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International Zero Evictions Marathon (ZEM) 2026, University of Padova, 29 and 30 October 2026

Third International Marathon of Testimonies, Dialogues, Science, and Art Against Forced Evictions, October 29 (Asia, Europe, Africa) and 30 (the Americas), 2026.
Artificial intelligence and big data
privacy

Biometric surveillance and democratic participation: The Privacy Guarantor’s Opinion and the Legislative Decree on AI-powered policing

IntroductionOn 24 June 2026, the Italian government transmitted to the President of the Senate the Draft of legislative decree No. 418, concerning the use of artificial intelligence technologies for police...
All peoples have the right of self-determination. By virtue of that right they freely determine their political status and freely pursue their economic, social and cultural development. Art. 1.1 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (1966) and the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (1966)
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asylum

Bureaucratic Violence and State-Manufactured Precarity: Mapping the Architecture of Harm in the Greek Asylum System

Surviving the paper wallsGreece naturally absorbs a massive portion of arriving refugees due to its position on the EU's southeastern border. In fact, 2023 saw a massive 159% spike in...
Child labour
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Children

The International Labour Organisation’s Work on Regulating the Worst Forms of Child Labour

This article is an excerpt from the Master Thesis discussed in October 2025 (A.Y. 2024/2025) under the supervision of Professor Lorenzo Mechi.

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Maratona Internazionale Sfratti Zero (ZEM) 2026, Università di Padova, 29 e 30 ottobre 2026

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