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Luwowo Coltan mine near Rubaya, North Kivu the 18th of March 2014
© MONUSCO Photos
sustainability

Between Green Transition and Geopolitical Tensions: The EU’s Role in the DRC-Rwanda Conflict over Critical Minerals

The EU’s search for critical minerals exposes a paradox: sustainability goals risk reinforcing conflict economies and human rights violations in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Refugee Rights Lab 2026, Third edition, Human Rights Centre, University of Padova
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Refugee Rights Lab

Refugee Rights Lab 2025: Second edition concludes at the University of Padova’s Human Rights Centre
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....
Everyone has the right, individually and in association with others, to promote and to strive for the protection and realization of human rights and fundamental freedoms at the national and international levels. Art. 1, Declaration on the Right and Responsibility of Individuals, Groups and Organs of Society to Promote and Protect Universally Recognized Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (1998)
International volunteering in Colombia: promoting human rights and peace in the Pacific region of Nariño
© Sofia Pieretti
Colombia

International volunteering in Colombia: promoting human rights and peace in the Pacific region of Nariño

Humanitarian Aid Volunteering and Movimiento por la PazStarting in 2022, the European Union has created a new international volunteering opportunity, which is part of the European Solidarity Corps: Humanitarian Aid...
Refugee tent
© Photo by Ahmed akacha
refugees

From refugees to labour migrants: an analysis of syrians’ enhanced vulnerability in Lebanon (2011-2024)

IntroductionSince the outbreak of the Syrian uprisings in 2011, armed violence and persecution from both the al-Assad regime and non-state armed groups have displaced at least 14 million people within...

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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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