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On Friday, September 5th, the American Association for the Advancement of Science's Geospatial Technologies and Human Rights Project and On-call Scientists Project will host the workshop, "...

Participation and the Practice of Rights (PPR) will hold their annual Summer School on 'Tools for Action' in The MAC, Belfast on Thursday, July 28th and Friday, July 29th. Founded...

On June 4th, UNDESA/DSD and the Dag Hammarskjöld Foundation hosted a Webinar on the measurement challenges of the Sustainable...

At the request of Amnesty International, USA, the Geospatial Technologies and Human Rights Project of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) used satellite imagery to investigate...

At the request of the Bahrain Center for Human Rights (BCHR), the

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The Human Rights Centre at the University of Essex is running a pioneering six-day summer school on methods for human rights research from 30 June to 5 July 2014. The Essex Summer School in Human...

The Right to Education Project has recently launched a new website. The site’s section on monitoring the right to education gives a succinct introduction to:

  • What to monitor, including a country’s legal framework
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The Advanced Training on Monitoring Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ESCR) will take place in Geneva, Switzerland from 5-9 May 2014. The training is organized by the Geneva Academy of International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights (...

The Center for Economic and Social Rights has produced fact sheets in 'Visualizing Rights' series, seeking to present a picture of a country's compliance with its obligation to fulfill economic, social and cultural rights. In partnership with the Egyptian Center for...

The ESCR-Net Working Group on Monitoring Methods is currently exploring options for designing an online platform where members can connect to exchange ideas, build knowledge, share good practices and discuss critical issues around ESCR monitoring. Your...