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Chris Collier Human Rights Consultant |
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Current Assignments Israel and the Occupied Territories Lobbying, Training and Policy Development on HRDs for ICCO Human Rights Defenders Tulip Award of the Dutch Government Completed Assignments Seminar Facilitation for Amnesty International Evaluations of Human Rights Organizations Research and Advocacy on the EU Guidelines on HRDs for Amnesty International Links |
Evaluations of human rights organizations FORUM-ASIA's Human Rights Defenders Programme, Bangkok, Thailand In June 2009 I carried out an evaluation of the Human Rights Defenders Programme of FORUM-ASIA, a network of 46 human rights organizations across Asia. Research was carried out by means of a questionnaire survey of member organizations, telephone interviews, and by visiting Bangkok, Kuala Lumpur and Jakarta to interview FORUM-ASIA staff, representatives of member organizations and other relevant stakeholders. The evaluation assessed the level and effectiveness of programme activities in the areas of protection of human rights defenders, advocacy and campaigning, and training. Management issues and the position of the programme in the wider Asian context were also evaluated. Recommendations were made to both FORUM-ASIA and its donor, Hivos. I carried the evaluation out on my own. FORUM-ASIA was very content with my input. Citizens Against Corruption, Kyrgyzstan In September 2008, I carried out a ten-day mission to Kyrgyzstan to evaluate the local organization Citizens Against Corruption. The evaluation focused on the organization's sustainability, its links with its constituency, and the impact of the organization's programme. It resulted in recommendations for improvement in all these areas. The work involved interviewing key stakeholders, such as staff of the organization, target groups, and representatives of government and other relevant institutions. I was the team leader and worked with an Uzbek co-evaluator. |