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APF News
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A major new study will examine the domestic laws relating to sexual orientation and gender identity in each of the 17 countries of its member institutions.
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A new plan to guide the work of the International Coordinating Committee of National Human Rights Institutions will be discussed in Geneva next month.
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APF members will gather in Sydney in early March to share experiences about engaging with the UN’s newest human rights mechanism.
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Governments have been asked to involve NHRIs in preparing their national reports on the first phase of the World Programme for Human Rights Education.
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The regional human rights body will undertake two studies this year, one on corporate social responsibility and one on migration.
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Human Rights Spotlight
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The impact of the global financial crisis in the Pacific cannot be fully addressed unless gender equality is integrated into all policy responses.
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APF Partners
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Our societies are defined by how we treat the people in our closed institutions, says the former Chair of the UN Subcommittee for Prevention of Torture.
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| Around the Region
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| Events & Training |
APF and Raoul Wallenberg Institute training course on running national inquiries for the NHRIs of West Asia; 11-15 April 2010; Amman, Jordan
Submit workshop proposals on four key themes by 31 March 2010; conference held 10-13 November; Bangkok, Thailand
Workshop provides participants with the skills to begin or enhance monitoring programs; 10-14 May 2010; Geneva, Switzerland
Read the ICHRP’s Approach Paper and then take part in their online discussion on the subject
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Resources |
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Thousands of Jordanians of Palestinian origin have had their nationality arbitrarily withdrawn, denying basic citizenship rights, says HRW
The number of politically and ideologically motivated attacks on teachers, students and schools is rising, according to UNESCO
New FAO resource highlights widespread inequalities between men and women in access to land in 78 countries
AI report details torture, rape and extrajudicial killings of minorities and opponents of the military government
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Opportunities |
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20010-11 study program – in New York and Budapest – seeks candidates from China, Indonesia, Nepal, Russia, Serbia and West Africa; apply by 8 Feb
Join the International Human Rights Defenders Programme or the Regional and National Human Rights Defenders Programme; based in Geneva; apply by 12 Mar
Oversee the programs and projects of this international advocacy organisation for women's human rights; based at Rutgers University, New Brunswick, USA
Spearhead the organisation’s Police Reforms Programme in South Asia; based in New Delhi; apply by 5 Mar
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