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APF News
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Generating opportunities for national human rights institutions to exchange ideas, experiences and best practice approaches “remains a top priority” for the ICC.
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Staff and Commissioners of APF member institutions have expressed a strong desire for expert training on the key issues they work on and how they go about this work.
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APF members are drawing on the experiences of others as they prepare to participate in upcoming sessions of the United Nations universal periodic review.
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National human rights institutions in the Asia Pacific have committed to bolster their efforts to counter stigma, discrimination and rights violations related to HIV/AIDS.
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A new report by the UN’s International Labour Organization calls for a rights-based approach to provide better protection for the world’s 105 million migrant workers.
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Human Rights Spotlight
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The UN Special Rapporteur on Torture describes the conditions in which the vast majority of the world’s 10 million prisoners and detainees are held as “appalling”.
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APF People
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The Secretary of Sri Lanka’s human rights commission says it is crucial to build understanding and respect for human rights as the country emerges from 26 years of conflict.
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| Around the Region
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| Events & Training |
Five-day APF training course for the NHRIs of South Asia; 30 May-3 June 2010; Male’, Maldives
Week-long course hosted by the Irish Centre for Human Rights; June 14-18 2010; Galway, Ireland
Course includes Introduction to Human Rights and International Law and Human Rights, 24 May-2 July 2010; New York, United States
‘Advance Global Health – Achieve the Millennium Development Goals’; 30 August-1 September 2010; Melbourne, Australia
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Resources |
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Access all recommendations from the UN human rights system (treaty bodies, special procedures and UPR); developed by OHCHR
Extensive range of online human rights education resources for schools, produced by the Australian Human Rights Commission
Online UN portal draws together a large body of knowledge and expertise on human rights based approaches to programming
2009 was the first year without executions in Afghanistan, Indonesia, Mongolia and Pakistan in recent times, says Amnesty International
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Opportunities |
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The 2010 Arabic-speaking fellowship programme will take place from 22 November – 17 December 2010; apply by 30 July 2010
Lead the world’s largest coalition of NGOs fighting against torture for a four-year term; based in Geneva; apply by 31 May 2010
Consultants required for projects to strengthen democratic processes and public institutions in Africa; apply by 10 May 2010
Help implement the High Commissioner's Strategic Management Plan in the Asia Pacific; based in Bangkok; apply by 22 May 2010
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