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Call for Papers for the First International Conference of PhD Students in Peace Studies

The first International Conference of PhD Students in Peace Studies will take place at Sapienza University of Rome from 7 to 9 September 2026, bringing together doctoral candidates and early-career...
International Conference "Human Rights Monitoring Reloaded: Inclusiveness, Effectiveness, and Transformative Potential for the International Machinery", University of Padova, 19-20 October 2026
International Conference

International Conference "Human Rights Monitoring Reloaded: Inclusiveness, Effectiveness, and Transformative Potential for the International Machinery", University of Padova, 19-20 October 2026

RSF, world press freedom index 2026
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freedom of the press

Reporters Without Borders: Italy regresses in the World Press Freedom Index 2026

In the 2026 World Press Freedom Index published by Reporters Without Borders, Italy fell from 49th place in the previous year to 56th out of 180 countries, confirming a steady...

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Future(s) Club meeting #3: Screening of Winter on Fire, Human Rights Center, University of Padova, 18 June 2026

Laura Nota
university

Professor Laura Nota awarded an Honorary Doctorate by the University of Lausanne

European Bureau for Conscientious Objection (EBCO)
conscientious objection

EBCO publishes the 2025 Annual Report on conscientious objection to military service in Europe

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Cultural diversity can be protected and promoted only if human rights and fundamental freedoms, such as freedom of expression, information and communication, as well as the ability of individuals to choose cultural expressions, are guaranteed. Art. 2, UNESCO Convention on Diversity of Cultural Expressions (2005)

Italian Yearbook of Human Rights

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Children

Judgment of the Court of Cassation No. 16457: child abduction and international human rights standards in Italian criminal law

"Courtroom of the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg"
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asylum

European Court of Human Rights: Case H.D. v. Italy, violation of Articles 3, 5 and 13 of the European Convention on Human Rights

Strategic Lawsuits against Public Participation (SLAPPs)
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Italian and EU Norms

Directive (EU) 2024/1069: new European standards for combating strategic litigations against public participation (SLAPPs) and their implementation in Italy

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Inclusion and Eco-Social Justice

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Drawing of different people with disabilities
people with disability

The Third Italian National Action Plan for the Promotion of Rights and Inclusion of Persons with Disabilities has been published

Calopteryx splendens, commonly known as the Banded Demoiselle, is also referred to as a damselfly. It is one of the most common species and can be observed from April to September along watercourses.
© Diana Crestan
biodiversity

Ancient dragons

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environment

World Environment Day 2026: environment, climate, and human rights at the centre of global attention

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A Cakchiquel family in the hamlet of Patzutzun, Guatemala (1993)
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indigenous peoples

From Colonial Oversight to Indigenous Rights: The ILO's Century-Long Journey

The ILO and the Colonial Question: a fraught beginningFounded in 1919 under the Treaty of Versailles, the International Labour Organization (ILO), was built on the conviction that social justice and...
A wide view of the meeting of the 2026 Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (27 April-22 May). At centre on screen is Do Hung Viet, President of the Eleventh Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons and Permanent Representative of the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam to the United Nations.
© UN Photo/Eskinder Debebe
nuclear security

Is the Non-Proliferation Treaty heading toward its twilight years?

The crucial 11th Review Conference of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT), which began on April 27, concluded on the evening of May 22 in New York....
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Peace Human Rights Governance: Online First Articles 2026
PHRG Journal

Peace Human Rights Governance: Online First Articles 2026

Italian Yearbook of Human Rights: special issue “Best of 2025”
Human rights protection

Italian Yearbook of Human Rights: special issue “Best of 2025”

National Human Rights Institutions (NHRI) Webinar Series (2025-2026)
Proceedings of the Seminars

National Human Rights Institutions (NHRI) Webinar Series (2025-2026)

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Progetto KMKU in Kenya | Sviluppo comunitario, sostenibilità e diritti umani (2025/26)

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Young Europeans: Kosovo Week - First Edition, Padova, 11-17 May 2026

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