Human Rights

The European Union is founded on a strong engagement to promote and protect human rights, democracy and the rule of law worldwide. Human rights and democracy are inextricably connected. Only in a democracy can individuals fully claim and realise their civil, political, social, economic and cultural rights. Only when human rights are respected can democracy flourish.

Sub-Topics:

Human rights based approaches - Human rights defenders - Human rights dialogue

Digital technology and development: Overcoming challenges with a rights-based approach

Capacity4dev Team updated the Information | 19 February 2018

Over the last 20 years, digital technologies have reshaped the scope of international development. From the Internet of things and open data to artificial intelligence and robotics, emerging technologies have presented unprecedented opportunities for social and economic transformation across the...

0 0 256

Group: ICT4DEV
From Promises to Action - UN Women Report on Gender and the SDGS highlights gaps but sets robust avenues for action

Benedetta Magri posted Information | 15 February 2018

14 February 2018 - UN Women launched its flagship report, “ Turning promises into action: Gender equality in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development ”. The report demonstrates through concrete evidence and data the pervasive nature of discrimination against all women and girls everywhere, and...

0 0 501

Group: Public Group on Gender
IDDC Photo Exhibition - Together for Inclusion

Alba Gonzalez created a new event | 19 January 2018

12 Feb

From 12 February 2018
in Brussels (Belgium)

Organised by International Disability and Development Consortium

The International Disability and Development Consortium invites you to the launch event of its Photo Exhibition "Together for Inclusion" which aims to promote a positive perspective of the inclusion of persons with disabilities in developing countries. The Photo Exhibition is a follow-up of the...

0 0 481

Group: Disability and Development Network
Training Gender Mainstreaming in policy, programmes and projects

Thera van Osch created a new learning event | 28 December 2017

18 Jan

From 18 January 2018 to 20 January 2018
in Kevelaer-Wetten (Germany)

Organised by OQ Consulting in cooperation with the Global Academy of Caring Economics

Want to become a Gender Expert? Take your chance. Short intensive gender training for beginners, aiming at lifting your knowledge and skills to put gender mainstreaming in practice in your work. The training is developed for civil servants, consultants, and staff of institutions, organisations or...

0 1 2 767

Group: Public Group on Design, Monitoring & Evaluation
Internal partners' workshop, Colombo

Katrina Lampert created a new event | 13 December 2017

20 Nov

From 20 November 2017 to 21 November 2017
in Colombo (Sri Lanka)

Organised by Democracy Reporting International

Hosted by DRI’s Sri Lanka country office, on November 20 th and 21 st DRI held its first partners workshop for the global project Promoting Human & Labour Rights through GSP+, which is funded by the EU . DRI gathered its colleagues and NGO partners from Bolivia, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Pakistan...

0 0 161

Project: Supporting civil society and social partners under GSP Project
"Bridging the Gap" launch - Advancing a disability-inclusive development agenda

Cécile Grosjean updated the Information | 11 December 2017

Commissioner Neven Mimica officially launched the European project, Bridging the Gap-Inclusive policies and services for equal rights of persons with disabilities, together with a wide-range of partners, on December 5 in Brussels. Read the article: https://ec.europa.eu/europeaid/news-and-events/...

0 0 286

Group: Disability and Development Network
UN CRPD + SDGs = Real inclusion for all?

Alba Gonzalez created a new event | 1 December 2017

07 Dec

From 7 December 2017
in Brussels (Belgium)

Organised by European Network for Independent Living

As part of the European Disability and Development Week, ENIL is organising an interactive event on 7 December 2017 on the topic “UN CRPD + SDGs = Real Inclusion for All?”. The event will use the battle-debate format to discuss the following questions: How can the CRPD facilitate the realisation of...

0 0 527

Group: Disability and Development Network
DEVCO 2014 Training workshop on the human rights and social inclusion of persons with disabilities

Cécile Grosjean updated the WIKI page | 28 November 2017

DEVCO B3, in collaboration with the European Disability Forum (EDF), organized on the 21 st of November a one-day training workshop for Delegation and Headquarters staff on the promotion of the human rights and social inclusion of persons with disabilities in EU external action and development...

0 0 1 088

Group: Disability and Development Network
Marguerite AWOULBE commented on a document | 24 November 2017

European Disability and Development Week - Together for Inclusion

Ces moments à SOCLE DU CAMEROUN, serviront à réfléchir et à travailler sur un projet au sujet des personnes handicapées de la partie nord du Cameroun ménacée par Boko Haram. Ils n'ont aucun revenu de subsistance, incapable de se mouvoir normalement physiquement... Pour nous contacter : casocivile@...

Group: Disability and Development Network
Launch event of the European project “Bridging the Gap – Inclusive Public Policies and Services for Equal Rights of Persons with Disabilities”

Capacity4dev Team updated the event | 23 November 2017

05 Dec

From 5 December 2017
in Brussels (Belgium)

The European project “Bridging the Gap” (BtG) is a targeted thematic response to the requirement to make cooperation accessible to and inclusive of persons with disabilities, by operating at two different yet intertwined levels: At Global level, the project aims to develop tools to facilitate the...

1 0 1 297

Group: Disability and Development Network

Experts

View more items

Human Rights

Sub-Topics:

Relevant Articles

Experts