FW: The Network of East-West Women (NEWW) and the Bulgarian Gender Research Foundation (BGRF) are pleased to announce a call for applications for the Women's Human Rights Training Institute.

[Katalin Fabian]

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> Subject: The Network of East-West Women (NEWW) and the Bulgarian Gender
> Research Foundation (BGRF) are pleased to announce a call for applications for
> the Women's Human Rights Training Institute.
>
> from PILI List
>
>
> CALL FOR APPLICATIONS NETWORK OF EAST-WEST WOMEN AND THE
> BULGARIAN GENDER RESEARCH FOUNDATION WOMEN'S HUMAN RIGHTS
> TRAINING INSTITUTE
>
> _________________________________________________________________
> _______
>
> OVERVIEW:
>
> The Network of East-West Women (NEWW) and the Bulgarian Gender
> Research Foundation (BGRF) are pleased to announce a call for
> applications for the Women's Human Rights Training Institute.
>
> To goal of the Institute is to strengthen the ability of lawyers
> from
> Central and Eastern Europe and the Newly Independent States
> (CEE/NIS) to
> litigate women's human rights cases at the national, regional and
> international levels through the development of feminist legal
> analysis and
> litigation skills, cross-border cooperation, and networking.
>
> The project is a two-year, four-part series of workshops
> bringing together
> the same group of fifteen participants over the course of the
> training.
> Through both technical workshop sessions on the European Court
> of Human
> Rights, European Court of Justice, and United Nations enforcement
> mechanisms, as well as substantive training sessions on violence
> against
> women, sexual and reproductive health and rights, and employment
> discrimination, the Institute will build the needed analysis,
> skills and
> networks among feminist lawyers in CEE/NIS required to
> successfully seek
> justice for women in various legal arenas.
>
> The methodology is participatory and active, combining capacity
> building
> with technical assistance to prepare cases that participants
> will be
> expected to develop throughout the course of the Institute.
>
> Successful applicants are required to commit to participate in
> the entire
> two-year, four-workshop Institute series.  NEWW encourages
> applications ONLY
> from CEE/NIS lawyers who are willing to make this two-year
> commitment.
> Selected participants will be required to actively participate
> in all
> required pre-session preparation, training sessions, and inter-
> session
> litigation and other Institute activities.
>
> DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS:      June 15, 2004
>
> SELECTION NOTIFICATION:                 July 15, 2004
>
> Tentative topical focus- of the Institute:
>
> 1.      International and Regional Human Rights Law and
> Enforcement
> Mechanisms
>
> 2.. Women's Reproductive Rights and Sexual Health
> 3.      Violence against women:  Domestic Violence, Sexual
> Violence, Rape,
> and Trafficking
>
> 4.      Employment Discrimination
>
> DURATION:     Each session will last approximately 4-5 days
> every six
> months.
>
> LOCATION:   Institute sessions will be held primarily in
> Bulgaria, and if
> possible in other European countries.
>
> The first session on International and Regional Human Rights Law
> and
> Enforcement Mechanisms will be held in Sofia in early October
> 2004.
>
> ELIGIBILITY:
>
> Applications will be accepted from lawyers from any country in
> CEE/NIS. A
> total of 15 participants will be selected.
>
> Successful applicants will have:
>
> 1.                  Law degree.
>
> 2.                  A demonstrated commitment to feminist
> jurisprudence and
> to using the law creatively to secure redress for women's rights
> violations.
>
> 3.                  A professional relationship with an
> institution or NGO
> for at least one year prior to applying for participation in the
> Institute,
> preferably with an NGO or institution that focuses on women's
> human rights
> and that has the capacity to litigate cases on women's rights
> issues or that
> has experience with litigation.
>
> 4.                  Theoretical knowledge about international
> and regional
> human rights legal systems and enforcement mechanisms.
>
> 5.                  Fluency in spoken and written English, and
> advanced
> English language comprehension.
>
> DETAILED INSTITUTE DESCRIPTION:
>
> The Institute is a two-year series of four workshops bringing
> together the
> same group of participants at each session.
>
> The Institute will provide training to lawyers from CEE/NIS on
> how to
> effectively litigate women's rights cases at the regional and
> international
> levels and use international legal standards and mechanisms to
> promote women
> 's human rights, and will allow participants to hone practical
> skills and
> develop feminist jurisprudence and analysis appropriate to
> CEE/NIS regional
> conditions in order to effectively seek legal redress for
> women's rights
> violations.
>
>
> The Institute will be convened every six months and include the
> same group
> of participants throughout the two-year project period.  NEWW
> and BGRF
