HuriSearch Launch Campaign

The International HuriSearch launch took place on 1 December at the International Conference Centre in Geneva, Switzerland

Contact hurisearch[at]huridocs.org for more information.

Community launch event calendar (including workshops, demonstrations and presentations)

Please contact us at hurisearch[at]huridocs.org if you are interested in hosting a HuriSearch launch or demonstration for your organisation or community.

  • 7 December 2006. Brussels, Belgium. HuriSearch presentation at the Centre de l’Édition et de l’Imprimé contemporains (CÉDIC), Universite Libre de Bruxelles.
  • 6 December 2006. Geneva, Switzerland. HuriSearch presentation at the Training Course for Librarians from Iraq organised by HURIDOCS
  • 16 November 2006. Ottawa, Canada. HuriSearch presentation at the Human Rights and Participation Division, Policy Branch, Canadian International Development Agency.
  • 7 November 2006. Nairobi, Kenya. Overview of HURIDOCS including HuriSearch at Canadian High Commission.
  • 6 November 2006. Nairobi, Kenya. Presentations of HuriSearch and the use of the HURIDOCS tools for documenting violations in the region, hosted by Oxfam Novib.
  • 2 November 2006. Kigali, Rwanda. Introduction to HURIDOCS, HuriSearch presentation and discussion at the Ligue des Droits de la personne dans la région des Grands Lacs
  • 25 October 2006. Montreal, Canada. HuriSearch presentation at Rights and Democracy / Droits et Démocratie.
  • 24 October 2006. Montreal, Canada. HuriSearch presentation at Equitas.
  • 19 October 2006. Winnipeg, Canada. HuriSearch presentation at Manitoba Human Rights Commission and Canadian Human Rights Commission, Winnipeg offices, Canada.
  • 12 October 2006. Warsaw, Poland. Launch of the new Tolerance and Non-discrimination Information System of the Office of Democratic Institutions and Human Rights at the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), including search interface to HuriSearch, at the Human Dimension Implementation Meeting of the OSCE.
  • 12 October 2006. Bern, Switzerland. Demonstration of HuriSearch at a training workshop on country of origin information organised by the Swiss Federal Office for Informatics and Telecommunication
  • 28 September 2006. Short demonstration of HuriSearch for staff of three Dutch agencies at Oxfam Novib, The Netherlands.
  • 27 September 2006. Demonstration of HuriSearch at the Human Rights Center of the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, United States.
  • 26 September 2006. Minneapolis, United States. Demonstration of HuriSearch for the Resource Center of the Americas.
  • 25 August 25 2006. Seoul, Korea. HuriSearch demonstration and overview of HURIDOCS tools for the Citizen’s Alliance for North Korean Human Rights.
  • 22 August 2006, 15:30 hours. Seoul, Korea. Public demonstration of HuriSearch at COEX Inter Continental Hotel.
  • 22 August 2006. Seoul, Korea. “HuriSearch – a dynamic new search human rights engine built on global collaboration” at the “Libraries: Dynamic Engines for the Knowledge and Information Society Conference”; Social Sciences Libraries and Government Libraries: Partnership Building; International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA) World Library and information Congress. Paper. Contact: jsbdueck[at]mts.net
  • 11 August 2006. Versoix, Switzerland. Demonstration for participants of Russian-speaking course “International Indigenous Peoples’ Documentation Training” organised by the Documentary Network of Indigenous Peoples, HURIDOCS, doCip and RAIPON.
  • 9 June 2006. Winnipeg, Canada. Demonstration of HuriSearch. “Cultivation Peace: Dialogue, Dispute Resolution, Democracy” Conflict Resolution Network National Conference.
  • 9 June 2006. London, United Kingdom. Presentation at the 29th European Co-ordination Committee on Human Rights Documentation, organised by Amnesty International-International Secretariat and hosted by Amnesty International – UK section.

Join us in spreading the word about HuriSearch

Are you and your organisation interested or involved in human rights? Would you like to help us spread the word about HuriSearch? Here are some ideas of what you could do:

  • Organize a demonstration of HuriSearch for colleagues, partners, clients, educators, journalists, media, students, research institutions, activists, network members or anyone who might find it useful
  • Organize a search competition for your students
  • Write a review of HuriSearch for HURIDOCS or for your newsletter
  • Send an email about HuriSearch to the mailing lists that you manage or are subscribed to
  • Put a link to HuriSearch on your website
  • Place a HuriSearch box on your website
  • Make a financial contribution to HuriSearch
  • Translate some of the HuriSearch interface pages into your language
  • Buy some advertising
  • Make a donation
  • Publicize HuriSearch in other ways…

Publicity materials

The following leaflets and brochures give basic information about HuriSearch and HURIDOCS:

  • HuriSearch leaflet in English (2 pages – PDF)
  • HuriSearch leaflet in French (2 pages – PDF)
  • HuriSearch leaflet in Spanish (2 pages – PDF)
  • HuriSearch brochure in English (5 pages – Word)
  • HURIDOCS leaflet in English (2 pages – PDF)
  • HURIDOCS leaflet in French (2 pages – PDF)
  • HURIDOCS leaflet in Spanish (2 pages – PDF)