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Introductory · Self-Paced + Live

Human Rights Foundations & Career Pathways

A comprehensive entry pathway for students and emerging professionals who need both legal grounding and a clear view of how human rights work is practiced across the UN, INGOs and civil society.

6 months1-year platform accessPre-recorded lessons, bi-weekly live seminars, group mentorshipRolling intake
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At a glance

  • 8 modules across the full programme
  • 25 lesson touchpoints in the overall curriculum
  • 3 preview lessons unlocked only after registration
  • Pre-recorded lessons, bi-weekly live seminars, group mentorship

How this page works

  • This page is for choosing the course and understanding the path.
  • Create access here, then continue from the learning hub or course workspace.
  • Preview learners see only preview modules; paid learners see the full path.
  • Locked modules stay visible so the overall curriculum still makes sense.
  • Moodle adds tracking and completion once the learner is synced there.

Public course page

This page is the decision point, not the lesson workspace. The clean sequence is: choose the course, create access, open the workspace, then start the first visible lesson.

Who this is for

  • Law and political science students
  • Development and social science graduates
  • NGO and grassroots workers
  • Aspiring UN professionals
  • Journalists and advocates

Learning outcomes

  • Explain core international human rights instruments and enforcement pathways
  • Navigate the UN and regional human rights architecture
  • Apply monitoring and investigation methods to field scenarios
  • Draft professional-standard human rights reporting
  • Use foundational OSINT tools responsibly for documentation

What learners get

  • Structured module-by-module course progression
  • Dedicated learner workspace after signup
  • Registered preview access for the first modules only
  • Full-access upgrade path into Moodle-backed completion
  • Persistent catalog and player experience

Best used for

  • Explain core international human rights instruments and enforcement pathways
  • Navigate the UN and regional human rights architecture
  • Apply monitoring and investigation methods to field scenarios
  • Draft professional-standard human rights reporting

Course Curriculum

M01

Foundations of International Human Rights Law

Core legal architecture from the UDHR to treaty systems and interaction with IHL and ICL.

  • 3 scheduled classes in this module
  • 3 lessons currently listed
  • Visible in this page or review flow
3 classes
M02

The International Human Rights Architecture

UN mechanisms, OHCHR, treaty bodies and regional systems.

  • 3 scheduled classes in this module
  • 0 lessons currently listed
  • Unlocks after signup inside the learner portal
3 classes · Locked

Available after enrollment.

M03

The Human Rights Career Landscape

Where human rights professionals work and how entry pathways function.

  • 4 scheduled classes in this module
  • 0 lessons currently listed
  • Unlocks after signup inside the learner portal
4 classes · Locked

Available after enrollment.

M04

Human Rights Monitoring & Investigation

OHCHR methods, interviewing, verification and ethical information handling.

  • 4 scheduled classes in this module
  • 0 lessons currently listed
  • Unlocks after signup inside the learner portal
4 classes · Locked

Available after enrollment.

M05

Human Rights Reporting

From incident reporting to Security Council-facing analysis and SDG-linked indicators.

  • 4 scheduled classes in this module
  • 0 lessons currently listed
  • Unlocks after signup inside the learner portal
4 classes · Locked

Available after enrollment.

M06

Detention Monitoring

Mandela Rules, facility visits and Istanbul Protocol-aligned documentation.

  • 3 scheduled classes in this module
  • 0 lessons currently listed
  • Unlocks after signup inside the learner portal
3 classes · Locked

Available after enrollment.

M07

Transitional Justice

Comparative approaches to truth, justice, reparations and non-recurrence.

  • 2 scheduled classes in this module
  • 0 lessons currently listed
  • Unlocks after signup inside the learner portal
2 classes · Locked

Available after enrollment.

M08

Digital Tools & OSINT for Human Rights

Open-source investigation, digital security and responsible documentation.

  • 2 scheduled classes in this module
  • 0 lessons currently listed
  • Unlocks after signup inside the learner portal
2 classes · Locked

Available after enrollment.