Human RightS Initiative

Address Central European University, Nador Utca 9
Postcode 1051
Country Budapest
Phone number +36 1 327 2377
Website http://hrsi.ceu.hu
Facebook group HRSI
Twitter account HRSICEU
Date of foundation 1999
Name Contact person Alex Krasznay
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Number of Staff 3
Number of Volunteers 50+
Vision and aims of organization The Human RightS Initiative (HRSI) is an awareness raising and capacity building organization based at Central European University (CEU). HRSI’s mission is to promote social engagement through awareness raising and capacity building. Our main target groups are CEU students
and alumni, local and regional students, NGO staff and activists as well as local and regional NGOs.
Organisation’s core areas of expertise Social Engagement, Capacity-Building, Regional
Networking and Human Rights Curriculum
Activities main focus To raise awareness of human rights and promote social responsibility, to provide trainings and practical experience in human rights-related issues, to incorporate non-formal education into the educational experience of our target groups and to offer experiences for networking amongst the local, regional and international community of human rights and NGO professionals.
International Activities 2010-2011 2010 Forum on Youth LGBTQ Activism and Advocacy
Local Activities for 2010-2011
  • Film Screening – The Cove (Feb. 2011)
  • Kids at Risk: Stories from the Caucasus
    (Feb. 2011)
  • „Crime, Race and Justice: A Gendered Perspective“, Judge Nancy Gertner (Dec. 2010)
  • It Gets Better Video Production (Dec. 2010)
  • 16 Days of Activism against Gender-based Violence Campaign (Nov.-Dec. 2010)
  • Workshop on HIV/AIDS Biology, Transmission, Stigma and Discrimination (Dec. 2010)
  • Winter Clothes Drive (Dec. 2010)
  • World AIDS Day Awareness-Raising Campaign (Dec. 2010)
  • Self-Defense Workshop (Nov. 2010)
  • International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women Campaign (Nov. 2010)
  • Panel Discussion – Dealing with Violent Offenders (Nov. 2010)
  • Panel Discussion – Segregation of Roma in Education (Nov. 2010)
  • Workshop – Project Management for NGOs (Nov. 2010)
  • Film Screening – This is England (Nov. 2010)
  • Week against Fascism and Anti-Semitism Campaign (Nov. 2010)
  • Panel Discussion – Hoods Off: 2010 Belgrade Pride(Oct. 2010)
  • Non-perishable food collection (Oct. 2010)
  • Coming Out Day Campaign (Oct. 2010)
  • Sustainability Festival (Oct. 2010)
  • Iranian Green Movement and Citizen Journalism (Oct. 2010)
  • Film Screening – Secrecy (Oct. 2010)
  • International Right to Know Day Campaign (Sept. 2010)
  • Peace Day Global Broadcast (Oct. 2010)
Upcoming events Council of Europe Study Session; Youth Participation in Human Rights Education as a Means for Enhancing Social Inclusion
Publications The Activist; 2009, 2010, 2011 (May 2011)
International Day of Peace A live broadcast of the UN’s Peaceday celebrations. A flim screening. Possibly an interactive workshop.
 
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