UNESCO-UTRECHT Chair on Democracy and Human Rights (155), established in 1994 at the University of Namibia within the framework of the UTRECHT/UNITWIN Network for Southern Africa (Namibia).

Fields/Disciplines

Disciplines related to democracy and human rights.

Objectives

• To promote an integrated system of research, training, information and documentation activities in the field of democracy and human rights.
• To elaborate a curriculum concerning democracy and human rights integrated in the study programmes of the Law Faculty and to develop progressively a nationwide system of permanent education for democracy and human rights.

Host Institution

• University of Namibia

Partnership

• University of Bénin
• Edouardo Mondlane University (Mozambique)
• University of Utrecht (Netherlands)
• University of Western Cape (South Africa)
• University of Genève (Switzerland)
• University of Neuchâtel (Switzerland)
• University of Zimbabwe (Zimbabwe)

UNESCO Sector/Office responsible for the Chair/Network

Social and Human Sciences.

Document

• HRDC Annual Report 2001

Contact

Prof. Manfred O. Hinz, University of Namibia, Faculty of Law
UNESCO Chairholder, UNESCO-UTRECHT Chair on Democracy and Human Rights
E-Mail address - lawfac(at)unam.na
Work Phone - +(264 61) 206 30 71 / 206 36 22
Fax - +(264 61) 206 37 03
Street - Private Bag 13301, 340 Mandume Ndemufayo Avenue
City - Pioneerspark, Windhoek-