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Detail of a class of South American children while they work.

UNESCO: urgent need for new teachers worldwide

UNESCO published a new report in which it addresses the issue of teacher shortages worldwide.  Sustainable Development Goal 4 brings...

Last update 26/3/2024
A voter dips his finger in indelible ink before casting his vote during the Second National Village Council (sucos) elections of 9 October in Dili, Timor-Leste, 2009

Freedom House: 2024 report "The Mounting Damage of Flawed Elections and Armed Conflict"

According to the Freedom House 2024 report, in 2023, there was a drop and a deterioration in global freedom for...

Last update 24/3/2024
Café on the future of Europe 27th March 2024

SET Padova: Café on the future of Europe, 27th March 2024

On Wednesday 27th March from 14:30 to 18:00 at the library of the Human Rights Centre “Antonio Papisca” the Student Engagement...

Last update 22/3/2024
La Giornata internazionale per l'eliminazione della discriminazione razziale è stata proclamata dall’Assemblea Generale delle Nazioni Unite nel 1966.

21 March: International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination

The United Nations General Assembly established the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination in 1966. This Day of...

Last update 19/3/2024

European Master’s Programme in Human Rights and Democratisation: Online Open Day, 20 March 2024

The Global Campus of Human Rights organises the Online Open Day of the European Master’s Programme in Human Rights and...

Last update 17/3/2024
Three children hugging

ILO: 1.4 billion children globally missing out on basic social protection, according to latest data

According to new data released by the International Labour Organization (ILO), Save the Children and UNICEF, 1.4 billion children, aged...

Last update 13/3/2024
Essex Human Rights Online Summer School

Essex Human Rights Online Summer School

Monday 10 to Friday 21 June 2024 The University of Essex has opened the applications for 2024 Human Rights Online...

Last update 12/3/2024
un News: Reem Alsalem, Special Rapporteur on violence against women and girls, was among the human rights experts who issued the statement

United Nations: Rights experts call for probe into alleged violations against Palestinian women and girls

According to the latest statements from United Nations special rapporteurs Reem Alsalem and Francesca Albanese, numerous human rights violations against...

Last update 10/3/2024
UN News: Women in Afghanistan say they fear arrest, according to a new report by IOM, UN Women and UNAMA.

United Nations: Drastic erosion of women’s rights in Afghanistan continues

According to a recent multi-agency UN report, Afghan women are facing increased fears of arrest, harassment, and additional restrictions whenever...

Last update 7/3/2024
UN News: A mother-of-nine, who is suffering from malnutrition herself, cooks a meal for her children in an IDP camp in Aden, Yemen.

Yemen: Recent progress overshadowed by fallout from attacks on Gaza, UN envoy reports

The UN Special Envoy on Yemen, Hans Grundberg, highlighted the deepening complexity of the Yemen crisis amid reverberations from the...

Last update 4/3/2024
Visual art about civil rights.

Report CIVICUS Monitor: Rights Reversed A Downward shift in civic space (2019-2023)

CIVICUS, has recently published its latest brief, the CIVICUS Monitor, which assesses the state of civic space worldwide and offers...

Last update 1/3/2024
UNHCR distributes relief items to returnees at a transit centre in Renk, South Sudan.

UNHCR: 2023 report Emergency Preparedness and Response

In 2023, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, responded to multiple global crises, providing assistance to millions of people affected by:...

Last update 28/2/2024
People watch a building on fire following a missile attack in Ukraine.

United Nations: escalating toll as third year of war in Ukraine looms

The UN's Political and Peacebuilding Affairs chief Rosemary DiCarlo, briefed the Security Council, stating that as the war in Ukraine...

Last update 26/2/2024

Global Campus of Human Rights: MOOC on Children's Right to Education in Armed Conflict

The Global Campus of Human Rights offers a complimentary Mooc on Children's Right to Education in Armed Conflict, that takes...

Last update 24/2/2024
Business and Human Rights

UN Human Rights Chief urges EU leaders to approve key business and human rights legislation

The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, urged European leaders to approve a groundbreaking agreement on business...

Last update 22/2/2024