The Center for Human Rights (CHR) launched its multidisciplinary M.A. program in human rights in October 2009 with the aim of providing quality and rigorous training in human rights as a subject of multidisciplinary inquiry. Currently 54 students are enrolled in the M.A. program in two batches; the first batch has recently graduated.
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Objectives of the Master of Arts in Human Rights Program
The aim of the M.A Program in Human Rights is to provide quality and rigorous training in human rights as a subject of multidisciplinary inquiry at the graduate level. To this end, the program shall engage academics and researchers from various disciplines including law, political science, philosophy, sociology, and development studies.
In addition to the realization of academic objectives, the program aims:
Thesis Work (MA Students)
For graduation, MA students are required to work on a thesis (30 ECTS) with a supervision by an advisor to be appointed by the Institute in consultation with the student. Selection of topics, writing proposals for approval by the Institute, undertaking of the research, and final reporting of research findings are carried out by the student with guidance from the supervisor, who has to be an expert in the field. For passing, the thesis has to comply with minimum requirements set by University regulations as well as the Institute’s and has to also be defended in front of the supervisor and two examiners to be assigned by the Institute in consultation with the student. The thesis will be graded in a five-point-scale from excellent to failing. The thesis work is expected to be a source of valuable researched data in areas of human rights.
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The aim of the M.A Program in Human Rights is to provide quality and rigorous training in human rights as a subject of multidisciplinary inquiry at the graduate level. To this end, the program shall engage academics and researchers from various disciplines including law, political science, philosophy, sociology, and development studies.
In addition to the realization of academic objectives, the program aims:
- To train high-level professionals in the field of human rights and democratization qualified to work as academics and members for inter-governmental, governmental and non-governmental organizations.
- To produce human rights professionals who could bring broader interdisciplinary perspectives missing in the current practice of human rights.
- To provide students with practical experience through partnership and internship programs with local and international organizations.
The current M.A. students are drawn from higher education institutions, the judiciary, the national human rights commission, the broadcast media (public and private), civil society organizations, and state executive agencies (ministry of justice, interior, defense and federal police).
Courses offered in the M.A. program include the Philosophical and Ethical Foundations of Human Rights; the Politics of Human Rights and Democratization; Federalism, Ethnicity and Human Rights; Human Rights and Development; Culture, Social Change and Human Rights; and Transitional Justice.
Below is a table of modules/courses, their credit (ECTS-European Credit Transfer System), and tentative time of delivery . Note: time of delivery could change for several factors and the exact duration of delivery has to be confirmed for each year and semester.
Module Code | Module Title | ECTS | Pre-requisite Module | Schedule | |
| Month | Semester | ||||
| I. General Area | 17.5 | ||||
| Pedagogy | 7 | Nov. | |||
| HRTS-641 | Methodology of Human Rights Research, Education and Advocacy | 10.5 | January | I | |
| II. General Subject Area Modules | 14 | ||||
| HRTS-601 | International Human Rights Law | 3.5 | October | I | |
| HRTS-611 | Ethiopian Human Rights System | 3.5 | October | I | |
| HRTS-621 | Philosophical and Ethical Foundations of Human Rights | 7 | HRTS-601, HRTS-611 | Nov. | I |
| III. Specialization Area Modules | 28 | ||||
| HRTS-631 | The Politics of Human Rights and Democratization | 7 | HRTS-601, HRTS-611 | Dec. | I |
| HRTS-652 | Culture, Social Change and Human Rights | 7 | HRTS-601, HRTS-611 | Feb. | II |
| HRTS-662 | Human Rights and Development | 7 | HRTS-601, HRTS-611 | March | II |
| HRTS-672 | Federalism, Ethnicity and Human Rights (E) | 7 | HRTS-601, HRTS-611 | April | II |
| HRTS-682 | Peace and Transitional Justice (E) | 7 | HRTS-601, HRTS-611 | April | II |
| HRTS-772 | Contemporary Issues on Human Rights (E) | 7 | HRTS-601, HRTS-611 | October | III |
| HRTS-782 | The African Union and Human Rights (E) | 7 | HRTS-601, HRTS-611 | October | III |
| HRTS-792 & HRTS-794 | Thesis | 30 | HRTS-601, HRTS-611, HRTS-641 | March- Dec. | II&III |
Grand total | 89.5/96.5 | ||||
Thesis Work (MA Students)
For graduation, MA students are required to work on a thesis (30 ECTS) with a supervision by an advisor to be appointed by the Institute in consultation with the student. Selection of topics, writing proposals for approval by the Institute, undertaking of the research, and final reporting of research findings are carried out by the student with guidance from the supervisor, who has to be an expert in the field. For passing, the thesis has to comply with minimum requirements set by University regulations as well as the Institute’s and has to also be defended in front of the supervisor and two examiners to be assigned by the Institute in consultation with the student. The thesis will be graded in a five-point-scale from excellent to failing. The thesis work is expected to be a source of valuable researched data in areas of human rights.
