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Name
Rights of Refugees and Displaced Persons
Type
Distance education
Organising institution
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Human Rights Education Associates
, United States of America
Frequency
Annual
Objectives
Displaced people fleeing human rights violations give up their homes in the search for safety. The displaced are vulnerable to further rights abuses and therefore need the protection of international institutions and foreign countries. Since the end of World War I, the international community has recognised the need to cooperate on refugee issues. As a result, international and regional treaties have been developed (and continue to evolve) and national governments have had to enact policies and mechanisms to integrate refugee populations. These policies do not always serve the interests of the refugee. The majority of people displaced from their homes never cross an international border and are in some ways even more vulnerable because few of the legal instruments apply to internally displaced persons. This rapid e-course gives an overview of the institutions and mechanisms that serve to protect refugees and internally displaced persons.
Area of expertise
internally displaced persons
refugees
Content
Course outline
- Introduction
- Overview and history of international protection
- The role of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees
- The evolving mandate of UNHCR
- International protection of refugees
- Understand the 1951 Refugee Convention and its Protocol
- Asylum seekers in a state of limbo
- Regional protection of refugees
- African Union: Progress towards protecting the internally displaced
- Council of Europe: Protection of the European Convention on Human Rights
- Organization of American States: The Cartagena Declaration on Refugees
- National protection of refugees
- Where asylum seekers go
- Developments in legislation and the tightening of regulations
- Internally displaced persons
- The different rights of the internally displaced
- Who can assist the internally displaced
- The UN Guiding Principles on Internal Displacement
Language
English
Methodology used
This rapid e-course is "self-paced": learners can proceed at their own speed. The course can be accessed at any time that is convenient. There is no instructor. Instead, the learner interacts directly with the content. The course can take between 3 and 6 hours to complete. For those wanting more detail, the course also links to relevant supplementary documents. Because the course is self-paced, learners can complete it in a day, or spread their participation over days, weeks, or even months.
Materials links
Degree/Certificate
Successful completion of a final test earns the participant a certificate of completion.
Application procedure
Enroll online : www.hrea.org/refugees
Tuition/Accommodation
Tuition for each rapid e-course is US$ 75. Tuition payments can only be made on-line by credit card (MasterCard and VISA).
Homepage
www.hrea.org/refugees
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