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Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities of the Council of Europe
The Secretariat of the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities of the Directorate General of Human Rights of the Council of Europe and Minority Rights Group International are organising a training session for NGOs on the use of the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities as an advocacy tool. This training session will be held in Strasbourg, France, from 16 to 20 June 2007. The training session will aim to support and strengthen NGO participation in the Framework Convention monitoring process and to ensure its effective implementation in the field.
The objectives of the training session are to:
Build capacity of target groups to advocate successfully for effective implementation of the Framework Convention by providing information on its content and monitoring mechanism;
Provide support to participants to identify ways in which NGOs can best contribute to the monitoring of the implementation of the Framework Convention, both at the domestic and European level;
Identify opportunities for in-country follow-up, focusing on involvement in the state reporting process, producing shadow reports and related advocacy.
The programme is based on participatory training methodologies and will include group work, discussions, expert presentations and case studies. The training session will provide an overview of international instruments and mechanisms for minority protection with an in-depth focus on the Framework Convention, its monitoring mechanisms and opportunities for civil society to contribute to strengthening the implementation of the Framework Convention in the field.
Countries covered: The NGO training sessions have traditionally focused on selected countries, according to the stage of the Framework Convention monitoring process in respect of the countries concerned. Accordingly, this years training will involve NGOs from Albania, Azerbaijan, Georgia, the Netherlands, Poland and Ukraine.
List of Experts:
Azerbaijan
Mr Nadir Kamaladdinov
Resource Center on National Minorities (RCNM)
90-2 Bashir Safaroglu street
370009 Baku
Azerbaijan
Tel: +994 12 49 39 128
Email: nadir_kamaladdinov@hotmail.com
Ms Zaliha Tahirova
The Human Rights Center of Azerbaijan
AiHMM
PO Box 31, Main Post Office
1000 Baku
Azerbaijan
Tel: +994 12 49 77 026
Email: hrca@mail.ru
Ms Zarema Valikhanova
Samur Lezgi National Center
3-4 Efendiev Street
Baku
Azerbaijan
Tel: +994 12 49 72 460
Email: zarema.valikhanova@gmail.com
Georgia
Mr Marat Baratashvili
Union of Georgian Repatriates
Ap. 19, block 319 K, III micro district
Varketili -3
0163 Tbilisi
Georgia
Tel: +995 32 27 03 09
Email: marat@geo.net.ge
Ms Tsira Kakubava
NGO Alert
Georgia
Tel: +995 442 3 24 74
Email: ngogali@yahoo.com
Ms Tsira Meskhishvili
Samtskhe-Javakheti Regional Association Tolerant
47 Rustaveli Street
Akhaltsikhe 0800
Georgia
Tel: +995 265 20 586
Email: tsirameskh@mail.ru
Mr Artur Oganesyan
Union Minorities of Adjara
55 Gorgasali Street
Batumi 6009
Georgia
Tel: +995 222 30 712
Email: minority_adjara@mail.ru
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