Diploma in Human Rights
Provides a holistic understanding of the mechanisms, systems and players that promote and protect human rights, based on a historical overview of the theories and practices that shaped contemporary human rights standards and their practical application. Students learn how these standards apply in the Myanmar context and study other human rights regimes around the world.
About this diploma
Provides a holistic understanding of the mechanisms, systems and players that promote and protect human rights, based on a historical overview of the theories and practices that shaped contemporary human rights standards and their practical application. Students learn how these standards apply in the Myanmar context and study other human rights regimes around the world.
- Duration
- 9 months
- Structure
- Two trimesters of coursework, 6 courses, followed by a three-month internship placement
3 semesters, course by course.
Trimester 13 courses
- HR101Introduction to Human Rights I
The first part of a two-trimester foundation: the history and philosophy of human rights, the Universal Declaration and the core treaties, and the UN bodies and mechanisms that monitor them.
- HR102Human Rights in Myanmar
How international standards apply, and fail to apply, in Myanmar: documentation of violations, the work of local and international organisations, and the avenues available to defenders and victims.
- HR103International Criminal Law
Genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes; the International Criminal Court and other tribunals; and the cases that concern Myanmar before international courts.
Trimester 23 courses
- HR201Introduction to Human Rights II
Continues the foundation course with specific rights regimes: civil and political rights, economic and social rights, the rights of women, children, minorities and displaced people.
- HR202Regional Human Rights Systems
The European, Inter-American and African systems, the ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights, and what regional mechanisms offer that global ones do not.
- HR203Human Rights Reporting
Practical skills in documenting and reporting violations: interviewing, verification, safety and ethics, and writing reports and submissions for UN mechanisms and advocacy.
Trimester 31 course
- Internship Placement
A three-month placement with a human rights organisation, applying the programme's knowledge in practice under supervision.
What graduates can do.
- Understand the mechanisms, systems and players that promote and protect human rights.
- Apply contemporary human rights standards to the Myanmar context and compare them with regimes elsewhere.
- Become a self-directed learner ready for mid-level management roles or further education.