Academy
We believe that justice should be local and empowering human rights defenders and lawyers in
respective countries is essential to strengthening the rule of law, accountability and building up a
society where human rights are respected and upheld.
We have trained human rights defenders, lawyers and activists on documentation of human rights
violation for criminal courts and international and regional bodies, survival centered interviews,
drafting of advocacy reports, preparing litigation documents and affidavits as well as drafing of
laws and guidelines.
We have conducted the following classes:
- Torture under international law
- Enforced Disappearances under international law
- Documentation of Conflict related sexual violence
- Documentation of torture
- Documentation of enforced disappearances
- Victim-centered interviews
- Advocacy at the UN and regional bodies
- Writing of a human rights complaint
- Rights of persons in detention
- Security and human rights
- Business and Human Rights
- Collaboration between professionals to assist victims of human rights violations
- Reparations
- Transitional justice in Africa