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DTP's latest issue of the eNews is in inboxes today. In this issue, we profile alumnus Htoo Chit, provide information about DTP's programs, partners and the region, provide information about DTP's programs, and calls from the UN for your engagement. The next article in this year’s series on the impacts of global heating on human rights is by World Meteorological Organization Secretary-General Celeste Saulo, “Climate change undermines human rights”. https://lnkd.in/ekBi7BYM

DTP Alumni Spotlight! Bertha Samponu is an Indonesian Indigenous Tanimbarese woman and Asia-Pacific Coordinator of the International Movement of Catholic Students (IMCS/MIEC) Pax Romana. In this role, Bertha focuses on supporting young people/students by building their capacity through leadership training and human rights advocacy. She is based in Manila, Philippines. "I found DTP’s training highly impactful as it was more than just lectures. There was a great combination of theory and practice. This training method made my experience meaningful and impactful. The DTP training continues to influence my work every day." Read more of her story at https://lnkd.in/gNHACydk #humanrights #ancp Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade

The latest DTP eNews is out now.   In this issue we profile alumna Bertha Samponu, provide information about DTP's programs, partners and the region, provide information about DTP's programs,and calls from the UN for your engagement.   The next article in this year’s series on the impacts of global heating on human rights is from 2008 by Justice Susan Glazebrook of the New Zealand Court of Appeal, “Human Rights and the Environment”. Judge Glazebrook came to the conclusion that there was not as yet a right to the environment. She then systematically refutes a series of common objections to the acceptance of such a right.   https://lnkd.in/ghqudhBR

DTP Alumni Spotlight!!! We recently caught up with Milika Ligabalavu while running a workshop in Fiji at the end of June and then followed up with an interview. Milika worked as a Policy and Research Officer at the Citizens’ Constitutional Forum (CCF) when she participated in DTP’s 31st Annual Program in Timor-Leste. Today she lectures and teaches law at the Fiji National University. In this teaching role Milika uses her legal expertise and passion for human rights to influence the next generation of change makers.   "I should emphasise that DTP training was not just about learning, it was about making deep bonds with fellow participants who came from different backgrounds and understanding." Read more of her story at https://lnkd.in/gWEZYDJK #ancp #humanrights Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade

The latest eNews was posted today. In this issue we profile Fijian alumna Milika Ligabalavu, share news from DTP's 32nd Annual Program in Timor-Leste, provide information about DTP's programs, partners and the region, provide information about DTP's programs, and calls from the UN for your engagement. In line with our focus this year on the impacts of global heating on human rights, in this issue we provide a link to a perspective on the way that a right to climate change adaptation already exists in a variety of human rights standards. https://lnkd.in/gjcD4EsY

Monday saw the opening of the 32nd Annual Human Rights and Peoples' Diplomacy Training Program in Dili, Timor-Leste. This year's program has 28 participants from 14 countries across the Asia Pacific Region. The Program was opened by the Rector of UNTL, Professor Joao Soares Martins with the keynote address by the Human Rights Ombudsman Virgilio da Silva Guterres. https://lnkd.in/g5NDTp7j Held with Global Campus of Human Rights, in partnership with UNTL Human Rights Centre, JSMP Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (FORUM-ASIA) Pacific Islands Association of Non Govenmental Organisation (PIANGO). Migrant Forum in Asia Asia Indigenous Peoples Pact Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade #ANCP #humanrights

The next issue of DTP's eNews is out today. In the issue, we profile Pakistani alumnus Rufus Kamran, provide information about DTP's programs, partners and the region, provide information about DTP's programs,and calls from the UN for your engagement. We also continue our focus this year on the impacts of global heating on human rights, providing a link to a study “I can’t cool” from Climate Rights International, looking at the impact on human rights of extreme heat brought about by climate change. https://lnkd.in/gG7hZziC