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Alice Nderitu, UN Special Adviser on Genocide, briefs reporters ahead of International Day of Countering Hate Speech (18 June)
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The UN Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide’s statement on the war in the Middle East

On 9 February 2024, Alice Wairimu Nderitu, the UN Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide released a statement on the horrifying continuous situation in the Middle East.  As the war in ...

Last update 18 Feb 2024
Garment workers protest to demand an
increase in minimum wages in Dhaka, Bangladesh on
31 October 2023.
Photo by Kazi Salahuddin Razu/NurPhoto via Getty Images.
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OXFAM report 2024: Inequality Inc.

Since 2020, the world has witnessed the wealth of the top five billionaires doubling, while nearly five billion people globally have slid into poverty. The stark reality persists – it would ...

Last update 18 Feb 2024
An activist holds anti-death penalty signs outside the US Supreme Court building in Washington, D.C.
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United Nations: Volker Türk voices regret over first ever execution by nitrogen suffocation

UN Human Rights Chief Volker Türk expressed profound regret over the execution of Kenneth Eugene Smith in Alabama, marking the first-ever use of nitrogen asphyxiation for capital punishment in ...

Last update 18 Feb 2024
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Council of Europe: Michael O’Flaherty elected as the new Commissioner for Human Rights

The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe elected Michael O'Flaherty as the new Commissioner for Human Rights with 104 votes in favor. His term of office will last six years, beginning ...

Last update 18 Feb 2024
Book cover What’s new in human rights doctoral research Vol.V
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Volume V, 2023

This book collects seven state-of-the-art analyses prepared by students enrolled in human rights programmes at the University of Padova and in partner universities. Departing from a variety of ...

Last update 5 Feb 2024
Human Rights Watch has recently published its World Report 2024, highlighting some very important themes in the human rights field, mainly selective outrage, transactional diplomacy, the alarming reach of transnational repression, and rule of law.
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Human Rights Watch: World Report 2024

Human Rights Watch has recently published its World Report 2024, highlighting some very important themes in the human rights field, mainly selective outrage, transactional diplomacy, the alarming ...

Last update 18 Feb 2024
 #Call4Peace initiative
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#Call4Peace initiative: Open letter to European Union, through the Belgian Presidency of the Council of the EU, "Peace for Israel and Palestine grounded in international law"

100 signatories, former ministers, high-ranking diplomats, prominent scholars, humanitarian leaders, writers, artists, spiritual leaders and Nobel Peace Prize laureates, are addressing an urgent ...

Last update 2 Feb 2024
Università di Padova, Palazzo del Bo, Archivio Antico: veduta dall'alto
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Academic Board

Members of the Academic Board of the Joint Ph.D Degree Alberto Lanzavecchia (Coordinator) University of Padova Curriculum Vitae Pietro De Perini University of Padova Curriculum ...

Last update 1 Feb 2024
Internship positions for students of the MA Degree Programme in “Human Rights and Multi-level Governance”
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Human Rights Centre “Antonio Papisca”: proposal for 2 intern positions for students of the MA degree programme in Human Rights of the University of Padova

The Human Rights Centre “Antonio Papisca” of the University of Padova offers 2 internship positions for students of the Master's Degree Programme in “Human Rights and Multi-level ...

Last update 1 Feb 2024
Hate Speech
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Preventing and combating Hate Speech in times of crisis: The Council of Europe publishes a new study

A new study was commissioned and published in November 2023 by the Council of Europe Steering Committee on Anti-Discrimination, Diversity and Inclusion (CDADI). This publication is part of the ...

Last update 1 Feb 2024
Seven young human rights educators from different countries
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“Changemakers: stories of young human rights educators” - A documentary to empower young people

“Changemakers: stories of young human rights educators” is a documentary issued in December 2023 in recognition of the 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. It ...

Last update 1 Feb 2024
Antonio Guterres, United Nations Secretary-General
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UN Secretary-General urges nations to reconsider their decision to suspend UNRWA funding

Some Western countries decided to suspend their funding to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) following the allegations by Israel that some ...

Last update 1 Feb 2024
UNNews: Airstrikes destroy buildings in the Gaza Strip
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The death toll in Gaza has surpassed 25,000 people

United Nations humanitarian workers have disclosed that the number of casualties in Gaza has now exceeded 25,000 since the outbreak of war on October 7th. The UN Office for the Coordination of ...

Last update 1 Feb 2024
International Day of Education
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January 24th: International Day of Education - “Learning for lasting peace”

The 24th of January is the International Day of Education and it is essential to recognise the value of education in promoting peace and development. This year, “learning for lasting ...

Last update 22 Jan 2024
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The Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights: Italy Country visit report 2023

Dunja Mijatović, the Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights, issued a new report on the migration and asylum, women’s rights and gender equality situation in Italy, following her ...

Last update 19 Jan 2024