Training for NHRIs 


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The Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions (GANHRI) in cooperation with its partners​ the Friedrich Ebert Stiftung (FES) and the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) is pleased to invite NHRI staff worldwide to the 2017 training course for national human rights institutions on the international human rights mechanisms. 

The training course aims at strengthening NHRIs’ capacity to effectively engage with the United Nations human rights mechanisms. It is directed at NHRI staff from all regions.

 The training will support participants in

  • Expanding their knowledge of the functioning of UN human rights mechanisms;
  • Identifying concrete opportunities for NHRIs' effective engagement;
  • Participating in sessions of UN human rights mechanisms;
  • Identifying practical ways of effective engagement with the UN mechanisms, such as report writing and following up;
  • Engaging with colleagues from the OHCHR and NGOs as well as with states; and
  • Exchanging experiences and best practices with peer NHRIs participating in the training.

​Picture: 2015 NHRI Training Programme 

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