Africa/Global: The regional programme on human rights of women

Organised by The Raoul Wallenberg Institute of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law, Lund University, The Regional Programme on Human Rights of Women for participants from the Middle East and North Africa (the MENA-region) will be held in Lund, Sweden from 15 November - 10 December 2004. This four-week course aims to give participants an overview of international human rights law as it relates to women. Particular attention is paid to the recent emphasis on democratisation as the method of enhancing two of the pillars of human rights, namely accountability and empowerment.