Program training manual:

"Strengthening the capacities of civil society organizations to effectively follow up on UPR recommendations."

(Two phases) March - September 2016

Published by the Maat Foundation for Peace, Development and Human Rights

Under a project:

The Universal Periodic Review as a Tool to Improve Public Policies during the Transition

Contents of the training manual

The first training component

Conceptual framework for human rights

Knowledge objective: To raise the trainees' awareness of human rights concepts, classifications and characteristics.

Skill goal: enable participants to explore violations.

The second training component

Human Rights Protection Tools “Instruments and Conventions”

• Knowledge objective: To increase participants' knowledge of human rights protection mechanisms

• Skill goal: enable participants to analyze the state's obligations related to human rights conventions

The third training component

Mechanisms for protecting human rights and levels of participation of civil society organizations

Knowledge objective: To increase participants' knowledge of the international system of human rights protection mechanisms

 Fourth training component

The Universal Periodic Review

Cognitive goals

• Increase participants' awareness of the UPR procedures

• Familiarizing participants with the recommendations made to Egypt and Egypt's position on them

Skill Objective: Enable participants to play the role of the Human Rights Council

Fifth training component

The role of civil society organizations in the universal periodic review mechanism

Knowledge objective: To raise participants' awareness of the procedures for the participation of civil society organizations in the UPR mechanism

Skill goal: Enable participants to acquire skills. Brief statements to be submitted to the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights

Sixth training component

Civil society and strengthening community monitoring of the results of the UPR

Knowledge objective: To raise participants' awareness of awareness-raising tools and to enhance community monitoring of review results

Skill goal: Enable participants to develop a specific action plan for community awareness of the UPR

The seventh training component

Conceptual framework for public policy

Knowledge objective: To increase participants' knowledge of the concept and dimensions of public policies and their analysis

Skill goal: enable participants to distinguish between policy analysis and political analysis

The eighth training component

Policy papers and audience

Knowledge objective: Increase participants' knowledge of policy papers, objectives, and audiences

Skill Objective: To enable participants to analyze the audience for the policy paper

The ninth training component

Main components of the policy paper

Knowledge objective: To increase participants' knowledge of the components of the policy paper

Skill objective: Enable participants to prepare a policy paper

 The tenth training component

Monitoring, documentation and reporting of the human rights situation

Knowledge objective: to increase participants' knowledge of the rules governing monitoring, documentation and reporting processes

Skill goal: Enable participants to prepare reports to monitor human rights situations related to the work of their organizations