MINELRES: CfA: MRG Regional Advocacy and Rights Training Seminar, 7-12 November,
Budapest
MINELRES moderator
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Thu Aug 21 07:33:01 2003
Original sender: Catherine Woollard <[email protected]>
Minority Rights Group International: Regional Advocacy and Rights
Training Seminar
Minority Rights Group International:
Regional Advocacy and Rights Training Seminar, 7-12 November, Budapest
As part of its South-East Europe programme, MRG International will hold
a regional Advocacy and Rights Training event for NGO activists working
on minority rights issues. There programme will provide a comprehensive
introduction to use of international instruments for minority
protection, including UN mechanisms, the role of the OSCE, the Council
of Europe, and in particular the Framework Convention for the Protection
of National Minorities, and the increasing relevance of the European
Union in the region. Participants will be trained in the use of a
variety of advocacy techniques to use at national and international
level. There will also be sessions on the programme design and
fundraising.
Appplicants from the following countries are eligible: Albania, Bosnia
and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Greece, Macedonia, and Serbia and
Montenegro. MRG International will cover all participants' costs.
For more information and to apply for this event, please click on the
links below to download a call for applications and application form.
http://www.minorityrights.org/admin/download/word&excel/RegionalARTScall.doc
http://www.minorityrights.org/admin/download/word&excel/RegionalARTSappform.doc
The application form and a letter of recommendation should be submitted
to [email protected] by 15 September.
This is one of a series of MRG training events, which also includes:
FCNM Training, November
Roma Advocacy Skills Training, December