Events to be Held
The International Human Rights Education Consortium will be holding its regional meeting for Asia on 22 - 24 May 2006 in Taipei. Asian regional organizations involved in human rights education will be making presentations which will be followed by roundtable discussion.
For further information, please contact: Mab Huang, Chang Fo-Chuan Center for the Study of Human Rights, 70, Linshi Road, Shihlin, Ta i p e i Taiwan 111; ph (8862)2881-9471 ex. 6279 or 6110; fax (8862) 2881- 2437; e-mail: hrer@mail.scu.edu.tw; www.scu.edu.tw/hr; or, Theodore S. Orlin, J.D, President, IHREC, Utica College, 1600 Burrstone Road, Utica, NY 13502, USA; ph(315) 792-3267; fax: (315) 792-3381; e-mail: ihrec@utica.edu; www.utica.edu/academic/institutes/ihrec
The Diplomacy Training Program is holding, in partnership with Migrant Forum Asia (MFA), the "Capacity Building on Human Rights and Migrant Workers in the Asia-Pacific Region - A Training Program for Advocates" on 7 - 11 April 2006 in Petaling Jaya. The course aims to bring together advocates from the human rights movement, migrant workers organizations, women's organizations, national human rights institutions and trade unions. The course content will focus on the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Family (ICRMW) in the context of the broader human rights framework, and other relevant standards such as the International Labour Organization (ILO) Conventions. It will explore some of the key trends affecting migrant workers' rights and identify some of the key challenges to implementing ICRMW and other relevant standards in the Asia-Pacific region.
It is also organizing a training program for community advocates working for Indigenous Peoples' Rights in Australia and the Asia-Pacific region. The training provides knowledge of international human rights law and the UN system, with particular emphasis on Indigenous Peoples' rights; understanding of how international standards relate to issues such as intellectual property, the environment, community development and corporate accountability; Practical training in strategic advocacy and peoples' diplomacy including skills in working with the media and using the internet for advocacy. This year there will be a special, additional focus on the Right to Health, particularly as it relates to Indigenous health issues. The training program will take place in Darwin on 3-12 May 2006.
For further information and application to attend the workshops, please contact: Diplomacy Training Program, Faculty of Law, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia, ph: (612) 9385-2277 or (612) 9385 2807; fax: (612) 9385-1778; e-mail: actiondtp@unsw.edu.au; www.dtp.unsw.edu.au
The Regional Consultation on Strategic Action Planning on Advocacy (SAPA) at International Meetings 2006 will be held in Bangkok on 3-4 February 2006. The consultation has the following objectives: enhance cooperation among regional civil society organizations involved in advocacy and lobbying at the inter-governmental processes; increase impact and effectiveness of Asian civil society engagement with inter-governmental bodies; and develop common strategic action plans on the forthcoming international meetings in 2006. Representatives of regional non-governmental organizations (NGOs), civil society organizations, social movements, and people's organizations that have been involved in at least one of the inter-governmental processes (such as Post WTO Hong Kong Ministerial Conference [Trade], Post UN Summit [Peace, Development and Human Rights], IMF/ World Bank [Singapore, September 2006], Asian Europe Meeting [ASEM] VI [Helsinki, September 2006]) will be attending the consultation.
For further information, please contact: Anselmo Lee, Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (FORUM-ASIA), Baan Vichien, Apartment 3-b, 220 Soi Sukhumvit 49/12, Klongton Nua, Wattana, Bangkok 10110, Thailand; ph (662) 391-8801; fax (662) 391-8764; e-mail: anselmo@forum-asia.org; www.forum-asia.org
An international symposium on "Human Rights and Human Security: Cases of Chinese Farmers, Thai Highlanders, and Foreigners in Europe" will be held on 28 January 2006 in Doshisha University, Kyoto with Professor Gong Renren of Beijing University, Commissioner Ambhorn Meesook of the Thai National Human Rights Commission, and Judge Georg Ress of the European Court of Human Rights as panelists. The discussion will be moderated by Professor Nisuke Ando of the Doshisha University Law School and Member and former Chairperson of the United Nations Human Rights Committee established under the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. The panelists will speak on political participation, economic and social difficulties as well as food and medical security; their effects on the life, poverty and health of the Chinese farmers, Thai highlanders and foreigners in Europe; and their relevance to the human security issues of the people in question.
For further information, please contact: Kyoto Human Rights Research Institute (Sekai Jinken Mondai Kenkyu Sentaa), Kyoei-Karasuma Bldg., Karasuma-Nijo-agaru, Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto 604-0857 Japan; ph (8175) 231- 2600; fax (8175) 231-2750; e-mail: jinken@kyoto.email.ne.jp;www.mmjp.or.jp/jinken
Review the Past Events
| Top |