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| American University/Universidad de los Andes/Universidad Nacional de Colombia |
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Country: Colombia
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Award Date: 1999
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Award Amount: $100,000.00
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Cost Share: $80,941.00
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Other Partners: International Committee of the Red Cross; Presidential Program for Human Rights; Universidad Nacional de Lanus (Argentina); Universidad Católica (Ecuador)
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By training faculty in the interpretation of human rights standards and laws at both the domestic and international levels, the partners developed and strengthened the capacity of Colombia’s academic institutions to provide education in human rights. As a result of partnership activities, several Colombian law schools developed human rights courses, and the Universidad Nacional de Colombia is establishing a human rights center. In 2000, human rights professors participated as trainers in a USAID-organized workshop for more than 800 public defenders in Colombia. Because this event included most of Colombia’s public defenders, the training they received is expected to significantly bolster human rights defense capacity in the country. The partners convened workshops in Washington, D.C. and Bogotá, where they trained approximately 80 human rights professors. They have produced training materials in international and comparative law and extensive diagnostic reports on the status of human rights education in Colombia. The partners plan to develop a basic human rights curriculum and to urge the government to require a human rights course within the basic law curriculum.
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