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OSCE continues training NGO members in Tajikistan on human rights monitoring and reporting
DUSHANBE 19 November 2002
DUSHANBE, 19 November 2002 - The OSCE Center in Dushanbe completed the second session of its training of representatives of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in Tajikistan on human rights monitoring and reporting.
The training aimed to enable NGOs to conduct an objective and professional monitoring of the human rights situation and make them reliable and valued partners of the government in its efforts to ensure respect of human rights.
16 representatives of NGOs from Dushanbe, Khujand and other parts of the country, as well as some representatives of state structures, took part in the training held between 11 and 15 November.
After the first session of last September, which introduced NGO representatives to essential human rights norms, this second session concentrated on the techniques of monitoring and fact-finding in such areas as prison detention conditions, trials, or polygamy. A third session in January 2003 will concentrate on reporting techniques. It is expected that the participants will then be able to select particular areas of work where they will be conducting monitoring and the best projects will be conducted with the help of the OSCE Centre in Dushanbe.
The training is financed by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), and is conducted by experts from the Polish Helsinki Foundation.
The training aimed to enable NGOs to conduct an objective and professional monitoring of the human rights situation and make them reliable and valued partners of the government in its efforts to ensure respect of human rights.
16 representatives of NGOs from Dushanbe, Khujand and other parts of the country, as well as some representatives of state structures, took part in the training held between 11 and 15 November.
After the first session of last September, which introduced NGO representatives to essential human rights norms, this second session concentrated on the techniques of monitoring and fact-finding in such areas as prison detention conditions, trials, or polygamy. A third session in January 2003 will concentrate on reporting techniques. It is expected that the participants will then be able to select particular areas of work where they will be conducting monitoring and the best projects will be conducted with the help of the OSCE Centre in Dushanbe.
The training is financed by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), and is conducted by experts from the Polish Helsinki Foundation.