Development, organisation and implementation of a week-long training course for judges and lawyers from Iran, designed around thematic areas of international human rights law and the criminal justice process. The course placed special emphasis on the implementation of international and European standards in the UK legal system.
Development, organisation and implementation of a two-week residential human rights training course for 12 officials from the Kano State of Nigeria. The project provided advice from leading experts in their field about the practical implications and considerations of regulating Internet law. The course placed special emphasis on the main human rights issues which arise when devising the legislative framework for Internet regulation.
Development, organisation and implementation of a two-week residential training course for 46 judges and court officials from the Office of the Judiciary of Thailand. The course covered the main principles of international human rights law and the criminal justice process.
Development, organisation and implementation of two weeks of seminars on international and UK standards of labour law, delivered at the University of Nottingham. These were followed by four days in London, where the delegation visited key institutions in the UK dealing with labour law and labour rights.
Development, organisation and implementation of two One Day Seminars for 125 Court of Appeal judges from the Judiciary of Thailand, designed around different thematic areas related to international human rights law and the criminal justice process. Funded by the Office of the Judiciary of Thailand.
Development, organisation and implementation of a two week residential human rights training programme for forty-six judges and court officials from the Judiciary of Thailand, designed around different thematic areas related to international human rights law and the criminal justice process, supported by practical study visits to key legal institutions in the UK. Funded by the Office of the Judiciary of Thailand.
Development, organisation and implementation of a one-week Training Course for Iranian judges, covering different aspects of the British Criminal Justice System, and related human rights issues, through a combination of seminars, study visits and practitioner dialogues. Participants spent four days at the University of Nottingham, and one day in London, where the study tour was completed with a series of practitioner dialogues.
Design and organization of a one-day session of dialogue with a senior delegation of 11 experts from China on the subject of reform of the death penalty, covering recent reforms in criminal justice, particularly relating to the right to a fair trial, and UN and European human rights standards and their requirements on the restriction and abolition of the death penalty. Funded by the European Union.
Organisation of a week of meetings and training sessions on human rights and criminal justice for a delegation of leading legal professionals from Kaliningrad, complemented by study visits to institutions of the British criminal justice system such as the Magistrates’ and Crown Courts, Victim and Witness Protection and the Crown Prosecution Service. Funded by the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office.
Development, organisation and implementation of a two-week residential human rights training programme for 40 high level judges from the Judiciary of Thailand, designed around different thematic areas related to international human rights law and the criminal justice process, supported by practical study visits to key legal institutions in the UK. Funded by the Office of the Judiciary of Thailand.
Development, organisation and implementation of a two-week residential training programme for Iranian Family Court Advisors, which included academic study of relevant human rights and women’s rights standards, complimented by skills based training and sessions with relevant UK experts in a range of relevant subject areas.
The fourth in a series of training and capacity building programmes on ratification and implementation of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court provided training to 20 government officials and lawyers from the Middle East and North African region. Held in Nottingham in April 2007, the training programme considered a range of legal issues that national practitioners will face in connection with the ratification and national implementation of the Rome Statute, including advanced introductions to the operations and functions of the ICC system.
Human Rights Training for the National Staff of the UN missions in Afghanistan and Iraq (August – December 2006)
Development and implementation of a five-day and three-day training course for the national staff of the human rights sections of the UN mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) and Iraq (UNAMI). The course sessions included practical training on field skills such as monitoring and reporting, the ethics of human rights field work, partnership with civil society and the role of the human rights field operation for national reconstruction and development. Both trainings were conducted in a highly participatory manner using case studies and practical exercises, and formed part of the ‘Consolidating the Profession – The Human Rights Field Officer’ project, funded by Irish Aid.
Development and implementation of a two week training workshop for the OSCE staff in Bosnia-Herzegovina. The training included three separate courses: a course on monitoring economic, social and cultural rights, a course on fair trial standards under international law, and a further course on human rights approaches to education monitoring. All of the courses were designed to develop the monitoring skills of participants utilising a range of interactive exercises with an emphasis placed on discussions and group work. Funded by the OSCE.