Engaging Regional Human Rights Mechanisms
Join Lisa Reinsberg of the International Justice Resource Center and the New Tactics community for an online conversation on Engaging Regional Human Rights Mechanisms from April 21 to 25, 2014.
Regional human rights mechanisms play an important role in monitoring government compliance with human rights obligations. These courts and commissions provide a way for individuals and groups to hold governments accountable for the failure to protect human rights. In the Americas, Europe and Africa, regional human rights bodies receive individual complaints, monitor and report on human rights conditions, and issue emergency protective measures. These are powerful mechanisms for holding governments accountable for their human rights records if you know how and when to engage them.
In this discussion, we will explore:
- How and when to engage which mechanisms
- Reparations available to victims through these mechanisms
- How technology helps and hinders in seeking justice through these mechanisms
This online conversation is an opportunity for practitioners with experience engaging regional mechanisms to share their knowledge with an online community of defenders. It’s also an opportunity to ask your questions about engaging these institutions, which can often be cumbersome and confusing. We’ll also explore the challenges and opportunities practitioners are currently facing in this work. Join us all week!
Discussion topics:
Monday/Tuesday: What are regional human rights mechanisms and why engage them?
Tuesday/Wednesday/Thursday: How have you engaged regional human rights mechanisms? Share your examples!
Thursday/Friday: What lessons have you learned? Share advice and resources.
For help on how to participate, visit these instructions.
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