Conley-International

CA

Interactive Human Rights Training Manual CD-ROM About the Product:

This manual addresses the problem of permanent staff changes in administration responsible for reporting, the absence of a system for reporting and of a reporting manual which is easy to keep up to date or amend. The existing product has been developed because the author had been tasked by the Canadian government to create training for human rights reporting officials.

This interactive learning and self-teaching manual is made available on a CD-ROM in the national language and English. All documents that are subject to updates are available offline and as links to the Internet. All documents that are not subject to updates are available offline only.

Aim:

The aim of this product is to improve the quality of the national reports and to have them sent in time.

Objectives:

-to make available a resource for training, reporting officers and researchers -to streamline the gathering of information -to indicate the type of information required for each convention

Elements of the CD-ROM:

-all binding conventions in the language of the country and English -all national reports and commentaries as well as the answers -background material on each of the conventions -systematic list of departments required to submit certain types of information -reporting template -Power point presentations for 3 subjects:

oWhat are international conventions? oWhat is the relevance of the conventions for the country? oGuidelines for reporting officers -Research aids -Gateway to reporting (core documents, institutions and policies, national and regional sources of information etc.)

Added Value of the Product:

-everything that is needed for Human Rights Reporting can be found in one place -Just-in-time, self-directed learning for staff at various levels of government responsible for gathering information for the reports. -One location for all previous reports submitted, guidelines for reporting, and contact information.

Foreign Affairs Canada Canadian International Development Agency Department of Canadian Heritage UNESCO Council of Europe Pearson International Peacekeeping Centre Deutsche Gesellschaft fr Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ) GmbH African Centre for Democracy and Human Rights Studies

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