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A drawing of an unaccompanied foreign minor walking alone through an asylum camp. On one side is a human trafficker trying to get him into a car, on the other a policeman with a dog in an aggressive attitude.
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Freedom of Movement, the Right to Education, and Personal Development: Experiences and Perceptions of Unaccompanied Foreign Children in Relation to Camps. A Fieldwork Study from the Asylum Centre of Bogovađa, Serbia

Simona Guarini holds a master’s degree in Human Rights and Multi-level Governance from the University of Padova. Currently she is working in the Centre Za Azil Bogovađa, as part of the ...

Last update 26 Mar 2024
Nobel Peace Prize Leymah Gbowee at the University of Padova Human Rights Centre "Antonio Papisca"
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Human Rights Centre Staff

Director Marco Mascia e-mail: marco.mascia AT unipd.it Administrative Office Katia Milan e-mail: katia.milan AT unipd.it Secretary's Office Alessia Barbato e-mail:alessia.barbato AT ...

Last update 18 Jul 2023
Girls from the Arhuacos indigenous community of Colombia
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UN launches 10-year survival plan for endangered indigenous languages

The UN launched the International Decade of Indigenous Languages on Friday to help them thrive and preserve them. Indigenous peoples have unique cultures and ways of interacting with people and the ...

Last update 8 Feb 2023
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World Justice Project: Global Rule of Law Recession Continues

The 2022 WJP Rule of Law Index evaluates 140 countries and jurisdictions in the world. For the 5th consecutive year, Rule of Law has declined in most countries.  The index is calculated by ...

Last update 8 Feb 2023
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UCD Centre for Human Rights in Dublin: Annual Conference, 12 June 2023. Preliminary announcement and Call for Papers

In the context of the ICEDC, the annual conference for scholars, researchers, graduate students, education policymakers, civil society activist from across Europe and internationally, the UCD Centre ...

Last update 8 Feb 2023
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UNESCO: Killings of journalists up 50 per cent in 2022

According to the United Nations’ culture agency (UNESCO) the number of journalists killed worldwide increased from 55 killings of 2021 to 86. UNESCO pointed out that journalists suffer attacks ...

Last update 1 Feb 2023
Civil Society holding the line in contested times: 2022 CIVICUS State of Civil Society Report
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CIVICUS: State of Civil Society Report 2022

The State of Civil Society Report 2022, published by CIVICUS, a global alliance of civil society organisations and activists, shows a period of immense upheaval and contestation. Russia's war of ...

Last update 1 Feb 2023
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Council of Europe: Anti-discrimination and inclusion - practical tools for reaping the benefits of migrant integration

Intercultural integration plans must be well-designed and managed to strengthen European societies and include everyone, including migrants. The Council of Europe's Steering Committee on ...

Last update 1 Feb 2023
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Utrecht University: International Academic Workshop ‘Heads and Tails’: Admissibility and Remedies at the European Court of Human Rights - Call for Abstracts

The Montaigne Centre for Rule of Law and Administration of Justice, the Netherlands Institute of Human Rights (SIM) of Utrecht University and Institute of Private Law of Oslo University are issuing ...

Last update 1 Feb 2023
Poster for the documentary 'Paths of Peace', a woman walks in front of a graffiti with the Lebanese flag and the words 'happy dependence day'.
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Documentary "Paths of Peace: A journey among women, youth and students between Italy and Lebanon for the implementation of the Agenda Women Peace and Security"

Italian version Paths of Peace A journey among women, youth and students between Italy and Lebanon for the implementation of the Agenda "Women Peace and Security" The video documents the ...

Last update 1 Dec 2023
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Next Generation Networking Event, 3 February 2023

On 3 February 2023, in the framework of the 2023 “Human Rights Go Local: What Works” Academy it will be held an online networking event that seeks to establish a link between ...

Last update 25 Jan 2023
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European Solidarity Corps: New Humanitarian Aid Volunteering Action Call

The first projects, under the new Humanitarian Aid Volunteering action, starting in 2023 and presented by the European Solidarity Corps, will need volunteers to join the projects and help with the ...

Last update 25 Jan 2023
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UN condemns Taliban decision to ban women from universities

In December 2022 the Taliban de facto authorities banned women from accessing universities. This follows the continuous restrictions on women’s rights that took place since August 2021, when ...

Last update 25 Jan 2023
Two soldiers of the UNIFIL, the UN Interim Force in Lebanon, engaged in a mine clearance operation.
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New data show the effectiveness of UN peacekeeping missions

Failures on the part of UN Peacekeeping missions have been highly publicised and well documented – and rightly so. But when looking at the overall picture and data, the picture that turns out ...

Last update 17 Jan 2023
Young people from different countries hugging each others
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OHCHR: Youth Rights Advocacy Toolkit

The United Nations Human Rights Office, Education Above All Foundation and Silatech have collaborated in the creation of the Youth Rights Advocacy Toolkit. Its aim is to strengthen the capacity of ...

Last update 17 Jan 2023