continue reading » “Training course on Human Rights and the Role of the Media”
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The main objective of this course was to enhance the capacities of human rights librarians and resource centre personnel working at Academic Institutions and NHRIs in Southeast Asia in providing effective and efficient information services to their users using modern … Continue reading » “Blended Learning Course in Library and Information Resource Management”
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The Institute is currently conducting a two-week training in Nairobi for the judges of the East African Court of Justice, as part of its cooperation programme with the Court under the Regional Africa Programme. The workshop, being held from 7 … Continue reading » “Training for the East African Court of Justice”
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The Institute hosted a two-day conference on 30 September to 1 October 2013 entitled “International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights in armed conflicts. An adequate response to contemporary challenges?”. The conference brought together academics and internationally renowned practitioners to explore … Continue reading » “International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights in armed conflicts”
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The Göteborg Book Fair is an annual four day book fair that brings together a wide range of national and international actors to discus and debate on topical issues.
Apart from being represented at the International Square of the Book … Continue reading » “The Göteborg Book Fair”
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The Institute has recently established a presence in Cambodia with office and local staff, and has a plan to work broadly in Cambodia until 2017. The programme is supported by Sida and involves cooperation with Cambodian actors within the justice … Continue reading » “Master programme in International Human Rights Law at Pannasastra University”
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