24 community leaders representing different urban social movements from Africa, Asia, the Americas and Europe gathered in Nairobi from 7-15 June for what was termed as an “…an amazing experience of mutual learning and exchange”. The Get Organised for Human Rights – Global Linking and Learning Programme for Urban Community Organisers was organised by Dignity International in partnership with the Nairobi People's Settlement Network who formed the local organizing committee and Hakijamii Trust with the support from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Finland and Oxfam-Novib (The Netherlands).

The programme not only sharpened knowledge and skills on organising community around human rights but also charted the way forward in local-global linkages and joint action. Participants also discussed bottom-up mobilisation towards the 60th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights including joint action by the social movements present.

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Inspired by the successful Janadesh March (People’s Verdict on Land Rights in India) in October 2007, there were talks also of taking steps towards a Global Janadesh (People’s Verdict) on Human Rights! Several concrete suggestions were made by the participants including turning this into an annual learning programme rotated in different regions of the world including a specific programme for slum dwellers.

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