Catégorie : Civil Society

in english, spanish, french and japanese

Linked with Shared Interests.com.

Fair Trade is a trading partnership, based on dialogue, transparency and respect, that seeks greater equity in international trade. It contributes to sustainable development by offering better trading conditions to, and securing the rights of, marginalized producers and workers – especially in the South … (full text about /what is Fair Trade).

Homepage;
The 10 Standards of Fair Trade; Sixty Years of Fair Trade; Market Development;
Building Trust; Speaking Out; Join IFAT;
Downloads, Library & Links;
Address: IFAT: the International Fair Trade Association, Prijssestraat 24, 4101 CR Culemborg, The Netherlands;
Contact.

About IFAT /Areas of work – Our work is centered around three areas of work:

• Market Development (Developing the market for Fair Trade)
• Fair Trade Monitoring (Building trust in Fair Trade)
• Advocacy (Speaking out for Fair Trade)

Continuer la lecture de « International Federation for Alternative Trade IFAT »

(also in the language of Pakistan)

Linked with Freshta Shikhany – Pakistan ex Afghanistan.

The aim of PACT programmes: The languages spoken on both sides of the Pak-Afghan border, the culture and traditions of the people, and the problems they are facing in their day-to-day lives, are all inter-related. People living on both sides of the border can help each other solve their problems. How can people’s standard of living improve? How can the conflicts which beset them, be solved in an amicable fashion? How can extremism and polarization of society – inimical to Islam – be replaced by Islamic moderation? … // … These are the answers which PACT programmes seek to address, in the words of ordinary members of society – the ones who have most to gain from solution of current problems, and most to lose from the perpetration of these problems. (full text about /the aim of PACT programmes – scroll down).

Homepage;
Programmes; Features; News archives; Listener’s letters;
From fact to fiction: a new cross-border soap opera in the making;
PACT reporters; Training;  play your part;
(actual) Jobs;
Address: PACT radio, 203 Badshah Tower, Stadium Road, Peshawar Cantt., Pakistan;
Contact.

About:

• The name of PACT reflects its main aim: the resolution of all types of conflict. Continuer la lecture de « PACT radio – Pakistan »

anciennement Centre Martin Luther King CMLK

But et services du Centre – Le but du Centre pour l’action non-violente (CENAC, ex-CMLK) est la promotion de la non-violence active et par là-même la prévention de la violence. Ses services actuels reposent sur 35 ans d’expérience:

• Programme de formation annuel à la résolution non-violente des conflits.
• Organisation de modules de formation, intervention lors de conflits, supervisions, en réponse à des demandes spécifiques.
• Permanences de conseil et soutien personnalisé aux objecteurs de conscience désirant accomplir un service civil; promotion auprès des jeunes.
• Centre de documentation unique en Suisse contenant plus de 7’000 références dont des collections de revues, des ouvrages pédagogiques, des vidéos.
• Edition d’un trimestriel d’information et de réflexion «Terres civiles» sur la non-violence.
• … (texte entier).

Page d’Accueil;
Service Civil;
Formation: une série d’ateliers thématiques au travers de son programme annuel,  des interventions personnalisées à la demande de groupes;
documentation;
Le Centre: Activités en cours,
Adresse: CENAC, Rue de Genève 52, 1004 Lausanne, Suisse;
Formulaire de contact; Contact directe.

Continuer la lecture de « Centre pour l'Action non-violente CENAC »

Linked with World Public Opinion.org, with The Elders.org.

2008 is the Universal Declaration of Human Rights 60th anniversary. It’s time for a global conversation about human rights and the values that unite us as one human family. It can also be a time when each of us chooses to take human rights into our daily lives, individually and collectively. (Homepage with links).

Universal Declaration: read it and pledge it;
Get involved: as an individual, as an organization;
Campaign – every human has rights: campaign news, campaign stories, campaign themes, campaign human rights map;
You can explore two maps showing persons working for the human rights: the Global Awareness layer on Google Earth: Download and install; the HUBmap;
Newsletter: down in the left column;
Contact.

(down on the homepage): I choose to sign this declaration because …
… I wish to take responsibility for upholding the goals of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in my daily life and in my community. I will do my best to speak out to protect the freedom and rights of others in my community.

Continuer la lecture de « Every Human Has Rights.org EHHR »

a legal approach to human rights

Linked with 2009 Specialized Human Rights Program.

Welcome page, (Homepage in spanish/espanol).

The Academy promotes scholarly and practical approaches to human rights and humanitarian law as well as strengthening links between human rights organizations, practitioners and educators worldwide. Through these partnerships, we hope to strengthen the culture and prominence of human rights and humanitarian law around the world. We offer training and courses in human rights for scholars, practitioners and students interested in the international human rights system and laws … (full text Homepage in english)
Spezialized Human Rights Program, May 25 – June 12, 2009;
Inter-American Human Rights Moot Court Competition (in english, espanol and portugues);
HUMAN RIGHTS ESSAY AWARD (Deadline is February 3, 2009);
Training & Human Rights Promotion; Student Opportunities; Publications;
Address: The Academy is part of the Washington College of Law WCL, 4801 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20016, USA;
Contacts: by Washinton Colleege of Law WCL.

About /general, and About Washinton Colleege of Law WCL: At the Washington College of Law, you meet the world where you will practice your profession … (full long text).