Eastern Africa Training School on Law

The Human Rights and Peace Centre (HURIPEC) of Makerere University, Uganda is organizing the first Eastern Africa Training School on Law, Human Rights and HIV /AIDS in Kampala, Uganda.

Funded by OSIEA, the two-week training school to build the capacity of African lawyers in the technical and judicial aspects of Law, Human Rights and HIV /AIDS and to introduce selected participants to the various medical, public health, political and social-cultural nuances that are at play in this growing area of jurisprudence.

The main objective of the program is to create a cadre of legal practitioners fully equipped with basic skills in Law, Human Rights and HIV / AIDS in order to promote greater policy attention, scholarship and activism.

Successful Participants will be given support for tuition fees,travel, accommodation, seminar materials and lunch/tea breaks during training.

Eligibility

Participants from this programme will be from Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania and Rwanda with working experience and/or professional experience relevant to the theme of Law, Human Rights and HIV / AIDS. In addition, a sound knowledge of English language is required.

Persons living with HIV/AIDS, civil society activists and women are highly encouraged to apply.

Application Process

Applicants should demonstrate, in an essay of not more than three pages or 1500 type-written words:

Their interest in Law, Human Rights and HIV / AIDS;

How the programme would contribute to their current or future responsibilities and;

Potential benefits and pitfalls in taking a rights-based approach to HIV/AIDS.

Applications should be sent, together with a completed application form, a detailed CV and cover letter to the following address;

The Human Rights and Peace Center (HURIPEC), Faculty of Law, Makerere University, P.O. Box 7062, Kampala, Uganda.Tel: +256-41-532954, Fax: +256-41-543110.

website announcement:

http://www.huripec.mak.ac.ug/