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4th Winter School for Human Rights in Moscow

Forth Winter School for Human Rights, Moscow 22-30, January, 2011
In cooperation with Youth Human Rights Movement Moscow Helsinki Group will hold 4th Winter school for human rights within educational program International School for Human Rights and Democracy.

Published: November 15, 2010 Author: Zherdeva Anna

When: Monday, 22. November 2010
To: Tuesday, 30. November 2010
Where: Moscow
Host: Moscwo Helsinki Group and Youth Human Rights Movement
Contact: Zherdeva Anna (part@inthrschool.org)
More info: www.mhg.ru/news/FBFA3EB

Winter School for Human Rights will be held in the form of an interactive seminar by experts and consultants from Moscow Helsinki Group in cooperation with international experts from different countries. The following topics are among top priorities:
history and philosophy of human rights protection;
history of human rights movement in USSR, Russia and Europe;
national and international mechanism of human rights protection;
current challenges of international system of human rights protection
management and strategies and new methods of human rights activists’ protection etc.

Young human rights defenders and human rights activists are invited to participate.
Applications should be submitted till 10th of December.

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