MINELRES: ERRC Roma Rights Summer Workshop for Romani Activists

[European Roma Rights Center]

European Roma Rights Center Roma Rights Summer Workshop for Romani Activists


The European Roma Rights Center (ERRC) will conduct a one-week long
intensive Roma Rights Summer Workshop in Budapest from 6 July 2003 to 13
July 2003.

The Roma Rights Summer Workshop aims to provide a one-week training
course for Romani leaders, activists and professionals in human rights
advocacy and other skills of use in Roma rights work. The Sunday-Sunday
programme offers intensive workshops in human rights research skills,
international advocacy, an introduction to the use of international
courts such as the European Court of Human Rights, as well as a number
of other sessions of relevance to Roma rights work. This year's ERRC
Roma Rights Summer Workshop is being organised in collaboration with the
Canadian Human Rights Foundation (CHRF), as well as with the input and
assistance of the International Debate Education Association (IDEA).

The Roma Rights Summer Workshop is a component of ERRC programming aimed
at capacitating Romani activists, and is therefore only open to persons
of Romani ethnicity. We welcome applications from Romani individuals
whose command of English would enable them to participate actively in
workshops and seminars held in English, and who are interested in human
rights. Applicants are preferably students of law, public administration
and social sciences, or hold a degree in one of these fields. The ERRC
also encourages activists who do not hold a formal degree to apply.
Recipients of ERRC scholarships for Romani students of law and public
administration are specifically encouraged to apply. The ERRC
additionally welcomes applications by persons of Romani origin engaging
in human rights work on behalf of other weak groups.

Application Procedure:

Applicants are expected to write a 500-750 word essay in English,
explaining human rights/Roma rights activities in which they have been
involved, if any, to date as well as expressing why they would like to
participate in the ERRC Roma Rights Summer Workshop. Persons with no
human rights/Roma rights experience to date are asked to describe their
interest in attending the ERRC Summer Workshop. The essay should also
include how they think participating in the Roma Rights Summer Workshop
would be useful for them and any future actions they would like to
undertake in their Roma rights/human rights work.

Applicants must also provide a letter of recommendation from a teacher,
professor or lecturer familiar with the applicant's work, a community
leader, church leader, or their current employer. The letter should
explain the nature of their relationship, how long they have known the
applicant and highlight the main attributes of the applicant and whether
they would be a suitable candidate for the ERRC Roma Rights Summer
Workshop.

A complete application comprises:
- The form below, filled in
- The essay
- The letter of recommendation
We kindly request that all materials be submitted to the ERRC in one
package. Applications missing one or more of these requirements will not
be considered by the selection committee.

Completed applications should be submitted to European Roma Rights
Center, 1386 Budapest 62, P.O. Box 906/93, Hungary, or by fax to (+ 36
1) 413-2201, or by e-mail to SummerWorkshop@errc.org. The closing
deadline for all applications is 2nd May 2003. Please take note that
this is an absolutely final deadline and any applications received after
this date shall not be considered.


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The European Roma Rights Center is an international public interest law
organisation which monitors the rights of Roma and provides legal defence
in cases of human rights abuse. For more information about the European
Roma Rights Center, visit the ERRC on the web at http://www.errc.org.

European Roma Rights Center
1386 Budapest 62
P.O. Box 906/93
Hungary


Phone: +36 1 4132200
Fax:   +36 1 4132201

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SUPPORT THE ERRC!

The European Roma Rights Center is dependent upon the generosity of
individual donors for its continued existence. If you believe the ERRC
performs a service valuable to the public, please join in enabling its
future with a contribution. Gifts of all sizes are welcome; bank transfers
are preferred. Please send your contribution to:

European Roma Rights Center
Budapest Bank Rt.
99P00402686
1054 Budapest
Bathory utca 1
Hungary

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