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Local
ReplyDeleteA number of national governmental and non-governmental organizations have useful information for researchers and others interested in the situation of human rights in Ethiopia.
http://www.ehrc.org.et/: the site belongs to the Ethiopian Human Rights Commission, a national human rights institution in Ethiopia, established by the Federal Constitution, with human rights investigative, research, monitoring, and promotional mandates.
http://www.ethiopar.net/: this site belongs to the House of Peoples Representatives, the legislative organ of the federal government of Ethiopia. Among others, legislations passed by the House are found in the web pages.
http://www.fsc.gov.et:- this is the website of the Federal Supreme Court, the highest judicial organ of the federal government of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia. Decisions of the Court including the Cassation division are found in the website.
http://www.csa.gov.et/ Central Statistics Agency, which administers survey and census reports in Ethiopia (for those interested on socio-economic statistics in Ethiopia, the website is an invaluable source):
United Nations
http://www.ohchr.org: United Nations Human Rights (The Office of High Commissioner for Human Rights): it is the principal United Nations organ concerned with human rights. Its elaborate website provides impressive amount of information on the United Nations human rights system (both Charter-based and Treaty Systems), human rights reports by States and other stakeholders, major international human rights treaties, treaty body databases, etc. It is the single most important source of information for human rights’ practitioners and others concerned.
ILOLEX (Database on International Labour Standards)
www.ilo.org/ilolex/english
UNESCO
www.unesco.org
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
www.unhcr.ch
United Nations Treaty Collection
untreaty.un.org
African
ReplyDeletehttp://www.achpr.org/:- For the African system of human rights (standards and institutions and jurisprudence), this is a useful link of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights established by the Banjul Charter (the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights). Also important is African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights: (http://www.african-court.org), established by the Protocol to the Charter on the Establishment of the African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights. Also interesting site is http://www.chr.up.ac.za/, the website of the Center for Human Rights, University of Pretoria. Among others you will find the two important publications on African human rights jurisprudence: African Human Rights Law Journal and African Human Rights Law Reports.
European
http://www.echr.coe.int/echr/: wealth of jurisprudence and information could be found in the site of the European Court of Human Rights, the most powerful and effective of the regional human rights enforcement mechanisms. Its case-law is believed to have enriched sources of human rights jurisprudence for national and international organs empowered to enforce human rights.
American
http://www.cidh.oas.org/: this is the website of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, which is one of the organs in the inter-American system for the promotion and protection of human rights, mandated by the Charter of the Organization of American States and the American Convention on Human Rights. Basic documents pertaining human rights in the Inter-American system are found in the website.
American Society of International Law
www.asil.org/resource/humrts1.htm#SectionD
Organisation of American States (OAS)
www.oas.org
Inter-American Commission of Women
www.oas.org/cim/default.htm
Inter-American Court of Human Rights
www.corteidh.or.cr
Others
Websites of human rights centers, institutes, programs, etc provide useful information and guide regarding human rights. Some of them are:
http://www1.umn.edu/humanrts/center/: this is the website of the Human Rights Center of the University of Minnesota, which “assists human rights advocates, monitors, students, educators, and volunteers access effective tools, practices, and networks to promote a culture of human rights and responsibilities …,” with its award-winning Human Rights Resource Center.
http://www.ichrp.org/: this is the website of the International Council of Human Rights Policy, which “provides a forum for applied research, reflection and forward thinking, grappling with the challenge of translating universal human rights principles into policy realities.”
International Committee of the Red Cross
www.cicr.org/eng
Netherlands Institute of Human Rights (SIM)
www.law.uu.nl/english/sim/instr
Canadian Council for Refugees
www.web.net/~ccr/fronteng.htm
The Danish Institute for Human Rights
www.humanrights.dk
West African for Refugees and Internally Displaced Persons Network
www.waripnet.org