Anja Mihr

Utrecht University, Netherlands Institute of Human Rights, Faculty Member

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Political Science, International Relations, International Studies, International Relations Theory, Human Rights Law, Democratization, and 4 moreTransitional Justice, Human Rights Education, Human Rights Theory, and History of Human Rightsedit
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Anja Mihr is Associate Professor at the Netherlands Institute of Human Rights (SIM), University of Utrecht, Netherlan... moreAnja Mihr is Associate Professor at the Netherlands Institute of Human Rights (SIM), University of Utrecht, Netherlands. She teaches Human Rights and Democratization in International Relations.

In her latest research she is focusing on Transitional Justice, Reconciliation, Human Rights and Democratization. In 2008 she was Visiting Professor for Human Rights at Peking University Law School in China and worked for the Raoul Wallenberg Research Institute on Human Rights, Lund University. From 2006-2008 she was the European Program Director for the European Master Degree in Human Rights and Democratization at the European Inter-University Center for Human Rights in Venice (EIUC), Italy. She received her Ph.D in Political Sciences from the Free University in Berlin, Germany, in 2001. Mihr has worked for Amnesty International and the German Institute for Human Rights. Starting as a assistant professor with UNESCO Chair in Human Rights at the University of Magdeburg in 2002 in Germany, she was later a research director at the Humboldt University of Berlin carrying out the research project "Teaching Human Rights in Europe" from 2003-2006. From 2002-2006 Anja Mihr also served as Chair of Amnesty International Germany.edit
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More Info: Online Course 15T10: Human Rights and Transitional Justice 26 April-11 July 2010 | Application deadline: 15 March 2010 (HREA) http://www.hrea.org/index.php?base_id=666&language_id=1 Transitional justice is a widespread concept in the field of human rights work and advocacy today. It is part of the long term process of reconciliation in post-conflict and transition societies and it covers a range of activities. Transitional justice is the most applied one. It aims at acknowledging past wrongdoings, severe human rights abuses or crimes against humanity and bringing its perpetrators to justice. Criminal prosecution, official investigation commissions, reparations and restitution programs as well as memorialisation efforts are part of these processes. The long term objective of these processes and transitional justice is to (re-)establish civic trust in state institutions, e.g. independent courts, police, parliaments and among the society as such. Thus it aims to establish stability and peace in war or conflict-torn societies after periods of severe injustice, violence or suppression. Transitional justice and the process of reconciliation cover a range of formal and informal activities, institutions and mechanisms. To name a few: fact finding missions, truth and reconciliation commissions, history commissions, international tribunals or domestic courts, formal recognition and apologies, reparations and restoration, vetting of former civil or military servants, exhumation of victims, establishing memorials or reforming the security sector (police and military). The establishment of these mechanisms is part of international human rights and humanitarian aid policies and international law of the United Nations, the European Union, the African Union or the Organization of American States. Civil society actors, NGOs and development agencies help to establish commissions and share expertise. This course will give a detailed introduction to the (increasing) number of political mechanisms as well as legal instruments that promote and facilitate transitional justice and reconciliation processes. It will outline who the main actors and agents are in these fields, such as international organisations, NGOs or states. Students and online-learners will apply these mechanisms on case studies and develop their own tools and possibilities to contribute to these processes. The course involves approximately 50 hours of reading, on-line working groups, interaction with students and instructor, chat sessions, webinars and assignments, and is offered over an 11-week period, beginning on 26 April 2010. International legal and policy papers are part of the reading, thus the course will have a multi-disciplinary approach from international human rights law, international relations and history. The course is based on a participatory, active learning approach, with an emphasis on critical reflection and peer-to-peer learning. The course instructors will provide individualised feedback where appropriate. Participants will do the required readings, prepare interim and final assignments and participate in group discussions. The maximum number of course participants is 25. Students who successfully complete the course will receive a Certificate of Participation. It is also possible to be an auditor of the course. Course outline Week 1. Concepts and evolution of transitional justice and reconciliation Week 2. Legal and political basis for transitional justice and reconciliation Week 3. Mechanism of long term reconciliation Week 4. Institutions, actors and agencies Week 5. "Open week" Week 6. Prosecution and combating impunity Week 7. (Re-)establishing solid and peaceful societies Week 8. Case studies and examples Weeks 9. Case studies according to world regions: Africa, Americas, Asia-Pacific, Europe Week 10. Tools, instruments and mechanism Week 11. Follow up and long term impact

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Quality of democracy and democratic consolidation. Parties and representative political institutions with a particular focus on legislative assemblies.

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European Studies, Comparative Law, Constitutional Law, Armenian Studies, International Law, and 6 moreHuman Rights, Political Science, Politics, Human Rights Education, Europe, and Public Policy

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Información del artículo Teaching Human Rights in Europe and its the role for minority movements.

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Publication Name: Journal of Moral Education

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Education, Human Rights, United Nations, Moral Education, Moral, and 2 moreHuman right and Member States

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Acts of reconciliation are a combination of truth or history commissions, reparations, apologies, commemorations or transitional justice through tribunals, courts and other mechanism. Reconciliation can link experience with past injustice... more

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... Minority Groups in European Politics: Institutions, NGOs, Political Parties and participation 1 By Dr. Anja Mihr Humboldt University, Berlin (Germany) Mail: Anja.Mihr@staff.hu-berlin.de The increasing political participation of... more

CHAPTER 5 HUMAN RIGHTS EDUCATION Felisa Tibbitts and William R. Fernekes Give to every human being every right that you claim for yourself.Robert Ingersol INTRODUCTION Human rights education (HRE) is an international movement to promote... more