POSCOHR

What POSCOHR does

POSCOHR — Portuguese Speaking Countries Observatory on Human Rights — is a non-profit association headquartered at the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Coimbra, Portugal. It operates with scientific, academic, technical, administrative, and financial autonomy and is dedicated to the promotion and protection of human rights across all Portuguese-speaking countries (CPLP), comprising 9 full member states (Angola, Brazil, Cabo Verde, Guinea-Bissau, Equatorial Guinea, Mozambique, Portugal, São Tomé and Príncipe, and Timor-Leste) and 5 associate observer nations.

The organization's core products are educational: a recurring Post-Doctoral Program in Human Rights, Health and Justice (fifth edition priced at €4,000, jointly certified with Ius Gentium Conimbrigae/Centro de Direitos Humanos), a 34-hour short course on Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights (€450, with a €400 early-bird option), and free educational resources including the "Dignilândia" card game on social rights and sustainable development, and short "Vídeo Pills" covering social rights, citizenship, and digital literacy. Course delivery is conducted online via Zoom with periodic in-person sessions at the University of Coimbra, and enrollment is managed through the organization's website (poscohr.org).

POSCOHR generates revenue primarily through tuition from professional services-style academic offerings, supplemented by European Union co-funded project grants (Erasmus+ STEP and Together) and partnerships with European universities and NGOs. Its customer base consists of post-doctoral researchers, legal and health professionals, and educators across the Lusophone world, while its activities also extend to rehabilitation and reintegration support for victims of torture. Governance is provided by a Board of Directors led by President Duarte Nuno Pessoa Vieira (former Director of the Faculty of Medicine and Chairman of the ICC Scientific Advisory Council) and Vice-President Jónatas Eduardo Mendes Machado.

Name

POSCOHR

Legal name

POSCOHR - Portuguese Speaking Countries Observatory on Human Rights

Website

https://poscohr.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

POSCOHR is a Coimbra, Portugal-based non-profit association that promotes and protects human rights across Portuguese-speaking countries through post-doctoral programs, short courses, research, and educational resources delivered online and at the University of Coimbra.

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akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Coimbra

HQ country

Portugal

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Others

Revenue model

1. Post-Doctoral Programs: The V Post-Doctoral Program in Human Rights, Health and Justice is priced at 4000 EUR, delivered jointly with Ius Gentium Conimbrigae/Centro de Direitos Humanos. Payment is available in installments with full payment option.
2. Short Courses and Training: The AI and Human Rights course (34 hours) is priced at 450 EUR with early bird discount of 400 EUR available before July 15. Includes registration fee plus installment payments.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

POSCOHR is a non-profit association that delivers paid post-doctoral academic programs and short courses in human rights, health and justice, alongside free downloadable educational resources (a card game and short videos). Its flagship offerings are the V Post-Doctoral Program in Human Rights, Health and Justice (jointly certified with IGC/CDH, priced at €4,000) and a 34-hour AI and Human Rights course (priced at €450/€400 early bird). Complementary resources include the Dignilândia educational card game and Vídeo Pills short educational videos for civic and digital literacy.

Product overview

POSCOHR operates as a non-profit association focused on human rights research and education across Portuguese-speaking countries. The organization offers a portfolio of academic programs (post-doctoral programs and short courses) and educational resources (games and video content). The core offerings include the V Post-Doctoral Program in Human Rights, Health and Justice (delivered online via Zoom with in-person capstone), and the AI and Human Rights short course covering justice, technology, health and ethics. Supporting these are educational resources: Dignilândia (an educational card game on social rights) and Vídeo Pills (short educational videos on rights, citizenship, and digital literacy). All offerings relate to human rights promotion, protection, and education.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• V Programa de Pós-Doutoramento em Direitos Humanos, Saúde e Justiça Post-doctoral research program focused on human rights, health, and justice from an interdisciplinary perspective. It provides specialized training, promotes quality research, and facilitates international research networks, awarding a joint certificate from IGC/CDH and POSCOHR. Priced at €4,000 with installment payment options.
• A Inteligência Artificial e os Direitos Humanos: Justiça, Tecnologia, Saúde e Ética 34-hour short course exploring the intersection of artificial intelligence and human rights, examining ethical, social, and legal challenges in justice, technology, health, and ethics domains. Priced at €450 (€400 early bird before July 15), delivered online via Zoom with a hybrid final session.
• Jogo Dignilândia Educational card game where players act as members of parliament in an imaginary country called Dignilândia, learning about social rights and sustainable development through argumentation and decision-making processes. Designed for use in educational contexts to teach social rights and sustainable development.
• Vídeo Pills Short-duration educational videos covering social rights, active participation, citizenship, and digital literacy topics. Designed for use on social media, in self-training courses, and in pedagogical/training contexts to inform, sensitize, and attract learners.

