The Etkiniz EU Programme brings together the civil society representatives at its fourth forum! The Etkiniz Forum will be held in Antalya on April 18th-19th, 2024. The theme for the forum is “Human rights monitoring for solidarity, accountability and healing”.

The Etkiniz Forum aims to:

1. Discuss the vital importance of accountability, solidarity and healing in human rights response to the humanitarian crisis;
2. Mainstream human rights monitoring activities both in Turkey and in similar crises throughout the world;
3. Discuss how to focus on intersectionality in human rights monitoring and advocacy and the ethics and innovative tools regarding right-based work;
4. Strengthen dialogue and networking among human rights monitoring civil society organisations and engagement with international human rights mechanisms. 

The forum will include sessions and workshops in which participants may share their knowledge and experience and build networks in addition to the panels. 

Representatives of CSOs who want to attend the forum need to fill out the application form, which can be accessed from the link below. Filling in the form is compulsory for participation, and you may send in the completed form by 1 PM (CET+2) on Friday, February 9th 2024, to complete your application.

Why Should I Want to Attend the Etkiniz Forum?

• To build networks with representatives of international mechanisms,
• To meet and share experiences with representatives of CSOs,
• To share human rights monitoring work with the wide r civil society and thereby to deepen it,
• To explore new opportunities for cooperation with representatives of various CSOs,
• To meet donor organisations.

Only those participants whose application has been accepted will be admitted to panels and workshops.

Selection criteria

• CSOs that run human rights monitoring-based work will be considered on a first-come, first served basis.

In addition, the following issues will be taken into account:

• Diversity of thematic working areas,
• Carrying out monitoring in the fields of climate, gender and poverty,
• Equal representation by province,
• Equal gender representation,
• Representation of groups at higher risk of discrimination

Important: Only one representative from each CSO will be admitted and accepted. As places are limited to 125 participants, applications are compulsory. It will not be possible for those who have not applied or whose application was not accepted to participate in the Forum.

Notes for participants:

• Participants from out of Antalya will be provided with accommodation and intercity transport support.
• Etkiniz may demand repayments for travel fees/fines that may arise as a result of participants whose plane tickets have been bought and/or hotel accommodation reservations have been made by Etkiniz not attending the event with good reason and failing to inform Etkiniz in writing. Supportive documentation of the participants’ compelling reason for not attending (doctor’s reports etc.) must be presented to Etkiniz.
• Etkiniz will demand repayment for accommodation reservations for participants cancelled without a documented compelling reason.
• Details about the Forum and information about the venue will be sent to persons whose applications have been accepted.
• English-Turkish simultaneous translation will be provided throughout the forum.
• Any special needs may be stated on the form.

Etkiniz will respond to applications from February 15th 2024 onwards.

For any questions about the forum, please contact forum@etkiniz.eu