Distance learning courses HREA
Human Rights Education Associates (HREA) is issuing a final call for applications for a series of new short certificate courses via e-learning. These short e-learning courses are six weeks in duration and involve approximately 30 hours of reading, interaction with students and instructor on discussion boards, and web-based seminars with invited guests. The courses are offered in collaboration with Amnesty International, The Right to Education Project, Transparency International, the University for Peace Human Rights Centre, and War Child Holland. The Health and Human Rights course will take place from 18 October to 28 November 2010 and the Safeguards against Torture and Ill-Treatment from 13 October to 23 November 2010. Other courses focus on the environment and human rights, housing rights, the right to education, international refugee law, and the rights of persons with disabilities.
Posted on: September 8, 2010
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Possible paralysation of convicted man in Saudi Arabia
Physicians in Saudi Arabia have refused to carry out a punishment as suggested by a court. A Saudi Arabian judge approached hospitals with the question about the possibility of deliberately damaging a man’s spinal cord as a punishment for his attacking and paralyzing another man. In support of the Saudi doctors that have raised the issue, IFHHRO strongly condemns this ruling and calls on all Saudi physicians to refrain from collaborating in the execution of such a punishment. This act would be a violation of the human rights of the convict and a breach of medical ethics for the physicians involved in the punishment. Intentional paralysing a person would constitute torture.
Posted on: September 8, 2010
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Announcement: Training of trainers
From 24-28 January 2011, the University of Cape Town (South Africa) organises a human rights training for health professional educators. This “Train the Trainer” course in health and human rights aims at teaching staff who are responsible for training health professionals in institutions such as universities, colleges and other training facilities. Participants should ideally be teachers active in undergraduate or postgraduate teaching and in a position to introduce or facilitate ongoing sustainability of training initiatives beyond the course.
Posted on: August 30, 2010
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Ukraine: Serious concerns for detained doctor’s health
Dr. Illya Podolyan is a physician who provides substitution maintenance therapy to his patients, people using drugs in Ukraine. He has been detained on charges related to drug trafficking. Due to his very poor health, he needs to be transferred urgently to a medical facility that can treat his conditions. According to the International HIV/AIDS Alliance, medical and other health, social and outreach personnel involved in methadone provision are subject to a pattern of criminal prosecution, harassment and intimidation by law enforcement officers in Ukraine. The same is true for drug users enrolled in such programmes.
Posted on: August 26, 2010
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Update online training manual Human Rights for Health Workers
IFHHRO's training manual Human Rights for Health Workers has recently been updated by adding new sessions in French. This online resource provides detailed training session plans that can be used to raise awareness among health workers about health and human rights. All sessions are already available in English and Russian. Over half of the session plans have now been translated into French, the rest will follow shortly.
Posted on: August 19, 2010
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IFHHRO membership now also open for individuals
Since its establishment, membership of the IFHHRO federation has only been open to organisations. Over the years, many individuals have shown interest in becoming involved. IFHHRO would like to offer these individuals the possibility of joining our global network. As of now, interested people can apply for membership by writing to ifhhro@gmail.com. The first year of membership will be free of charge for individual members. At the end of this year we will evaluate our cooperation and see how we can continue it in the best possible way. A small membership fee might be asked in the future.
Posted on: August 17, 2010
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Call for papers: Health Rights in Global Historical Perspective conference
On 17 and 18 February 2011, the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine will organise a conference entitled: Health Rights in Global Historical Perspective. This conference aims to explore the understanding and application of the notion of rights to health within different historical and geographical settings. The organisers are currently looking for presenters. Proposals are invited that address the themes of the conference in any historical period and geographical context. The call for papers can be found on the IFHHRO website.
Posted on: August 17, 2010
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PAHO/WHO new Basic E-Learning Course on Human Rights and Health
The Pan American Health Organization, regional office of the World Health Organization, has launched a new basic E-Learning course on health and human rights. This course aims to build the capacities of public health personnel and other governmental officials, Ombudspersons, judges, legislators, human rights organizations, civil society organizations, universities, journalists, organizations of consumers and all other stakeholders who are working on the promotion and protection of health. The course is divided in three modules: 1) Relationships between health and human rights in the context of PAHO and WHO strategies, 2) the right to health and other related human rights and fundamental freedoms, and 3) the human rights-based approach as a transformative strategy of health systems.
Posted on: August 17, 2010
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Roundtable on maternal mortality and human rights
On Thursday 2 September 2010, an international Roundtable will be organised in Geneva on maternal mortality as a human rights issue. It will focus on monitoring and accountability, which is a critically important but often neglected component of a human rights-based approach. Mary Robinson (former President of Ireland and UN High Commissioner for Human Rights), US Ambassador Donahoe and Dr. Francisco Songane (former Minister of Health, Mozambique) will make keynote addresses. Other maternal health and human rights experts, from all regions of the world, will also deliver presentations.
Posted on: August 17, 2010
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New issue Health and Human Rights journal now available
The latest issue of the online journal Health and Human Rights has recently appeared. Full-text articles from this theme issue on 'international assistance and cooperation and health and human rights obligations beyond borders' are now available at www.hhrjournal.org.
Posted on: July 30, 2010
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