Mois : mai 2011

World Educational Social Forum Palestine

also in arabic, french and spanish – Linked on our blogs with Global Campaign for Education, and with Arab NGO Network for Development ANND.

Our Mission: The World Education Forum aims to work to reinforce the concept of education as a fundamental human right and a key for sustainable development, for the establishment of peace and stability among countries and of a cooperative world community. It seeks to foster improvements in education policies and practices to meet the individual and shared educational needs of people of all ages … (Mission, Vision 1/2).

english Homepage;
Why Education; Challenges; General Infos; Event october 2010; Organization; WEF Themes; Int. Support; Docs; Media; FAQs; Links;
Contact: see on Facebook.

Mission, Vision 2/2: … /The specific goals of the WEF are the following:  Continuer la lecture de « World Educational Social Forum Palestine »

Center for Victims of Torture

Linked on our blogs with New Tactics in Human Rights Project.

  • The Center for Victims of Torture (CVT) exists to heal the wounds of government-sponsored torture on individuals, their families and their communities, and to stop its practice.
  • As many as 500,000 torture survivors are living in the United States. These individuals were brutalized by repressive regimes abroad because of what they believed, what they said or did, or what they represented. Many survivors, their families, and their communities suffer the lingering, debilitating effects of their horrific traumas in silence … (full text Who we are).

Homepage;
Healing Survivors; Inside CTV; Resources; Research; Advocacy; Building … ; News; Contribute;
Address (1 of 6): Minneapolis Administration: Center for Victims of Torture, 717 East River Parkway, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA;
Directions to the St. Paul Healing Center; Contact.

History /Governor Perpich’s Commitment to Human Rights: The Center for Victims of Torture began with a conversation between an Amnesty International volunteer at Stanford Law School, Rudy Perpich, Jr., and his father, then Minnesota Governor Rudy Perpich.  Continuer la lecture de « Center for Victims of Torture »

New Tactics in Human Rights Project

Empowering social change advocates with knowledge, innovation and community – also in french and spanish – Linked on our blogs with Center for Victims of Torture.

Despite an increasingly global and connected network of human rights organizations, strategic and tactical isolation remains a constant challenge to activists across the world.  Confronted with local challenges, groups often resort to “reinventing the wheel” or deploying known tactics that, while familiar, may not offer the best possible solutions.  The creative innovations of one group often remain invisible to others, and these actions therefore fail to enter the collective tool kit of global advocacy … (about 1/2).

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Informed Comment

thoughts on the middle east, history and religion – Linked on our blogs with Tomgram: Shahin and Juan Cole, The Women’s Movement in the Middle East.

  • Welcome to Informed Comment, where I do my best to provide an independent and informed perspective on Middle Eastern and American politics.
  • Informed Comment is made possible by your support. If you value the information and essays, I make available and write here, please take a moment to contribute what you can.
  • Thank you to all of my supporters for your generosity and your encouragement of an independent press. (right column).

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Books on Mideast; Bibliography; Feed; Comment Rules; Mideast Maps; Contribute;
Contact online.

About: Juan Cole is Richard P. Mitchell Collegiate Professor of History at the University of Michigan. For three decades, he has sought to put the relationship of the West and the Muslim world in historical context.  Continuer la lecture de « Informed Comment »

International Association of Professionals in Humanitarian Assistance and Protection PHAP

Linked on our blogs with Peace Building Initiative.

  • The International Association of Professionals in Humanitarian Assistance and Protection (PHAP) is an association made of and governed by professionals engaged in humanitarian action. Established in Brussels in mid 2010 as an International Non-Profit Association under Belgian Law, PHAP’s mission has been designed to respond to a growing demand for professional development and networking opportunities among individuals deployed in the context of humanitarian crises. PHAP is based on the recognition that humanitarian professionals, particularly from the global south, benefit from a remarkable range and depth of experiences.
  • Such experiences can play a critical role in the design of practice‐oriented humanitarian strategies as well as the elaboration of standards of excellence in humanitarian action … (full text about /Mission Objectives).

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Development Overview; Trainings; Workshop; Online Course; Membership Application; Volunteerings; Join Now; Partnerships; All Events;
Map; Address: PHAP aisbl, Rue Belliard, 205, B-1040 Brussels, BELGIUM;
Contact.

Launch of Online Course on the Essentials of International Humanitarian Law:  The International Association of Professionals in Humanitarian Assistance and Protection (PHAP) is pleased to announce the launch of its first Online Course, which focuses on the core principles and concepts of International Humanitarian Law (IHL).  Continuer la lecture de « International Association of Professionals in Humanitarian Assistance and Protection PHAP »