This is an incomplete list of human rights learning providers targeting human rights defenders and National Human Rights Institutions. Most provideres in the list offers free online self-paced courses, but a few also facilitated online or face to face courses. If you know of additional courses, please share through our contact page.
AFRICAN CENTRE FOR DEMOCRACY AND HUMAN RIGHTS STUDIES
Held a training on “Engaging with the African Commission on Human & Peoples Rights“, Arusha Oct 2023, others might be on.
Short free online courses. Examples:
- Introduction to Human Rights (for new staff members as supplement to NHRI academy)
- Introduction to Human Rights Education for UK activists (short overview that gets the basics)
- Introduction to Childrens Rights
- Introduction to Human Rights Advocacy
DANISH INSTITUTE FOR HUMAN RIGHTS, LEARNING HUB
The Danish National Human Rights Institution offers free online material for HR professionals. Examples:
Canadian NGO working with Human Rights Education. Course examples:
- International Human Rights Training Program (IHRTP) 3 weeks each June
- East African Regional HRE Training Programme, annual 2 wk. Discontinued due to Covid and held bilaterally. Might soon be up again.
A virtual gathering place for human rights defenders developed by OSCE. It contains free training materials, tutorials, and digital tools, fx.:
- NHRI academy w. ENNHRI, FRA (videos only): NHRI advise to policy makers, HRE, hope based communication.
- Human Rights Monitoring
- Starlight Stadium; Gamification of Human Rights Monitoring curriculum
- Open Source Investigations for Human Rights
- Trauma-Informed Interviewing: Skills and Techniques for Monitors
- Human Rights Communication
GLOBAL CAMPUS FOR HUMAN RIGHTS
A global network of universities for education in human rights and democracy covering 7 regional networks and EMAs. Besides summer schools and courses, some free blended learning, e-learning and MOOCs can be found on their website, fx.:
- MOOC: Disability as a Human Rights Issue: Global and National Perspectives
HUMAN RIGHTS EDUCATION ASSOCIATES, HREA
This international NGO headed by HRE specialist and UNESCO Chair Felisa Tibbets regularly offer longer and often online facilitated paid courses, as well as some free talks and teaching materials. Cooperate with Human Rights Campus . Course ex.;
GLOBAL ALLIANCE OF NATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS INSTITUTIONS, GANHRI
- Training Course for NHRIs on the Int. HR System (in Geneva each may)
INTERNATIONAL SERVICE FOR HUMAN RIGHTS, ISHR
Geneva based NGO offering advice to HR defenders on how to access and use the international and regional HR mechanisms. Arrange study tours to UN and runs the online https://academy.ishr.ch/ with free online courses. Course Examples:
- Navigating the UN
- UN Human Rights Council
- Special procedures
ILOs platform with both free and paid online courses and blended learning masters. Mostly labour & development oriented, incl. some general relevant courses on e.g. project man. and monitoring & evaluation, but also 4 OHCHR titles, however with a bit of an old fashioned learning design, see e.g.:
- OHCHR Human Rights Council Tool
- OHCHR Treaty Body Tool (for state actors)
- OHCHR Gender Tool
- OHCHR Human Rights of LGBTI people Tool
Global humanitarian learning platform of the Humanitarian Leadership Academy (save the children) with free online and in-person learning activities. Is it related to Reliefweb under UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA). Course examples:
- Coaching and Mentoring
- Project Management for Development Professionals
- MEAL – Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning for Development Professionals.
Currently courses are on invitation only, but they have informed they might provide free access in the future.
Free portal with learning solutions for UNICEF’s staff, partners and supporters. Confusing navigation. Course examples:
- Child Rights and why they matter
- Child Participation – principles, methods and tools
- Gender based Violence core concepts
- Gender-Responsive monitoring and evaluation
SINGLE COURSES AT VARIOUS ONLINE COURSE PROVIDERS
- COURSERA.org offers free and paid online courses in various subjects, e.g.: Climate Change and Human Rights; Childrens Human Rights – An Interdisciplinary Introduction
- EDX.org offers MOOC in many subjects in cooperation with universities, many free, e.g.: Harvard University: Childrens Rights in Theory and Practice; Human Rights, Human Wrongs
- FUTURELEARN.com offers paid and limited access to free courses in various subjects, e.g.: University of Kent: What is international human rights law? Amnesty: People, Power, and Politics: Influencing Political Decision-Makers on Human Rights
- UDEMY.com offers free and paid online courses in various subjects, e.g.: Application of Human Rights Framework – The Basics