{"id":1246,"date":"2015-12-02T11:04:03","date_gmt":"2015-12-02T11:04:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.atdireland.ie\/wp\/?p=1246"},"modified":"2015-12-06T06:47:41","modified_gmt":"2015-12-06T06:47:41","slug":"hrd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.atdireland.ie\/wp\/hrd\/","title":{"rendered":"Make Human Rights Real! Join ATD events for Human Rights Day!"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"10th\"<\/a>ATD is organising a number of different events to mark Human Rights Day 2015, which falls on 10th<\/sup> December.<\/p>\n

In the lead-up to Human Rights Day, ATD will welcome two special international guests<\/strong> to Ireland, who will be involved in the organisation\u2019s events between 7th<\/sup> and 9th<\/sup> December: : Janet Nelson<\/a> \u2013 who, after many positions within UNICEF, recently became Vice-President of ATD International; and Bruno Tardieu<\/a>, a member of ATD International Volunteer Corps, who has worked in the USA and France, and is the author of a new book about ATD.<\/p>\n

To kickstart ATD Ireland\u2019s programme of events for Human Rights Day 2015, there will be a special informal meeting between Janet Nelson and Bruno Tardieu on Monday, 7th<\/sup> December 2015, at 5pm at ATD\u2019s office, 26 Mountjoy Square East, Dublin 1.<\/p>\n

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Main event of the programme will be the launch of the international Handbook “Making Rights Work” at which Emily Logan, Chief Commissioner of the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission<\/a>, will deliver a guest address.<\/p>\n

In partnership with Misean Cara <\/a>and the SVP Ozanan House<\/a>, ATD will host the Irish launch of a new handbook, \u2018Making Rights Work for People Living in Extreme Poverty<\/strong>\u2019.<\/p>\n

The handbook is focused on the implementation of the UN guiding principles on extreme poverty and human rights, and was launched internationally in Geneva in September (you can read more about the Geneva launch here<\/a>).\u00a0 It is intended as \u201ca practical tool for social workers, policymakers, civil servants, law enforcement officials, teachers, healthcare providers and human rights advocates working at the local level to ensure that public policies reach the poorest members of society and respect and uphold all their rights\u201d.<\/p>\n

The Irish launch of the handbook will take place at Ozanam House, 53 Mountjoy Square West, Dublin 1 from 11am to 1pm on Tuesday, 8th<\/sup> December.<\/strong>\u00a0 Emily Logan will deliver a guest address at the event, alongside:<\/p>\n