Training Programme: Human Rights Fieldwork-Principles, Strategies and Skills will be held on 26 October-2 November 2008

Human Rights Fieldwork - Principles, Strategies and Skills
Date: Sunday 26th October - Sunday 2 November 2008
Venue: National University of Ireland, Maynooth

The annual IHRN Training Programme "Human Rights Fieldwork - Principles, Strategies and Skills" explores the principles underpinning effective human rights fieldwork, enhance the skills of participants needed to carry this out safely before/during/after armed conflict, ensure that human rights fieldwork is relevant, effective, sustainable, participatory and accountable, raise participants' self-awareness of skills required to undertake international human rights fieldwork. The training programme is intended for development and humanitarian aid workers, civilian/military peace-keepers, NGO and IGO field staff.
The Training Programme will explore:
- The evolution of international human rights law & mechanisms relevant to human rights fieldwork
- The full cycle of human rights monitoring from information gathering to stimulating sustainable change in conflict/post-conflict environments
- Case studies for monitoring the full spectrum of civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights
- Interviewing and reporting techniques
- Applying development programming techniques to human rights fieldwork
- Working with field partners, co-operating and building relationships
- Personal preparedness including, safety/security, stress/trauma etc
- Simulation of core field challenges, such as inter-cultural sensitivities, teamwork, leadership etc.

Priority for applications received by 29 August 2008
For an application form and information on all IHRN training programmes see http://www.ihrnetwork.org/2007-08-programmes.htm