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Call For Applications For The Traning Programme By Venice School For Human Rights Defenders [9th–16th March 2024]: Apply By 11th February 2024

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What is Venice School for Human Rights Defenders?

Venice School for Human Rights Defenders: Human rights defenders play an essential role in the realisation of rights and promotion of equality. Not only do they fight for human rights in situations of oppression and abuse, they also act as monitors, drawing attention both to their respective communities and to the international community to otherwise neglected violations and threats.

They assist victims in claiming their rights and contribute to holding those in power accountable, thereby combatting cultures of impunity, which serve to cloak systematic and repeated breaches of human rights and fundamental freedoms. Furthermore, by linking the local level to the global and the global to the local, human rights defenders contribute to sustaining a circle of empowerment at all levels.

Whether acting individually or as part of an organised group, human rights defenders are often the target of reprisals and may themselves be subject to human rights violations. Because their work is in many contexts systematically hampered, there is an increasing understanding within the international community of the importance of safeguarding and facilitating human rights defenders at national, regional and international level.

What Are The Details Of The Training Programme?

  • Course dates: 9 – 16 March 2024
  • Eligibility: The training programme is addressed to human rights practitioners from all over the world as well as to graduate students from all academic backgrounds willing to deepen and improve their knowledge in human rights topics.
  • Class composition: Participants will be part of a class of around 25 participants which will include other selected human rights defenders and learners benefitting from each other’s professional expertise and practical experience. The participants’ learning experience and interaction in a smaller group will be thus enhanced and help creating a conducive environment for shared reflection, reasoning and understanding.
  • Core themes:
    • Engaging with UN mechanisms: treaty bodies and special procedures
    • Introduction to gender-based violence and conflict-related sexual violence
    • Environmental protection and indigenous rights
    • LGBTIQ+ rights
    • Documenting and raising awareness of human rights abuses through video evidence
    • Engaging with human rights scepticism
    • Trauma-informed practice in human rights and humanitarian work
  • Last date to apply: 11th February 2024
  • Application Process:
    • CLICK HERE to apply:
    • In order to ensure the highest level of interaction the number of participants will be limited to 25, therefore we strongly recommend early registration.
    • The Global Campus of Human Rights reserves the right to select participants based on their academic and professional profile. Applicants fulfilling the conditions for participation will be accepted on the basis of a “first enrolled, first in” policy. All details regarding our cancellation policy can be found by  CLICK HERE.This way, participants will have as much time as possible for the organisation of Visa, travelling and accommodation
    • The full application, including motivation letter and CV, has to be submitted in English. Please also include a non-certified English translation if the original certificates were not issued in English, French, Spanish or Italian.
    • For any problem concerning your submission, please contact the Venice School secretariat: veniceschool@gchumanrights.org
    • The Global Campus holds the right to use pictures and videos of the participants taken during the online course for its own marketing purposes unless disagreement with this policy is expressed by a participant concerned.
  • Application Fees: Places are limited to facilitate networking among peers and maximise opportunities to directly ask questions to and receive feedback from the experts. Applications will be reviewed through a selection process on a “first enrolled, first in” basis.
    • The enrolment fee amounts to € 1400.00 (VAT included) and includes:
      • Tuition fee
      • Lunches and coffee breaks on class days
      • Welcome aperitif
      • Access to our online learning platform and included documentation
      • Certificate at the end of the programme
  • Benefits of the programme: During the training programme, participants will be able to:
    • Develop human rights defenders’ advocacy skills and expertise
    • Enhance the ability of human rights defenders to engage strategically with UN mechanisms and examining how they can use them to bolster their work at the national level
    • Develop diplomatic and civil society networks
    • Share knowledge and expertise which human rights defenders can use to ensure their voice is central in international human rights decision-making processes
    • Develop strategies and techniques to increase the potential of human rights defenders’ national and regional advocacy work
    • Discuss best practices and ways forward through the mutual exchange of experiences
    • Develop networks among Sakharov fellows and other human rights defenders
  • Programme Schedule: The programme will include keynote speeches by prominent human rights figures such as Sakharov laureates and Right Livelihood laureates, lectures by internationally renowned academics, experts and activists coming from academia, international organisations, civil society and NGOs. Lectures will be in presence at the Global Campus headquarters in Venice Lido unless exceptional circumstances require remote connection. CLICK HERE For The detailed programme schedule.

For More Information:

For any query about the training please contact at veniceschool@gchumanrights.org

CLICK HERE For The Notification

CLICK HERE To Visit The Global Campus Of Human Rights Website

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