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Event
starts April 4, 2013, 9:00 AM
Surulere, Lagos, Nigeria
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
The Human Rights course is designed to promote a critical understanding of the human rights discourse. The course covers modern human rights institutions and how these work for state and non-state actors. The course also explores the political, hist...
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February 22, 2013
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“Idealist Career Center” Info Page
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December 5, 2010
Introduction
Work in human rights is intense, multidisciplinary, collaborative and can be relatively competitive to enter. However, if this area of social justice calls to you, there are numerous ways to break into the field. This guide provides information about the br...
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September 12, 2012
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Nonprofit or community organization
joined
January 13, 2012
Washington, DC, US
Human Rights Watch is one of the world's leading independent organizations dedicated to defending and protecting human rights. By focusing international attention where human rights are violated, we give voice to the oppressed and hold oppressors accountable for their c...
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January 13, 2012
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Nonprofit or community organization
joined
November 16, 2010
Geneva, Switzerland
The Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) is an independent regional non-governmental organization founded in 1993. It aims at promoting respect for the principles of human rights and democracy, analyzing the difficulties facing the application of Internation...
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November 23, 2010
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Government agency
joined
December 21, 2011
Washington, DC, US
The mission of the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission is to promote, defend and advocate internationally recognized human rights norms in a nonpartisan manner, both within and outside of Congress, as enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights: http://www.un....
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December 21, 2011
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Nonprofit or community organization
joined
November 4, 2010
Annandale-on-Hudson, NY, US
The International Human Rights Exchange (IHRE) is the world's only full-semester, multidisciplinary program in human rights. The program is housed at the University of Witwatersrand (Wits) in Johannesburg, South Africa and is a joint venture with Bard College.
IHRE bel...
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August 24, 2012
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Nonprofit or community organization
joined
June 4, 2007
Washington, DC, US
Please note that the Science and Human Rights Program is now the Scientific Responsibility, Human Rights & Law Program (SRHRL) at AAAS. The Program addresses ethical, legal and human rights issues related to the conduct and application of science and technology. For mor...
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June 6, 2011
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Nonprofit or community organization
joined
March 22, 2008
London, London, City of, United Kingdom
Citizen Rights Lawyering (CRL) is a non-profit, non-partisan human rights organization based in London. CRL is practical and effective
We promote and uphold citizen rights
We combat discrimination on the basis of race, ethnicity or sexual orientation
We work towards ...
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August 23, 2012
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The Robert F. Kennedy Center for Justice and Human Rights, a progressive human rights organization based in Washington, DC, seeks a Research Intern for one of its core programs focused on global human rights advocacy.
Since 1968, the RFK Center has been defending human...
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February 5, 2013
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Nonprofit or community organization
joined
December 6, 2002
Washington, DC, US
The Academy on Human Rights and Humanitarian Law addresses the need for a specialized scholarly legal approach to human rights law. The defense of human rights requires a professional community that is capable of undertaking a wide variety of actions. The Academy's prog...
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March 5, 2012
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London, London, City of, United Kingdom
Recruitment for the 2013 René Cassin Programme in international human rights is now open.
PLEASE NOTE THAT THE RCFP IS CURRENTLY LIMITED TO THOSE LIVING IN THE GREATER LONDON AREA.
PLEASE ALSO NOTE THAT THIS IS NOT A PAID FELLOWSHIP POSITION.
In its fifth year,...
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August 21, 2012
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Nonprofit or community organization
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April 26, 2004
Storrs, CT, US
The UNESCO Chair & Institute of Comparative Human Rights are committed to:
Promoting reciprocal learning on issues of human rights
Raising moral consciousness around the ideals of human rights
Facilitating the preservation and writing of history related to human righ...
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December 6, 2010
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Nonprofit or community organization
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January 20, 2009
New York, NY, US
Founded in 1920, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) is America's foremost advocate of individual rights, a national public interest organization devoted to the defense of the Bill of Rights with more than 5 national offices and 53 affiliates across the country. ...
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January 21, 2009
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Nonprofit or community organization
joined
April 10, 2012
New York, NY, US
Human Rights Watch is one of the world's leading independent organizations dedicated to defending and protecting human rights. By focusing international attention where human rights are violated, we give voice to the oppressed and hold oppressors accountable for their c...
Last updated
April 10, 2012
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Nonprofit or community organization
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July 10, 2009
New York, NY, US
Founded in 1998, the Human Rights Institute serves as the focal point of international human rights education, scholarship and practice at Columbia Law School. The Institute fosters the development of a rich and comprehensive human rights curriculum and builds bridges b...
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January 3, 2011
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The Robert F. Kennedy Center for Justice and Human Rights, a progressive human rights organization based in Washington, DC, seeks an Advocacy Intern for one of its core programs focused on global human rights advocacy.
Since 1968, the RFK Center has been defending huma...
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December 11, 2012
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Nonprofit or community organization
joined
April 7, 2007
Changchun, Jilin, China
21st Century, Respect and safeguarding human rights, Is peace and development in the highest proposition, and also the Human eternal pursuit of value.
If we act boldly — and if we act together — we can make people everywhere more secure, more prosperous and better able...
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December 5, 2010
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Nonprofit or community organization
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September 11, 2003
Coeur d Alene, ID, US
The mission of the Human Rights Education Institute is to creata human rights center program to promote human rights
as an essential element of a just and successful democracy.
The human rights center program is designed to engage all area residents and visitors in ed...
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July 1, 2009
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Nonprofit or community organization
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January 9, 2003
New York, NY, US
New York University School of Law has long been at the forefront of scholarly work on civil liberties and human rights. In 2002, the Center for Human Rights and Global Justice was established to bring together and expand the rich array of teaching, research, clinical, i...
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April 19, 2012
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AUSTRALIAN NATIONALS ONLY
AusAid are seeking a Human Rights Officer for a one year volunteer placement in the Office of the Ombudsman, Samoa - commencing May/June 2013.
The Office of the Ombudsman is in the process of being mandated with human rights powers to create ...
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November 28, 2012