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What a travesty...I wonder which US human rights group will
touch this one? Philippa Winkler
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Program Number: 79282
Title: Iraq Human Rights
Sponsor: Department of State
SYNOPSIS:
The sponsor provides support to assist the Iraqi people to
reconcile with the past atrocities committed by the Ba'athist regime
and create a climate for the promotion of fundamental human rights and
dignity in Iraq. Organizations may submit grant proposals that focus
on: psychosocial counseling programs; assisting in the development of
the Iraqi Bureau of Missing Persons; collecting and organizing oral
testimonies and documents which detail the atrocities committed by the
former regime; providing human rights education; and developing human
rights NGOs in Iraq. Up to $10,500,000 may be available.
Deadline(s): 05/15/2004
Established Date: 04/23/2004
Follow-Up Date: 04/01/2005
Review Date: 04/23/2004
Contact: Joanna Levison
Address: Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor
Room 7802, 2201 C Street NW.
Washington, DC 20520
U.S.A.
E-mail: levisonjx@state.gov
Program URL: http://www.state.gov/g/drl/c12134.htm
Tel: 202-647-1473
Fax: 202-647-9519
Deadline Ind: Receipt
Deadline Open: No
Award Type(s): General Project
Projects Outside the U.S.
Research Grants/R & D
Citizenship/Country of Applying Institution:
Any/No Restrictions
Locations Tenable: Any/No Restrictions
Appl Type(s): Individual, Non-Specific
Institution, Non-Specific
Target Group(s): NONE
Funding Limit: $0 SEEBELOW
Duration: 0
Indirect Costs: Unspecified
Cost Sharing: No
Sponsor Type: Federal
Geo. Restricted: NO RESTRICTIONS
CFDA#:
OBJECTIVES:
Mass Graves/Missing Persons--The Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights
and Labor is interested in supporting projects in Iraq that focus on
the following activities related to Mass Graves and Missing
Persons:
--Psychosocial Counseling Programs and Torture Victim Assistance
Programs: The Iraqi Minister of Health has already created a Center
for Psychosocial Health in Baghdad, which is expanding services to
Mosul and Basra. The Minister of Health is also planning to support
the development of community-based psychosocial counseling programs
over the next year. To complement and enhance these efforts, programs
are sought which will strengthen the capacity of local and national
psychosocial counselors to provide counseling to family members and
victims of torture, killing or other past abuse. Programs are also
sought to provide assistance to torture victims, through the
establishment of torture victim rehabilitation centers and family
advocacy programs. The following types of activities are specifically
sought: Training local psychosocial counselors to provide counseling
and assistance to family members and victims who suffered trauma as a
result of the torture, execution or abuse under the former regime;
Train-the-trainers methodology or training courses that train large
numbers of Iraqi counselors at one time, or a combination of both, are
acceptable. All training programs would need to be coordinated with
the Ministry of Health; Assisting local communities and counselors to
establish meetings, centers or NGOs where families and victims can
engage in group or personal dialogue about their past suffering;
Establish torture rehabilitation centers that provide psychosocial
counseling services, as well as family assistance, advocacy and legal
assistance to victims.
--Iraqi Bureau of Missing Persons: Programs are sought to provide
assistance to the Iraqi Bureau of Missing Persons recently established
within the new Iraqi Ministry of Human Rights. The Iraqi Bureau of
Missing Persons continues to receive international technical
assistance from qualified experts in complex missing persons issues,
but desires additional assistance with training qualified Iraqi
personnel and developing an outreach program. The following specific
types of activities are sought: Developing a plan and program to train
up to 80 Iraqi Human Rights Ministry personnel in: (a) How to locate
and verify information on missing persons in documents, mass graves,
and from oral histories; (b) How to communicate tragic information to
family members; (c) How to develop national and family outreach
programs; and (d) How to manage expectations while giving hope;
Developing a Family and Community Outreach Program to educate Iraqis
on the role, mission and dedication of the Bureau of Missing Persons.
