|
Introduction to Human Rights |
||||||||||
| |||||||||||
What does the 'rights-based approach to development' mean? This short introductory course provides a grounding in the basic principles of human rights. It also introduces participants to the international and regional conventions and instruments which encode human rights. It is one of an integrated collection of courses developed by Fahamu in conjunction with the University of Oxford. Course contentThe course is in four parts. 1 What are human rights?
2 Monitoring, enforcement and protection
The mechanisms and bodies set up to make monitoring easier. 3 The human rights system
4 Values in a human rights organisation A human rights organisation should reflect the underlying values of human rights – not only in its monitoring and campaigning but also in its own practice. These values and practices include:
By the end of the courseParticipants will be able to:
Course benefitsEvery participant will be provided with course materials including a course CDROM, which contains a comprehensive library of all relevant declarations, conventions and documents, as well as useful website addresses. Every participant who successfully completes a course will be awarded a certificate from the University of Oxford and Fahamu. AudienceThis course is suitable for governmental and non-governmental organisations, and is strongly recommended for those development organisations implementing a 'rights-based' approach. Course lengthDistance learning course (1–2 hours/day): 5 weeks Orders within the United Kingdom include VAT. A FAHAMU BOOKS AND PAMBAZUKA PRESS PUBLICATION
Title
Introduction to Human Rights
Authors
Richard Carver, Colleen Richardson
Publisher
Pambazuka Press
Imprint
Fahamu Books
BISAC Subject Heading
POL055000 POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Australian & Oceanian
Audience
01 General / trade
Audience
Activists, campaigners, NGO-workers, academics, journalists, commentators
Credit
Fahamu Ltd
Subject Scheme Identifier Code
93 Thema subject category: JP
94 Thema geographical qualifier: 1M
|
|||||||||||
9781906387006 |