NHRI and the Interactions with Civil Society: A Multi Country Study of HRSM Programs

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Please join us on June 22, 8:30-10:30 AM ET for a webinar where the research team from the American Bar Association Rule of Law Initiative (ABA ROLI) and Freedom House will present and discuss key findings from a synthesis report and five-country case study highlights.

This research was conducted as a part of the Human Rights Support Mechanism (HRSM) learning agenda. The PROGRESS Consortium learning agenda aimed to identify and disseminate effective approaches for protecting human rights.

ABA ROLI in collaboration with Freedom House conducted a five-country case study on NHRIs and their interactions with civil society organizations (CSOs) in pursuing justice in cases of human rights violation. The study explores how interactions with an NHRI or CSO change the way individuals move through their justice pathways and whether individual trust affects justice journeys. The study also documents stakeholder views on actionable strategies that NHRIs and CSOs could take to strengthen the ability of the NHRI to pursue justice in face of human rights violations. The study features findings from literature review, online surveys, and locally led case studies from Armenia, Benin, Burkina Faso, Niger and The Gambia.

Speakers

• Scott Carlson, ABA Associate Executive Director, Global Programs (opening remarks)
• Jeanette Tocol, MEL Advisor, ABA ROLI
• Deanna Kolberg Shah, Senior Program Officer, Human Rights Support Mechanism Evidence & Learning, Freedom House
• Arsen Aslanyan, Researcher, Armenia Case Study
• Kounkine Augustin Some, Researcher, Benin, Niger, and Burkina Faso Case Stud
• Awa J. Peters, Researcher, The Gambia Case Study

Discussants

• Miranda Jolicoeur, Team Lead, Justice, Human Rights and Security, Center for Democracy, Human Rights, and Governance, USAID
• Mary Margaret Dineen, Africa Division Director, ABA ROLI

Moderator: 

• Salome Tsereteli-Stephens, Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning Director, ABA ROLI