Deadline: 2-Apr-22
The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) is inviting applications from human rights defenders working on human rights at international borders in South-Eastern Europe for a five-day training in Serbia on 9 – 13 May 2022.
What?
The training will cover key human rights principles and the monitoring cycle at international borders and beyond as well as safety and security of human rights defenders, including digital security and safe management of information. The objective of the training is to enable human rights defenders from the South-Eastern Europe region to carry out quality and objective human rights monitoring activities in a safe and secure manner while considering relevant gender and vulnerability aspects.
How?
The training will be based on interactive learning methods and will require a high level of active participation by all participants. It will be conducted in English by experienced trainers with proven gender- and cultural-sensitivity. Training materials, travel costs and full board accommodation will be covered by ODIHR. The training venue will be a hotel located outside Belgrade within a 1-hour drive from Belgrade Airport.
Eligibility Criteria
- Open to: Human rights defenders from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, North Macedonia, Serbia, Slovenia; applicants from Kosovo are also eligible to apply.
- The size of the group will be limited to 23 participants, selected according to the following criteria:
- Operating in one of the following OSCE participating States: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, North Macedonia, Serbia, or Slovenia; applicants from Kosovo are also eligible to apply;
- Proven experience of human rights related activities in the migration and refugee context;
- Relevance of the training for applicants’ future human rights activities in the region;
- Ability to participate in English;
- Priority will be given to members of civil society associations and organizations, including media (1 person per organization), who will demonstrate the capacity to share the training knowledge with colleagues.
- The OSCE/ODIHR recognizes as a human rights defender any person promoting and striving for the realization of human rights regardless of profession, age or other status. Human rights defenders carry out their human rights activities individually or jointly with others, as part of an informal group or as a non-governmental organization, and act in a voluntary capacity or professionally.
- Important: If you have advanced knowledge and skills in human rights monitoring and reporting and digital security, they encourage you NOT to apply. The training is designed for human rights defenders with limited experience in this area.
For more information, visit https://www.osce.org/odihr/514231