Research into Past Atrocities--The Bureau of Democracy, Human
Rights and Labor is interested in funding costs for research into and
documentation of atrocities committed by the previous regime against
Iraqi citizens:
--Documentation Projects: Programs are sought which support Iraqi
efforts to create a historical record of the atrocities committed
against the Iraqi people by the former regime. Small grant proposals
will be considered which collect information and document past
atrocities, establish memorials, or lay the groundwork for a future
museum of atrocities. Two specific small grants projects, in addition
to the generic category above, are sought: A project to support the
Iraqi athletes who suffered from torture and abuse; and a project to
establish a commemorative exhibit about torture, killing and abuse at
Abu Gharaib prison until the fall of Saddam's regime. Projects should
partner with an indigenous Iraqi NGO. Projects should seek to
incorporate some of the photographs of execution and torture on the
prison grounds, oral testimonies of former prisoners, and physical
artifacts from the execution and torture chamber on the prison
grounds.
--Document Database - A program is sought to support the
development of a document database for records of past atrocities so
that these documents can be searched and archived for historical
record, missing persons and for use in the Iraqi Special Tribunal.
This program will build on work accomplished under earlier Department
of State and CPA initiatives and is anticipated to be fully turned
over the Iraqi government at the appropriate time. An Access database
with English and Arabic interface has already been developed for this
program, and a document warehouse has been renovated for initial use.
--Oral History Project - A program is sought to support the
development of a project to take oral histories from torture victims
of Saddam's brutal dictatorship, or surviving family members for use
in historical record, seeking missing persons, a museum of past
atrocities and public education. A format for oral histories and an
Access database with English and Arabic interface have already been
developed for this program.
Human Rights Education--The Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and
Labor is interested in funding costs for human rights education to
help develop a culture of respect and promotion of human rights in
Iraq: Human Rights Education Programs: Proposals are sought for human
rights education and training programs for civil society, schools, and
government officials. Training-the-trainers in human rights will be
one component of the overall training programs selected.
Human Rights NGO Development--The Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights
and Labor is interested in supporting projects that develop a strong
civil society that promotes and demands government respect for human
rights. To accomplish this goal, it is seeking the following types of
programs to train, develop and equip independent Iraqi Human Rights
NGOs: Training: Proposals are sought for training Iraqi human rights
NGOs in substantive human rights issues and NGO development; and NGO
Development: Proposals are sought for human rights NGO development
through technical assistance and equipment for start-up Iraqi human
rights NGOs.
National Human Rights Commission--The Bureau of Democracy, Human
Rights and Labor is interested in supporting projects that develop new
institutions designed to ensure government respect for human rights.
The new Transitional Administrative Law established a National Human
Rights Commission. In this request for proposals, the Bureau is
specifically seeking support for this new Commission: National Human
Rights Commission: Programs are sought to assist the Iraqi Governing
Council and subsequent Iraqi Interim Government in the establishment
of an independent Human Rights Commission as laid out in the
Transitional Administrative Law.
ELIGIBILITY
Organizations applying for a grant should meet the following
criteria: have demonstrated experience administering successful
projects in the country/region in which it is proposing to administer
a project, or in the specific subject matter of the proposal sought;
and have existing, or the capacity to develop, active partnerships
with in-country organization(s). Organizations that have not
previously received and successfully administered U.S. government
grant funds will be subject to additional scrutiny before an award can
be granted. Non-U.S organizations must have a U.S. bank account in
order to receive funding.
FUNDING
Up to $2,500,000 of the overall $10,500,000 referred to in this
solicitation may be available for activities addressing mass
graves/missing persons. In this request for proposals, the Bureau
anticipates awarding multiple grants in amounts of $250,000 -
$1,500,000. Up to $3,500,000 of the overall $10,500,000 referred to in
this solicitation may be available for activities addressing research
into past atrocities. The Bureau anticipates awarding multiple grants
in amounts of $50,000 - $1,000,000. Up to $2,000,000 of the overall
$10, 500,000 referred to in this solicitation may be available for
human rights education programs. The Bureau anticipates awarding
multiple grants in amounts of $50,000 - $1,000,000. Up to $1,500,000
of the overall $10,500,000 referred to in this solicitation may be
available for NGO Development and Training Programs. The Bureau
anticipates awarding multiple grants in amounts of $75,000 - $400,000.
Up to $1,000,000 of the overall $10,500,000 referred to in this
solicitation may be available for proposals to support the National
Human Rights Commission. In this request for proposals, the Bureau
anticipates awarding one to multiple grants in amounts of $100,000 -
$1,000,000. Source: Grants.gov (cmb)
KEYWORDS: Iraq
Civil/Human Rights
Death/Mortality
Psychosocial Therapy
Genocide
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