Module 3: Advocacy
Learn about key entry points for advocacy and how to best optimize the opportunities presented to CSOs and NHRI to maximize the impact of the UPR in improving your national human rights situation.
Learn from our collected experiences at UPR Info and feedback from the CSOs & NHRI we've engaged with over the last three UPR cycles
0.01 Welcome and introduction
0.02 About the UPR Info e-Hub eLearning platform
0.03 Online engagement guidelines
0.04 Media and content: A mix of video, text and activities
0.05 Survey: Checking in for the first time
0.06 Reach out for technical help
0.07 Meet your course facilitator
0.08 Need course-related help?
0.09 Course overview and objectives
0.09 Meet your peers online in our course discussion forums
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1.00 Overview of Chapter 01
1.01 Basics of Advocacy
1.01.01 Why should CSOs/NHRI conduct Advocacy?
1.02 General good practices for Advocacy
1.02.01 The 3 C’s of Coalitions: Coordination
1.02.02 The 3 C’s of Coalitions: Communication
1.02.03 The 3 C’s of Coalitions: Collaboration
1.02.04 Bonus: Focused vs. Targeted Advocacy
1.03 Timeline for Advocacy strategies: Framing the timeline for Advocacy in action
1.03.01 Advocacy before the Review
1.03.02 Advocacy Between the Review and the Adoption
1.03.03 Advocacy during the implementation phase
1.04 Reprisals [Downloadable PDF resource]
2.1 Pre-sessions: Introduction
2.1.1 Advocacy in action: Introduction to the Pre-session
2.03 Pre-sessions: Examples and tips
2.03 Pre-sessions: Drafting SMART recommendations - Introduction to SMART formulas and objectives
2.03.01 Pre-sessions: Drafting SMART recommendations - What is the SMART Method?
2.03.02 Pre-sessions: Drafting SMART recommendations - S is for Specific
2.03.03 Pre-sessions: Drafting SMART recommendations - M is for Measurable
2.03.04 Pre-sessions: Drafting SMART recommendations - A is for Achievable
2.03.05 Pre-sessions: Drafting SMART recommendations - R is for Relevant
2.03.06 Pre-sessions: Drafting SMART recommendations - T is for Time-bound
2.03.07 SMART +: Using Verbs that strengthen the recommendation
2.04 Drafting SMART recommendation [Introduction]
2.04.01 Pre-sessions: Case Study 1 - Women's Rights [Reading, Interaction & Model answer]
2.04.02 Pre-sessions: Case Study 2 - Children's Rights [Reading, Interaction & Model answer]
2.04.03 Pre-sessions: Case Study 3 - Civil & Political Rights [Reading, Interaction & Model answer]
2.04.04 Pre-sessions: Case Study 4 - Economic, Social and Cultural Rights [Reading, Interaction & Model answer]
2.04.05 Pre-sessions: Case Study 5 - People in vulnerable situations [Reading, Interaction & Model answer]
2.05 Pre-sessions: Added value of SDGs and TB/SP
2.07.01 Fact sheets: What and Why
02.07.02 Fact sheets: How to develop [Video]
2.07.03 Factsheets: Good practices
02.08 Role of Recommending States states (theory)
02.08.01 Mapping Process
3.3.3 Action Strategies: Methodology [Video]
10.01 Online Discussion - Share insights on your experiences with other stakeholders
10.02 Online Discussion - The importance of your role in the UPR process.
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