This contract is part of the Project Strengthening the System for the Protection of Human Rights in Argentina, the general objective of which is “to Strengthen the Human Rights Protection System at both national and provincial level by improving coordination between the Government and Civil Society”. Technical assistance will support the Human Rights Secretary of the Nation, those of the target Provinces, the Human Rights Observatories, social organizations and universities in carrying out 4 thematic regional studies on the situation of economic, social and cultural rights, as defined by the UN International Covenant, in the regions of Cuyo, Noreste, Pampeana Read more [...]

This contract is part of the Project Strengthening the System for the Protection of Human Rights in Argentina, the general objective of which is to “Strengthen the Human Rights Protection System at both national and provincial level by improving coordination between the Government and Civil Society”. Technical assistance supports the Human Rights Secretary of the Nation and that of the Province of Misiones, local personnel of Human Rights Observatories, local and national civil servants of the HHRR areas, social organizations and universities in coordinating capacity building and training on regional and sectorial themes in the field of HHRR. In particular, Read more [...]

This initiative aims at evaluating two similar projects to fight sexual violence. The first one “Joint project for preventing and reducing sexual violence against women, men, youngsters and kids” started in 2005 in 3 provinces (Equateur, Maniema and the Eastern Province), lasted for 4 years (2005-2008) and was funded by the Belgian Cooperation. The second one, of the same duration, was initiated in 2006 by the Canadian Cooperation (ACDI) and included 2 provinces (North and South Kivu). The objective of these joint projects is to contribute to the prevention and reduction of sexual violence as well as to facilitate the Read more [...]

USAID/Colombia’s Human Rights Program (HRP) is one of the largest USAID Human Rights programs in the world, providing assistance to civil society organizations and government entities to implement a wide array of activities designed to promote respect for Human Rights and protect individuals and communities from Human Rights abuses. It began in August 2006 through a five year contract consisting of a two-year base period and three optional years. In this framework, the aim is to assess the progress of the USAID’s Human Rights Program (HRP) and to offer recommendations to increase the impact and effectiveness of the program, as Read more [...]

Technical assistance to the program of the European Commission in Panama whose objective is to “support the modernization and strengthening of the system of justice of the Republic of Panama, improving the quality, efficiency and transparency of the services in people’s benefit. The midterm evaluation aims to offer to the people in charge of making decisions whether being from the Government or from the External Cooperation of the European Commission, enough information to: • Set up an independent evaluation of the implementation and achievements of the project, paying particular attention to the impact of the activities and / or barriers Read more [...]

Due to the major issues that the Congolese justice sector is facing, the European Union, Sweden and the United Kingdom decided to carry out a joint mission aimed at the justice administration reform. For the past years, the Congolese state has been suffering from several justice problems affecting mostly vulnerable people, especially women. For instance, proper justice administration has been compromised as well as the Rule of Law. Therefore, the project specific objective was to identify, design and plan the program to support the justice sector reform at the DRC (PSJR). Expected results were: Formulating a joint intervention program based Read more [...]