Date: Mon, 06 Sep 2004 13:20:17 +0200
To: huridocs-tech@hrea.org
From: Frank Elbers <felbers@hrea.org>
Subject: [huridocs-tech] EUMAP / HREA Call for papers on Information
for Human Rights
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Dear "huridocs-tech" list members,
HREA and EUMAP are calling for papers on information technology and human
rights to be featured on the www.eumap.org website in order to encourage
debate on this issue. Papers in English should be between 1,500-2,000
words. Accepted authors will receive an honorarium of EUR 200. Papers
should be submitted by 15 October 2004. Please send your papers to
<submissions@eumap.org>. Further details about the call for papers can be
found below.
We look forward to your contributions!
Sincerely,
Frank Elbers
Deputy Director, HREA
http://www.hrea.org
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INFORMATION FOR HUMAN RIGHTS: NEW EUMAP / HREA CALL FOR PAPERS!
Eumap.org - in collaboration with Human Rights Education Associates (HREA)
- is seeking articles and opinion pieces on the most topical and important
issues regarding information and human rights. We invite papers on the
general topic of information for human rights, and on specific uses of
information to defend and promote human rights. Comparative analyses and
examples of specific good practices are particularly welcome. The papers
could address one of the following suggested topics:
* Contemporary information resources. Electronic resources, in
particular the Internet, have become perhaps the most important resource
for information and documentation about human rights. What are the most
useful or novel resources on human rights currently available? What are the
advantages or disadvantages of electronic information sources, over more
"traditional" sources of information? How can we assess the quality of data
available on the Internet?
* Education, learning and training. No advocacy without education!
Many organisations and institutions promoting human rights use the power of
new media, particularly the Internet, to educate people about civil and
human rights issues and the rights of vulnerable groups. What learning
portals on human rights currently exist? Are there examples of best
practices in using CD-ROMs; e-learning courses; and other new IT
applications to train human rights defenders; policy makers; law
enforcement officials; lawyers; or citizens?
* Management of information. What do we do with this flood of
information for and about human rights? Is there now simply too much (poor
quality) information to deal with effectively? What are the benefits and
drawbacks of such an unlimited flow of information? How best to manage
electronic information to advance human rights goals? Examples of best
practices on managing and using information for human rights would be
particularly welcome here.
* Human rights and the information society. Various UN and civil
society agencies met in Geneva last year at the first World Summit on the
Information Society (WSIS). Although human rights were on the agenda, many
activists felt that this important topic received only marginal attention.
How important, then, are human rights within in the emerging information
society? How can human rights issues be prioritised? Do European
institutions and citizens have a specific role to play here?
Quality papers will be featured on the EUMAP's website (www.eumap.org) with
the intention of framing and encouraging debate on this issue. Papers in
English should be between 1,500-2,000 words. Accepted authors will receive
an honorarium of EUR 200. Papers should be submitted by 15th October 2004.
Please send your papers to submissions@eumap.org. Contact person: Alphia
Abdikeeva.
Eumap.org editorial policy and an archive of featured articles are
available online at: http://www.eumap.org/articles
_________________________________________________________
Eumap.org is an online centre for comprehensive resources, news, and
analyses, committed to delivering information on, and generating debate
about, human rights and the rule of law in Europe. EUMAP.ORG is the website
of the Open Society Institute's EU Monitoring and Advocacy Program (EUMAP).
To find out more about the Program click here: <http://www.eumap.org/about>.
EUMAP has published reports on:
- Minority Protection (in the five largest EU members and ten candidate
countries)
- Corruption and Anti Corruption Policy
- Judicial Independence and Capacity
- Equal Opportunities for Men and Women (in cooperation with OSI's Network
Women's Program/NWP)
EUMAP reports are available here: <http://www.eumap.org/reports>.
Currently EUMAP has started the following new monitoring projects:
- Access to Education and Employment for People with Intellectual
Disabilities (in cooperation with OSI's Mental Disability Advocacy
Program/MDAP)
- Broadcasting Regulation and Media Independence (in cooperation with OSI's
Network Media Program/NMP)
- Minority Protection (a series of four policy papers on the situation of
Muslims in the UK: on Education, Equality and Discrimination, Access to
Justice, and Employment)
To contact EUMAP or receive further information on our activities, please
send us an email at eumap@osi.hu
_________________________________________________________
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