| Welcome to the monthly newsletter of the APF, a round up of news, activities and events involving national human rights institutions in the Asia Pacific region. |
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APF News
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A major regional conference has discussed the unique role that national human rights institutions can play to prevent and respond to human rights violations by corporations.
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A regional delegation recently visited the Pacific Island country to talk with stakeholders about the potential establishment of a national human rights mechanism.
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Staff from the national human rights institutions of South Asia have developed detailed action plans to prevent torture in prisons, police lock-ups and other places of detention.
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The current chairperson of the global coalition of NHRIs, Rosslyn Noonan, will continue in the role until March 2012, with APF members to nominate a new candidate for the following year.
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Election monitoring by independent bodies was a key theme of an international gathering of national human rights institutions, hosted by the Ombudsman of the Kyrgyz Republic.
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| Around the Region
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| Events & Training |
Conference and workshop will discuss the impact of Court in its first decade; 14-16 February 2012; Sydney
NHRI staff are encouraged to watch webcasts from the event via www.apt.ch; 10-11 November 2011
Applications are now being accepted; 2-20 July 2012; University of Oxford
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Resources |
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Currently accepting proposals to empower women in Arab countries
Updated OHCHR professional training resource for NHRI practitioners
Podcast on the promise and perils of data and statistics
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Opportunities |
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Six month program introduces NHRI staff to the UN system; apply by 30 November 2011
Based in Manila, Philippines; apply by 21 November 2011
Based in Geneva, Switzerland; apply by 16 December 2011
Apply now for study and scholarships; to be undertaken at Sydney University and partner universities in the region
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