VIII International Human Rights Colloquium

“60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration

of Human Rights: Challenges for the Global South”

Sao Paulo, 8–15 November 2008

Applications are now open. The deadline is June 30th, 2008

The VIII International Human Rights Colloquium will take place in Sao Paulo , Brazil from 8 to 15 November, 2008. The Colloquium is an annual capacity building and peer-learning event designed for young activists from the Global South (Africa, Asia and Latin America ). The objective of the VIII International Human Rights Colloquium is to strengthen the impact of human rights activists work and to offer the opportunity to build new collaborative networks among activists, academics and the Organization of the United Nations (ONU).

Application to the Colloquium can be made directly online at its website www.conectas.org/coloquio or through an offline application.