3 April 2018 IHRDA invites qualified persons to apply for the post of a Portuguese-speaking Legal Officer to strengthen its legal work in Africa. IHRDA is looking for a highly motivated individual who demonstrates professional competence and mastery of the subject matter, while taking pride in work and in achievements, both at personal and organizational […]
IHRDA Impact Assessment Consultancy: Call for Applications for External Evaluator
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Banjul, 28 March 2018 IHRDA seeks to recruit the services of a qualified external evaluator to assess and take stock of its performance and impact over the past ten (10) years. Specifically, the evaluation exercise is to take stock of what has worked, what has not worked and why; the organizational structure; the strategic planning […]
Strategic Litigation on Transitional Justice: Call for Applications for Training & Case-Identification Workshop
Posted in African HR procedures, Latest News
Banjul, 15 March 2018 IHRDA is inviting interested and qualified lawyers and civil society actors to apply to participate in a workshop on litigating transitional justice cases in the African human rights system. The workshop is expected to take place from 19 – 21 September 2018 in Kampala, Uganda. Participants will be trained on litigating […]
IHRDA’s Statement on the International Day of the Woman, 2018; Theme: “Time is Now: Rural and urban activists transforming women’s lives”
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Banjul, 8 March 2018 The commemoration of the International Day of the Woman this year focuses on activism for the transformation of the lives of women. This year’s theme brings to the spotlight the fact that women, in both rural and urban environments, are increasingly active in every sphere of production and service delivery in […]
IHRDA, OHCHR Organize Human Rights Training for Gambia National Assembly
Posted in Gambia Legal Capacity Building, Latest News, Workshops
Banjul, 7 March 2018 The Institute for Human Rights and Development in Africa (IHRDA) and the West Africa Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) are organizing a two-day human rights training workshop for the National Assembly of The Gambia. The workshop runs from 7-8 March 2018 and brings together 60 Members of […]
IHRDA Organizes Human Rights Training for Gambia Prison Officers
Posted in Gambia Legal Capacity Building, Latest News
Banjul, 26 February 2018 The Institute for Human Rights and Development in Africa (IHRDA) is organizing a three-day human rights training workshop for the Prison Service of The Gambia. The workshop runs from 26-28 February 2018 and brings together 35 officers from various prisons of the country. Speaking at the opening of the workshop, Director-General […]
IHRDA Organizes Human Rights Training for Gambia Drug Law Enforcement Officers
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Banjul, 20 February 2018 The Institute for Human Rights and Development in Africa (IHRDA) is organizing a three-day human rights training workshop for the Drug Law Enforcement Agency of The Gambia (DLEAG). The workshop runs from 20-22 February 2018 and brings together 35 officers from various parts of the country. Speaking at the opening of […]
Re-Advertising: Recruiting Legal Intern/Fellow to support the Gambia Centre for Victims of Human Rights Violations
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Banjul, 16 February 2018 Overview Within the context of its project to support the documentation of human rights violations committed by the Yahya Jammeh regime in The Gambia, and to facilitate advocacy for accountability and redress to survivors, the Institute for Human Rights and Development in Africa (IHRDA) seeks to recruit a legal intern/fellow who […]
IHRDA makes presentations in UK on litigating women’s rights and on strategic litigation
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Banjul, 15 February 2018 IHRDA’s Executive Director is attending human rights events in The UK wherein he is making a couple of presentations. The ED on 13 February made a presentation on litigating women’s rights at a seminar to develop strategies for the protection and promotion of women’s rights, organized by the Bonavero Institute of […]
Litigating Child Rights in Africa: IHRDA organizes training & case-identification workshop with West & Central Africa CSOs
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Banjul, 13 February 2018 IHRDA is organizing a three-day training and case-identification workshop on child rights litigation in Africa with 20 child rights defenders from West and Central Africa, in collaboration with Plan International West Africa Regional Office. The workshop runs from 13-15 February 2018 in Dakar, Senegal. Topics covered include: the normative content of […]