> believe that by bringing the same group of participants together
> on a
> regular basis we can encourage educational enhancement,
> continuity, and
> reflection, while also reinforcing the participants' professional
> commitments to women's human rights and creating a forum for
> exchange of
> ideas with committed peers.
>
> The working language of the Institute is English.
>
> Participants will be required to undertake specific women's
> human rights
> litigation activities.  Identification and development of cases
> on the
> issues covered by the Institute will be undertaken by
> participants between
> the Institute sessions, supported by NEWW, BGRF and Institute
> partner
> organizations, including:
>
>   1.. Interights, London, United Kingdom
>   2.. European Roma Rights Center, Budapest, Hungary
>   3.. Bulgarian Helsinki Federation, Sofia, Bulgaria
>   4.. Warsaw University Law Faculty, Warsaw, Poland
>   5.. The International Labor Organization
>   6.. Belgrade Center for Human Rights, Belgrade, Serbia and
> Montenegro
>   7.. Center for Reproductive Rights, New York, New York
>   8.. Women's Link World Wide, Madrid, Spain
> Certificates of Completion will be issued to participants upon
> their
> successful completion of all Institute sessions and
> responsibilities.
>
> STIPEND:
>
> Institute participants will receive small stipends during the
> project period
> to support their inter-session litigation activities.
>
> Participant travel, accommodation and per diem costs for
> participation in
> each Institute workshop session will be covered.
>
> APPLICATION PROCEDURES:
>
> There is no formal application form for this Program.  Follow
> the directions
> below for submitting the required documents.
>
> Application materials should be submitted electronically as ONE
> attachment.
> Do not send each document as a separate attachment as we cannot
> guarantee
> that all of your documents will be reviewed by the Selection
> Committee.
>
> Completed applications should be sent by email to:
>
> Teodora Tsanovska, Project Manager, Bulgarian Gender Research
> Foundation,
> bgrf at fastbg.net, tsteodora at hotmail.com.
>
> If email is not possible, please send the complete application
> packet by
> regular mail to the address below. Applications sent by mail
> must be
> RECEVIED in BGRF's office by the application deadline of June
> 15, 2004.
> Applications received after this date will not be considered.
>
> Following review by the International Selection Committee, a
> maximum of 15
> finalists will be selected for in-person and/or telephone
> interviews.
> Selected finalists will be notified of their interview by email.
>
> Applicants should submit the following materials in English:
>
> 1.   Curriculum vitae.
>
> 2.   Personal statement that demonstrate the applicant's
> strength in the
> required eligibility areas listed above, as well as:
>
> A) Summarizes the applicant's interest and involvement in the
> field of women
> 's rights and women's rights litigation or advocacy activities
> or other
> human rights litigation or advocacy experience.
>
> B) Describes the applicant's reasons for applying to participate
> in the
> Institute and the applicant's expectations about the Institute
> training.
>
> C) Outlines the applicant's goals and future career plans and
> commitment to
> participating in the full two year long training.
>
> 3.  3 page country briefing paper on one of the topical focus
> areas listed
> above.  Applicants are free to choose which issue to address.
> The paper
> must demonstrate the applicant's ability to write and formulate
> arguments in
> English.
>
> 4.  A list of two recommenders, including name, affiliation,
> email and
> telephone number.  Applicant references will be verified once
> the applicant
> reaches the final selection process.
>
> 5. Letter of support from participant's NGO.
>
> CONTACT PERSON:
>
> Teodora Tsanovska, Project Manager, Bulgarian Gender Research
> Foundation,
> bgrf at fastbg.net and tsteodora at hotmail.com.
>
>
>
> The Bulgarian Gender Research Foundation is an independent
> public utility
> non- governmental organization which promotes women's human
> rights and
> social justice through research, education and advocacy
> programs, in
> co-operation with international networks and organizations. The
> main focus
> of its work is linking the human rights approach with the
> specific gender
> approach and combining pro-active research with pilot litigation
> and
> campaigning and lobbying for legislative changes.
>
> The Network of East-West Women (NEWW) is an international
> membership and
> advocacy organization linking women in more than 30 countries in
> Central and
> Southeastern Europe, the New Independent States and the Russian
> Federation.
> Through the Legal Fellowship Program and other programs, NEWW
> supports
> independent women's movements that foster women's participation
> in all
> aspects of public decision-making. NEWW's primary objective is
> to increase
> the capacity of women and women's NGOs to shape policies that
> affect women's
> lives
>
>
>
>
>

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