SAVE THE DATE In our continuing focus on Digital Rights we are hosting a new webinar series as an introduction to the issues around digital rights beginning next month. The three part series will look at the relationship between human rights and the digital world, the impacts of the digital on Indigenous knowledges and cultures and on data related to Indigenous peoples, and the rights of children, their protection and privacy. Registrations will open soon.

In this issue, we profile Fijian alumna Florence Swamy, Director of the Pacific Centre on Peacebuilding. We provide information about DTP's programs and upcoming webinars, reports on recent programs and news from alumni, partners and the region, and calls from the UN for your engagement.

DTP is asking for your support to help us build the capacity of individuals and movements who defend human rights, democracy, the environment and peace. Please donate here if you can. Investing in human rights movements has never been more important.

WEBINAR SERIES – 21 MAY - UNDERSTANDING THE MAGNITSKY ACT ORIGINS, PROVISIONS AND GLOBAL IMPACT in partnership with STARTTS. The first webinar in the Magnitsky Act series - with Sir Bill Browder and Vadim Kleiner and moderated by Anton Moiseienko, 6:30pm AEST. REGISTER HERE The second webinar will focus on Accountability with case studies in targeted sanctions with Phil Robertson, Elizabeth Wood and Anton Moiseienko, 6:30pm AEST 28 May REGISTER HERE

EARLIER WEBINARS IN THE HUMAN RIGHTS SERIES - UN Human Rights Accountability Mechanisms now available. The Treaty Bodies with Professor Chinsung Chung and Darren Dick WATCH THE WEBINAR The Universal Periodic Review with Joshua Cooper and Oliver Ray WATCH THE WEBINAR and The Special Procedures with Clement Voule and Professor Ben Saul WATCH THE WEBINAR

WEBINAR SERIES - three webinars on Genocide and the Genocide Convention are available CLICK HERE

WEBINAR - UN DECLARATION ON THE RIGHTS OF INDIGENOUS PEOPLES (UNDRIP) in partnership with Oxfam Australia, NOW AVAILABLE HERE. Implementing and Enhancing the Right to Self-Determination with Les Malezer, Founding Chairperson of FAIRA and Monica Morgan. WATCH THE WEBINAR Implementing UNDRIP in Australia with Dr Albert K. Barume, The UN Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, Les Malezer and Ngarra Murray, Co-Chair of the First Peoples’ Assembly of Victoria WATCH HERE UNDRIP and the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues with Professor Claire Charters and Les Malezer WATCH HERE

WEBINAR SERIES - THE OECD GUIDELINES ON RESPONSIBLE BUSINESS CONDUCT AND THE NATIONAL CONTACT POINTS (NCP). 1st webinar: An Introduction to the Australian NCP, featuring speakers Laura Llewellyn (Director, AusNCP), John Southalan (Independent Examiner, AusNCP) and DTP alumnus Pillkyu Hwang. WATCH THE WEBINAR

INDIGENOUS PEOPLES, HUMAN RIGHTS AND BUSINESS: in partnership with Asia Indigenous Peoples Pact (AIPP), Chiang Mai, Thailand, 9-13 June. A regional capacity building program for Indigenous Peoples advocates who have participated in previous DTP courses or similar human rights/advocacy training, and who are see the need to develop more specialised knowledge on BHR advocacy., Applications close 23 May READ MORE

HUMAN RIGHTS, CLIMATE CHANGE AND BUSINESS IN THE PACIFIC: in partnership with PIANGO, Fiji Council of Social Services and OHCHR-PRO, 23-27 June, Fiji. A regional capacity building program for human rights and climate advocates and civil society organisations following 2024 consultation workshop. Shortlisting of applicants is in progress READ MORE

33rd ANNUAL HUMAN RIGHTS AND PEOPLES' DIPLOMACY TRAINING PROGRAM: Timor-Leste, August 25 - September 5, 2025 - at the invitation of President José Ramos-Horta and in partnership with Global Campus of Human Rights, Justice System Monitoring Project and Human Rights Centre, UNTL – AIPP, FORUM-ASIA, PIANGO and MFA. Shortlisting of over 170 applicants is in progress READ MORE

BREAKING BARRIERS AND BUILDING BELONGING SYMPOSIUM in partnership with CORE Community Services Sydney, 14 March 2025. DTP joined advocates, thought leaders and community members for a day's symposium marking IDERD and the 50th anniversary of the Racial Discrimination Act to explore the ongoing fight to eradicate racism. READ MORE

BUILDING RESILIENCE FOR HUMAN RIGHTS AND DEMOCRACY MOVEMENTS - SHARING LESSONS AND BUILDING COLLABORATIONS IN CAPACITY BUILDING: POSTPONED. DTP and partners are hosting a Workshop to reflect and share the lessons from capacity building on advocacy for human rights. The workshop aims to develop collaboration on human rights and democracy capacity building in response to the closing civil society spaces and rise in authoritarianism. READ THE CONCEPT NOTE

CONSULTATION WORKSHOP FOR CLIMATE CHANGE, HUMAN RIGHTS AND BUSINESS, PACIFIC PROGRAM in partnership with CCF, PIANGO and OHCHR-ROP: 25-27 June, 2024 17 Pacific CSOs and experts participated in a consultation workshop to develop a new capacity building strategy on human rights, climate change and business in the Pacific. READ THE REPORT

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The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination on the 60^th anniversary of the adoption of CERD invites contributions to the commemoration of the anniversary through events, activities, publications and other initiatives READ MORE

UN Human Rights Council on 3 April establishes an intergovernmental working group to draft a convention on older persons’ rights READ MORE

Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions calls for input to “Investigation and prevention of unlawful killings by law enforcement officials”, deadline 6 June READ MORE

Special Rapporteur on the right to food calls for input to the report, “Concentration of corporate power in global food systems and its implications for the realization of the right to food”, deadline 12 June READ MORE

OHCHR Call for inputs on women, girls and enforced disappearances to inform the Committee on Enforced Disappearances draft General Comment n°2, deadline 15 July READ MORE

DTP acknowledges the traditional custodians of the land on which we work, the Bedegal people of the Eora Nation. We recognise their lands were never ceded, and we acknowledge their struggles for recognition and rights and pay our respects to the Elders – past, present – and the youth who are working towards a brighter tomorrow. This continent always was and always will be Aboriginal land.

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