The Estonian Human Rights Centre is organising a training for Estonian NGOs, focusing on a human rights-based approach in development cooperation.
Over the years, many Estonian NGOs have contributed to improving conditions in developing countries, sharing their experience both in our neighbouring region and further afield. For some, development cooperation is a core activity, while others engage with the topic occasionally. With this training, the Human Rights Centre aims to contribute to the topic by inviting Estonian NGOs to learn from Agneta Johansson, an international law and human rights expert from Sweden.
“NGO work is generally strongly values-driven,” says Egert Rünne, Head of the Estonian Human Rights Centre. “Therefore, we invite NGO representatives to a training that will provide an overview of the human rights-based approach in development cooperation (HRBA).”
The training will introduce the evolution of the concept and provide knowledge on how to integrate human rights more systematically into activities. The trainer, Agneta Johansson, is an expert in international law and human rights with more than 30 years of experience in rule of law development, humanitarian law, development cooperation, and international organisations. Agneta has long served as Executive Director and Deputy Director of the International Legal Assistance Consortium, and previously worked at the Swedish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the OSCE, and the Office of the High Representative in Bosnia and Herzegovina. She holds a Master’s degree in International Law from Uppsala University and has also lectured and provided training in the field of human rights and international law.
The training is organised as part of the Estonian Human Rights Centre’s project “Human Rights-Based Development Cooperation: Knowledge and Tools.” The project is funded by the Estonian Centre for International Development (ESTDEV).
More information: Kelly Grossthal, kelly.grossthal@humanrights.ee
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