Collective Work & Discussions

Opportunity: a webinar on "Social Accountability in Extractive Industries" (Jun 30, 2015)

On 30 June 2015, the Global Partnership for Social Accountability will host a ...

Opportunity: a webinar on "Working with (On-Call) Scientists on Human Rights Projects" (Jun 24, 2015)

On 24 June 2015, from 2-3PM, AAAS will host a webinar for human rights organizations seeking to use their On-Call Scientists on human...

Opportunity: online course on "Questionnaire Design for Social Surveys" (Jun 1-Aug 15, 2015)

Coursera and the University of Michigan are partnering to conduct a free online course, "Questionnaire Design for Social Surveys" regarding basic elements of designing and evaluating...

Opportunity: call for proposals on data collection and analysis (by Mar 27, 2015)

Media Democracy Fund, the Ford Foundation, and Open Society Foundations have issued a Call for Proposals for a study of big-data and the practices around large-scale...

Opportunity: Advanced Training on Monitoring ESCR (Geneva, Jun 8-12, 2015)

Organized by the Geneva Academy of International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights (joint center of the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies and the University of Geneva), this...

Opportunity: online course on "Using Mobile for CSOs" (Feb 24-Mar 5, 2015)

Mobile phones and other mobile devices are all around us. Almost everyone, from a 13-year old in Brooklyn, to a 65-year old in Dar es Salaam...

Opportunity: High Level Conference on Data Revolution in Africa (Addis Ababa, Mar 27-29, 2015)

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Opportunity: OHCHR seeking input into a draft set of Indicators on freedoms of association and peaceful assembly (by Jan 31, 2015)

The Civil Society Section of the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) is seeking feedback on a draft set indicators on freedoms of peaceful assembly and association that it is currently...

Opportunity: Responsible Data Forum on Human Rights Documentation (Mar 21-22, 2015)

The Responsible Data Forum (RDF) on Human Rights Documentation will bring together human rights defenders, practitioners and researchers to explore the ethical, privacy and...

Opportunity: OHCHR seeking input into indicators on freedom of association and peaceful assembly (by Dec 31, 2014)

The Human Rights Indicators Team at the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) is currently developing indicators for freedom of association and peaceful assembly. From now until the end of December 2014, they are asking organizations...

Opportunity: webinar on "Making the Connections Between Human Rights and Sociology" (Sep 30, 2014)

On Tuesday, September 30, join the American Sociological Association (ASA) as they host a webinar on the

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PPR's new article on the human rights-based approach to monitoring

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