Participation and the Practice of Rights Project

The PPR Project is a coalition of groups and organisations working on social justice issues in Ireland with emphasis on North Belfast.

We aim to give individuals, groups and communities the tools and support they need to actively assert and campaign for their social and economic rights.

A 'rights based approach' involves challenging the power relationships and structures which determine who makes decisions, whose voice is heard, and what issues are prioritised at government and statutory level.

The PPR Project is committed to:

• promoting rights-based democratic practice on the basis of participation by marginalised groups in decisions which affect their lives
• strengthening the direct accountability of the state, and statutory bodies, to communities through the understanding and implementation of international human rights standards

• Introductory information sessions on human rights
• Equipping groups and residents with the skills needed to assert their social and economic rights
• Practical support in developing campaigns and strategies which seek to advance the implementation of international human rights standards in local communities
• Training for community activists in the use of human rights tools (eg budget analysis, using human rights legislation)
• Publications including profiles of human rights violations in specific communities
• Information sharing, practical support, and mutual learning through our International Network
• Seminars and conferences linking the work of local residents and community activists with national and international human rights advocates