Banjul, 16 August 2018 The Institute for Human Rights and Development in Africa (IHRDA), in collaboration with Association Nigérienne de Défense des Droits de L’Homme (ANDDH), is organizing a human rights strategic litigation training and case-identification workshop from 15-17 August 2018 with thirty lawyers and activists in Niger. The workshop seeks to equip local human […]
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International Human Rights Law in Judicial Practice: IHRDA / ANDDH Organize Refresher Course for Niger Magistrates
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Banjul, 13 August 2018 The Institute for Human Rights and Development in Africa (IHRDA), in collaboration with Association Nigérienne de Défense des Droits de L’Homme (ANDDH), is organizing a refresher course from 13-14 August 2018 for twenty-five Magistrates in Niger, with focus on the application of international human rights law in judicial practice. The course […]
Strategic Litigation on Transitional Justice in Africa: IHRDA organizes training & case-identification workshop with lawyers, CSOs in Francophone Africa
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Banjul, 3 July 2018 The “Institute for Human Rights and Development in Africa” (IHRDA), in collaboration with “Rencontre Africaine pour la Défense des Droits de l’Homme” (RADDHO), is organizing a training and case-identification workshop from 3-5 July 2018 in Dakar, Senegal on litigating matters related to transitional justice in Africa. The workshop brings together thirty […]
Human Rights Education in Public Security Agencies: IHRDA organizes training of trainers’ workshop for Gambia’s State Intelligence Services
Banjul, 24 January 2018 IHRDA is organizing a two-day training of trainers’ workshop for The Gambia’s State Intelligence Services (the SIS), as part of an ongoing human rights capacity-building project for the corps. The workshop that runs from 24-25 January 2018 brings together twenty-five Officers, who are receiving knowledge and skills to champion human rights […]
IHRDA launches human rights capacity-building program for Gambia’s Intelligence Services
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26 September 2017 The Institute for Human Rights and Development in Africa (IHRDA) is organizing a three-day training workshop to mark the launching of a human rights capacity-building program for The Gambia’s State Intelligence Services – SIS (previously known as the National Intelligence Agency – NIA). The training workshop that runs from 25-27 September 2017 […]
IHRDA, APDF train Malian female lawyers, CSOs on women’s rights litigation
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12 July 2016 IHRDA and local partner Association pour le Progrès et la Défense des Droits des Femmes (APDF) are organizing a 3-day training workshop for female lawyers and CSOs on women’s rights litigation in Mali from 12-14 July 2016. Participants will receive lessons on major instruments, jurisprudence, challenges, strategies and opportunities relevant to strategic […]
The African Children Charter Project
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Background IHRDA received funding from the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA) in order to implement the African Children’s Charter Project (ACCP), a four year (2010- 2014) joint action plan initiated by five Civil Society Organizations (CSOs), aimed at strengthening the capacity of the African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the […]
Capacity Building Project in The Gambia and Ivory Coast
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Background IHRDA has received funding from the National Endowment for Democracy (NED) to train lawyers, judicial officers and CSOs in The Gambia and Ivory Coast on the use of international human rights law in the promotion and protection of human rights at domestic level. Lawyers and CSOs will also be trained on how to identify, […]
