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Indigenous People’s Rights in the Field |
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Curso de corta duración |
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Anual |
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| Fecha de inicio |
13/07/2016 |
| Fecha de finalización |
23/08/2016 |
| Objetivos |
Recommended for: Human Rights advocates working with NGOs and civil society organizations, practitioners, academics and students with a particular interest in indigenous populations, international law, environmental law and human rights. |
| Áreas de especialización |
pueblos indígenas |
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| Contenido |
The field visit will increase participants' knowledge and understanding about international law, environmental law, human rights law, and religious and gender-specific issues as they relate to indigenous communities. During the field visit, participants will have the opportunity to further address:
• Universal and regional systems to protect indigenous peoples’ rights
• Universal and regional norms regarding indigenous peoples’ rights
• Issues of self-determination, including rights to land, identity, consultation, culture and environment
• Multinational corporations, development and indigenous peoples' rights |
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English |
| País |
Costa Rica |
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| Metodología empleada |
The field visit will include a one-day introductory workshop at the UPEACE main campus followed by a field trip to the Amubri region, where participants will visit community associations and meet with community elders, school teachers, medical service providers and others. The field experience is intense and there will be a debriefing session every day. A wrap-up session will be held in Puerto Viejo on the evening of 11 August before the group returns to San José. |
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The field course will be led by Ms. Adilia Caravaca (Costa Rica), Prof. Jacobo Schifter (Costa Rica) and Prof. Mihir Kanade (India). Ms. Caravaca works in international development as a lawyer and consults on indigenous peoples' rights, as well as on gender, human rights, and peace and security issues. She has extensive work experience in the Talamanca region and is President of the Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF). Prof. Jacobo Schifter (PhD, Columbia University, 1983) is Emeritus Professor at Universidad Nacional in Costa Rica. He has published several books on Costa Rican-US relations and on Costa Rica’ s Civil War. He has also published several books on AIDS and sexuality, including Lila’s House. A Study on Male Prostitution in Latin America (Haworth, 1998), Macho Love. Sex Behind Bars in Latin America (Haworth, 1999), From Toads to Queen. Transvestitism in a Latin American Setting (Haworth, 2000), Public Sex in Latin America (Haworth, 2000), Truckdriver’s Trade (Haworth, 2001). Prof. Mihir Kanade is the Director of the UPEACE Human Rights Centre and is a faculty member in the Department of International Law and Human Rights at UPEACE. |
| Título, diploma o certificado otorgado |
Upon successful completion of the course, participants will receive a certificate issued by the Human Rights Centre at UPEACE. |
| Número de participantes |
There are only 15 seats still open; participants are accepted on a first-come-first-served basis and discounts are available for groups of two or more. |
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| Procedimiento para la inscripción |
To Apply, please send your CV and letter of interest to hrc@upeace.org |
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| Coste de la enseñanza/Coste de alojamiento |
US-$ 1,650,- |
| Página de Inicio |
www.hrc.upeace.org/2015/09/indigenous-peoples-rights-and-development-2016/ |
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