The project will contribute to better defense of fundamental freedoms in countries where the population and civil society would benefit from the direct application of interna­tional HR standards within national court procedures and practice by legal professionals.

E-learning is a powerful tool enabling more lawyers to enjoy the much needed education by adjusting it to the individual needs. Geographical distance and high costs for conducting seminars will be reduced since most parts of the program will be conducted online. It will also be accessible for lawyers with disabilities and indigenous people who otherwise would be excluded from the training due to health or geographical restrictions.

Project objectives
Expected outcomes
Partners

The project objectives are: 

• to promote a greater understanding of HR law among lawyers;
• to facilitate online training for lawyers and the exchange of better practice among them;
• to advance access to HR information through electronic communication channels;
• to improve the quality of lawsuits using a correct HR based approach;
• to increase the quality of communications lodged to international bodies;
• to contribute to the consolidation of joint initiatives between lawyers and HR defenders.

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Expected outcomes:

• Creation of an e-library and e-platform on HR law;
• An educational HR program for lawyers available through e-learning;
• Workshop for national experts on e-learning and communication;
• Regional seminars for lawyers in 6 countries;
• Curriculum will include 10 topics on the HR law;
• Collection of legal essays on constitutional HR protection, written by lawyers from the countries mentioned above;
• Collection of samples of individual communications and applications to international bodies;
• Forum for regular communication between lawyers, trainers and HR defenders.

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Partners:

• Human Rights House Foundation, Norway
• Belarusian Human Rights House in Vil­nius
• European Humanities University, Lithuania
• Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights, Poland
• Russian Research Centre for Hu­man Rights
• Women’s Rights Center (WRC) for Armenia
• Armenian Helsinki Association
• International branch of Human Rights House Foundation in Azerbaijan
• Human Rights Center (HRIDC), Georgia
• Bureau of Human Rights and Rule of Law, Tajikistan

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