Academy on Human Rights and Humanitarian Law

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).

DARFUR Peace and Development

Linked with Aisha Abubakr Subaira Adam – Sudan, and with Crossing Conflict Lines to Promote Good Governance.

  • Welcome: Darfur Peace & Development is a non-profit, non-sectarian organization with headquarters in Washington, DC and offices in Khartoum and El Fasher Sudan.
  • DPDO provides humanitarian and development assistance to the victims of conflict in Darfur, Sudan without regard to ethnicity, gender, age or religious beliefs.
  • DPDO works to foster reconciliation, to facilitate just governance and to enable Darfurians to rebuild their homeland in effective, sustainable ways.
  • DPDO also promotes awareness of the crisis in the United States and advocates for a peaceful resolution of the conflict. (Homepage).

Where we operate;
Programs (Darfur Schools, Women’s Center, Solar Cooker Program, Community Dialogue, Advocacy, Documentation, Rehabilitation);
Events;
Media: Photos, Videos, Audio;
About Darfur; About Sudan;
Reports from (African Union, DPDO selected reports, US-congress, USaid, United Nations, Human Rights Watch);
Links;
Address Headquarters: DARFUR Peace and Development, 666 11th St. NW, Suite 315, Washington DC, 20001, USA (Mail: P.O. Box 90, Washington DC, 20044, USA);
Contacts.

About /Our mission: Darfur Peace & Development Organization (DPDO) was founded in 2002 by a group of Darfurians in the United States. DPDO is a 501 (c)(3) non-profit, non-governmental organization dedicated to a peaceful Darfur that is justly governed and developed in a sustainable manner.

The mission of DPDO is to provide humanitarian relief to victims of the genocide in Darfur, to facilitate just governance, and to enable Darfurians to effectively rebuild and develop their homeland.
DPDO implements its programs with the following core values:

  • Inclusiveness, diversity, and human dignity
  • Exchange of ideas and strategies in a mutually respectful context
  • Continuous personal, social, and cultural growth
  • Concern for the rule of law and unrestricted access to justice
  • Development and distribution of knowledge relevant to Sudanese and those who assist them
  • Outreach and advocacy on issues of concern to Sudanese.

(for more: click on about and on its particular links).

INTERNEWS

Empowering Local Media Worldwide

Linked with Houda Mahamat Malloum – Chad.

Internews is an international media development organization whose mission is to empower local media worldwide to give people the news and information they need, the ability to connect, and the means to make their voices heard … (Homepage).

Site map;
Training, Production;
Humanitarian Media; Women and Media; Ethical Guidelines; Why we work; How We Work;
Directors and Officers; Key Staff; Employment;
Articles; Blog Talk; Publications; Open Media Watch; Newsletter;
Links (Other Internews-Related Organizations – a huge list);
Address: INTERNEWS WASHINGTON DC, 1640 Rhode Island Ave. NW, 7th Floor, Washington, DC 20036, USA;
Contacts in many countries.

About including a video about Internews’ mission and work, 4.49 min.

Our Mission:

  • Information is the power that can change the world. We are in the midst of a revolution in human communication that is profoundly reshaping our future. Yet, for nearly half the planet, the promise of this revolution has not been fulfilled.
  • Internews is an international media development organization whose mission is to empower local media worldwide to give people the news and information they need, the ability to connect, and the means to make their voices heard.

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