Trainer on Human Rights and Facilitation Skills

The Lebanese Center for Human Rights (CLDH) is a local non-profit, non-partisan Lebanese human rights organization based in Beirut. CLDH was created in 2006 by the Franco-Lebanese Movement SOLIDA (Support for Lebanese Detained Arbitrarily), which has been active since 1996 in the struggle against arbitrary detention, enforced disappearance and the impunity of those perpetrating gross human rights violations.
CLDH monitors the human rights situation in Lebanon, fights enforced disappearance, impunity, arbitrary detention and racism and rehabilitates the victims of torture. CLDH regularly organizes press conferences, workshops, and advocacy meetings on human rights issues in Lebanon and collects, records and documents human rights abuses in reports and press releases.
CLDH team on the ground supports initiatives aimed at determining the fate of all missing persons in Lebanon.
CLDH regularly follows up on numerous cases of arbitrary detention and torture in Lebanon in coordination with Lebanese and international organizations, and with the United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention WGAD and the UN Special Rapporteur on Torture.
CLDH opened in 2007 a Rehabilitation Center for the victims of torture in Beirut, Centre Nassim, member of IRCT (International Rehabilitation Council for Torture Victims), which provides multi-disciplinary professional support and case management for victims of torture and their families.
CLDH compiles a daily press review on human rights violations and on-going judiciary cases in Lebanon and updates several human rights blogs.
CLDH is a founding member of the Euro-Mediterranean Federation against Enforced Disappearance (FEMED), a member of the Euro-Mediterranean Network of Human Rights (REMDH) and a member of the SOS Torture Network of the World Organization against Torture (OMCT).

Under the broad guidance of the Program Manager, The consultancy aims to Developing and delivering a four-day training to a group of 40 participants including junior lawyers and law students. The participants will be provided with knowledge of torture, LGBT, Women’s right, Refugees (civil and political rights), Migrants + domestic workers, Stateless and nationality.

Training requirements:
Developing the training’s content and teaching aids including the agenda, working methods and procedures, handouts and evaluation forms) which will be discussed with CLDH team.

Identification of the Elements of each of the following topics:
1. Definition of torture, legally and psychologically
2. LGBT
3. Women’s right
4. Refugees (civil and political rights)
5. Migrants + domestic workers
6. Stateless and nationality
International law must also be identified.

Provision of a brief background on CAT and OPCAT and the binding nature of the state’s obligation and the judicial application under CAT/OPCAT as well as other international laws and conventions.

Assessment of how law can be transformed into an agent of reform. The role of law can be analyzed based on the following three elements:(a) Protection of rights, (b) Regulation of behavior/ conduct, (c) Law as an agent of social reform.

Key Deliverables:

After the delivery of the training, the trainer is expected to submit to CLDH a report including a concise presentation of the training sessions content and the applied methods as well as his feedback on participation, level of interest and the most important issues raised throughout the training sessions. (The trainer is also expected to design the training evaluation forms, both pre and post evaluation forms for the sessions).

Values and Ethics:

The candidate should have a high level of integrity, accountability, and punctuality and be willing to work beyond normal working hours. He/she should also demonstrate and be exemplary in portraying CLDH values and ethics. He/she should be a good team player.

Minimum Qualification and other Requirements:

Education: Bachelor’s Degree in Political science, law, social work or any other field related to humanities or social sciences.

Experience: At least three years of similar work experience is required. Candidate should be able to work independently – with minimum supervision and guidance from supervisors. Demonstrated and extensive facilitation/training experience.