Professional Training in ESCR

The Geneva Academy of International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights conducts professional training in Economic, Social and Cultural Rights. The experience the Project on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights has accumulated since 2008 in delivering tailored ESCR trainings makes our staff highly qualified to conduct high quality training for professionals who are (or who want to become) experts in this field.

Our trainings are designed for human rights advocates, staff of NGOs and national human rights institutions, representatives of governments, staff of UN bodies and other international organizations, as well as members of the academia. Our participants acquire tailored knowledge in the field of economic, social and cultural rights. They benefit from teaching methods that blend traditional seminar–type lectures, delivered by our experts as well as by invited guest speakers, with practical exercises and first-hand experience on issues such as the work of the United Nations Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights. Our training courses are conducted in Geneva, or tailored to your specific needs in-country.

Dr Christophe Golay and Claire Mahon jointly facilitate the Project’s trainings. They run two annual trainings in Geneva, and various other tailored in-country trainings upon request. The annual Geneva-based trainings are:

 

• Training on Understanding Economic Social and Cultural Rights

  This training is designed to introduce ESC rights to professionals who need to deepen their understanding of this field. The participants will gain in-depth knowledge of the normative content of ESC rights, the UN mechanisms specific to ESC rights, and how civil society can integrate them in building their advocacy strategies. For further information, visit the webpage.
  
   

• Advanced Training on Monitoring Economic, Social and Cultural Rights

  This training aims to support the work of professionals with advanced experience on ESC rights by providing them with technical skills on how to approach monitoring ESC rights, how to present data effectively, and how to build advocacy strategies which make use of the mechanisms of the relevant UN bodies . For further information, visit the webpage.

Contact persons

Ivona Truscan
Researcher and teaching assistant
 

Dr. Christophe Golay
Research Fellow
 

Claire Mahon
Research Fellow