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Ph.D. of National Interest in Peace Studies
Ph.D Programme

The call for applications for admission to the 2026/2027 PhD program in Peace Studies has been released

The call for applications for admission to the PhD program of national interest in Peace Studies (academic year 2026/2027) has been published. The program was established on the initiative of...
Mural “All rights, all people”, Eva Jiménez Bracamontes, Central de Abastos market, Mexico City.
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International Conference

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

Padova Model UPR, 9° edition, 16-20 November 2026
Padova Model UPR

Padova Model UPR, 9° edition, 16-20 November 2026

The Call for applications is open!

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The Peace Palace in The Hague, Netherlands, seat of the International Court of Justice.
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work

International Court of Justice: advisory opinion recognizes the right to strike as protected under the ILO Convention

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

European Courts and the right to be forgotten: recent legal developments in the jurisprudence of the ECtHR and within EU law

General Assembly President Annalena Baerbock (on screen) chairs the General Assembly meeting on strengthening of the United Nations System
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United Nations

United Nations: a new phase of the UN80 Initiative to strengthen multilateralism

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Everyone is entitled to a social and international order in which the rights and freedoms set forth in this Declaration can be fully realized. Art. 28, Universal Declaration of Human Rights (1948)

Italian Yearbook of Human Rights

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The International Criminal Court in The Hague (ICC/CPI), Netherlands.
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International Criminal Court

International Criminal Court (ICC): hearings to confirm the charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity against El Hishri

prison conditions

Florence Supervisory Court: inhuman detention conditions and deferral of sentence referred to the Constitutional Court

I PIANO D’AZIONE NAZIONALE SU GIOVANI, PACE E SICUREZZA (2026 – 2029)
Youth Peace and Security (YPS)

Italy’s First National Action Plan on Youth, Peace and Security (2026-2029): Institutionalizing Youth Participation in Peacebuilding and Foreign Policy

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Inclusion and Eco-Social Justice

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Disability Agenda
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people with disability

The Disability Agenda: 6 objectives in the name of inclusion

Algoritmi affamati: il lato nascosto dell’AI
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artificial intelligence (AI)

Hungry algorithms: The hidden side of AI

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

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Topics

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Albania’s ‘Flamingo Revolution’
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Albania

Albania’s ‘Flamingo Revolution’: From Environmental Protection to Demanding Rule of Law and Institutional Transparency

For the past nine days, since the first of June 2026, the streets of Tirana and several major Albanian cities have been occupied by growing numbers of citizens chanting a...
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...
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Activities

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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International Joint PhD Programme MA Degree Programme
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