IME 717 - Tools for Human Rights Pract

Unit(s): 3

The course will present professional practices in the international field of human rights leading to improvements in people’s lives. This course will be taught by a human rights practitioner and will address recent political developments in the global application of human rights and expose students to strategic tools - or ‘levers of effectiveness’ - used to promote the realization of human rights standards. The course will also present the work of key international and local non-governmental organizations in promoting the capacities of rights holder to claim and enjoy their rights and in persuading duty bearers to fulfill their human rights obligations.

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