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Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Feature2 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Ius Gentium Conimbrigae/Centro de Direitos Humanos (IGC/CDH)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-responsibility for the Post-Doctoral Program in Human Rights, Health and Justice. The IGC/CDH, based at the Faculty of Law of the University of Coimbra, shares scientific, technical and administrative responsibility for the program, culminating in joint certificate issuance. Also collaborates on the Together European project for refugee access to higher education.
• Associazione Redu Rete Educare Ai Diritti Umani (Italy)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerItalian partner in the Erasmus+ STEP project (Striving Towards Equal Participation). Contributes to developing tools for educators, facilitators and trainers promoting active citizenship, social rights and social inclusion.
• Learning Designers (Spain)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSpanish partner in the Erasmus+ STEP project. Collaborates on faculty development tools for promoting citizenship and social inclusion across partner organizations.
• Omilos UNESCO Neon Thessalonikis (Greece)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGreek UNESCO youth organization partner in the Erasmus+ STEP project, contributing to social inclusion and active citizenship initiatives.
• University of Siena (Italy)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerItalian university partner in the Erasmus+ STEP project, providing academic expertise on human rights education and social inclusion.
• Pixel Association (Italy)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerItalian partner in the Together European project focused on facilitating refugee access to higher education. Hosts the project website at pixel-online.org.
• Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (Greece)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGreek university partner in the Together project, contributing to research on inclusive higher education institutions for refugees and beneficiaries of international protection.
• UNESCO Youth Club Thessaloniki (Greece)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGreek UNESCO youth club partner in the Together project, supporting youth engagement and inclusive education initiatives.
• Faculty of Medicine, University of CoimbracoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHost institution for POSCOHR headquarters. Provides physical facilities and institutional affiliation for human rights research and educational activities.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Raoul Wallenberg Institute: Sweden-based human rights institute that runs capacity-building programmes, applied research and training for professionals and officials; comparable as a research-driven human rights education and training provider.
• International Institute of Human Rights (Strasbourg): One of the world's longest-running institutions offering annual summer and postgraduate courses in human rights; closely comparable to POSCOHR in delivering short intensive human rights educational programs to international professionals.
• European Inter-University Centre for Human Rights and Democratisation (EIUC): Inter-university human rights centre offering the European Master's in Human Rights and Democratisation; closely comparable as a multi-university consortium delivering advanced human rights academic credentials.
• Ius Gentium Conimbrigae / Centro de Direitos Humanos: University of Coimbra-based human rights research center that co-delivers POSCOHR's post-doctoral program and shares governance; operates academic human rights education and applied research directly comparable to POSCOHR.
• Global Campus of Human Rights: A network of universities dedicated to human rights education and research, including post-graduate programmes; directly comparable as a provider of structured, internationally focused human rights academic training.

Broad incumbents

• Inter-American Institute of Human Rights: Latin American human rights education and research institute with graduate programmes and applied projects; broader geographic footprint but highly comparable mission and educational offerings.
• Danish Institute for Human Rights: National human rights institution conducting research, education, and policy advisory; broader in mandate (national NHRI) but overlaps with POSCOHR on human rights research and educational programming.

Others

• European University Institute - Centre for a Digital Society: Academic institution conducting interdisciplinary research and postgraduate teaching on digital rights, AI ethics and law; comparable as a source of potential faculty and competing postgraduate programmes on AI and human rights.

Emerging players

• Conectas Direitos Humanos: Brazil-based international human rights NGO operating across the Lusophone world with research and advocacy programmes; comparable on Lusophone human rights community-building, though more advocacy-led than academic.
• Centre for Human Rights, University of Pretoria: African university-based human rights centre offering LLM/MPhil programmes and applied research; comparable as a regional academic human rights centre running postgraduate and short-course training.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

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