The course encompasses a 6-week period. Participants are expected to engage in approximately 30 hours of active learning through readings, videos, discussions, group-work/role-plays and quizzes.

The course is articulated in three modules:

Module 1 starts with a discussion on real-life examples of violations of the human rights of migrant and refugee women and girls and then goes on to introduce key concepts, definitions and elements of GBV with attention to the development of the international discourse and related human rights instruments on the topic.

Module 2 is dedicated to the interplay of migration, gender and violence analysed through a human rights lens and examples from different regions of the world.

Module 3 concludes the course with a look at practical implications, challenges but also positive examples and opportunities for change.

Module 1 - Gender-based violence (GBV)

• 1

  10 - 16 June 2019

  GBV as a global challenge (focus on migration)

  
  François Crépeau, McGill University
  Maria Daniella Marouda, Panteion University of Athens
  Helena Ferro de Gouveia, Professional Journalist

• 2

  17 - 23 June 2019

  Conceptual and empirical approaches on GBV

  
  Prof. Kalliope Agapiou-Josephides, University of Cyprus

• 3

  24 - 30 June 2019

  GBV and Legal Rules: Can Human Rights Instruments protect potential victims?

  
  Prof. Teresa Pizarro Beleza, NOVA New University of Lisbon

Module 2 - Migration, gender and violence

• 4

  1 - 7 July 2019

  Migration and gender

  
  Prof. Nicola Piper, Queen Mary University of London
  Pablo Ceriani Cernadas, UN Committee on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of their Families

• 5

  8 - 14 July 2019

  Migration, gender and violence

  
  Dr. Ryszard Cholewinski, ILO’s Regional Office for Arab States in Beirut
  Prof. Amparita Sta. Maria, Ateneo Human Rights Center, Manila
  Rita Chemaly, Saint Joseph University, Beirut

Module 3 - From theory to practice

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  15 - 21 July 2019

  Policy and practice implications

  
  Renate Frech, UNHCR
  Laura Pasquero, Médecins Sans Frontières