RWI ARM HR capacity-development programme  part II RWI ARM MR-kapacitetsutvecklingsprogram Del II - The project, which is implemented by the Raoul Wallenberg Institute for Human Rights and Humanitarian Law, called "Armenia Program, Supporting international human rights law and standards in Armenia". The overall objective of the proposed program is to support targeted actors in Armenia to apply international human rights laws and standards in their work.

The objective will be reviewed through the results of the project which are:

"Increased application of international human rights laws and standards in the work of targeted actors in Armenia", and two intermediate results, which are expected to be achieved by the middle of the program.

1) More systemic and strategic approaches to address human rights issues by targeted actors,

2) Improved integration of theory and practice on human rights in the work of the targeted actor. - Projektet, som implementeras av Raoul Wallenbergs institut för mänskliga rättigheter och humanitär rätt, kallat " Armenia Program, Supporting international human rights law and standards in Armenia". Det övergripande målet för det föreslagna programmet är att stödja riktade aktörer i Armenien att tillämpa internationella människorättslagar och standarder i sitt arbete.

Målet kommer att granskas genom resultatet av projektet som är:

"Ökad tillämpning av internationella människorättslagar och standarder i arbetet för riktade aktörer i Armenien", och två mellanliggande resultat, som förväntas uppnås i mitten av programmet.

1) Mer systemiska och strategiska tillvägagångssätt för att ta itu med människorättsfrågor av riktade aktörer,

2) Förbättrad integration av teori och praktik om mänskliga rättigheter i den målinriktade aktörens arbete. The proposal by Raul Wallenberg Institue is called "Supporting international human rights law and standards in Armenia", has a time frame of 4 years with start in November 2022 - December 31 2025, with a total budget of 20,900,000 SEK.  

Programme Objective and Strategies

The overall objective of the proposed Programme is to support targeted actors in Armenia to apply international human rights law and standards in their work.

The objective will be perused through the outcome of the project which is:

Increased application of international human rights law and standards in the work of targeted actors in Armenia, and two intermediate outcomes, expected to be achieved by the mid-point of the Programme.

1) More systemic and strategic approaches to address human rights issues by targeted actors,

2) Improved integration of human rights theory and practice in the work of targeted actor.

Partners

The main partners targeted by the Programme is the Ministry of Justice, the Academy of Justice, the Human Rights Defenders Office, and American University of Armenia (AUA) , with the active participation of Armenian civil society. Cooperation with local partners will be framed by Memoranda of Understanding or other partnership agreements.

RWI will also seek for cooperation on gender equality issues which will be explored with YSU Center for Gender and Leadership Studies and AUA Gender Studies programme, including womens organisations such as Womens Resource Centre.

RWI will also seek engagement with organisations working with conflict-related issues, such as Peace Dialogue, and coordinate with relevant CSOs funded by Sida and active in the country, such as Kvinna till Kvinna, Womens Resource Centre, and Eurasian Partnership Foundation. 

Among other local stakeholders, the Programme will seek, when deemed relevant, engagement with actors such as police, media, grassroot organisations and other informal groups. Consultations will be also explored with other stakeholders focusing on gender/women/childrens issues. Finally, engagement with institutions based in a similar context, i.e. from the Eastern Partnership region, will be encouraged.