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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
Image of the Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights
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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
WHO: Surgeons operate on a patient at Al-Quds hospital in Gaza
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UNOCHA: Aid mission denials are latest threat to Gaza’s hospitals

The repeated refusals by Israeli authorities to permit UN aid teams to deliver needed humanitarian relief inside Gaza have had severe consequences, isolating five hospitals in the northern region ...

Last update 19 Jan 2024
The International Court of Justice begins hearing the case of South Africa v. Israel in The Hague.
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International Court of Justice: South Africa institutes proceeding against Israel claiming a violation of the Genocide Convention in Gaza

South Africa presented its case at the International Court of Justice (ICJ),  the highest judicial organ of the United Nations, to end the mass killing of civilians in Gaza, accusing Israel of ...

Last update 12 Jan 2024
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Applications for the European Master’s Programme in Human Rights and Democratisation (EMA) are now open

The call for applications for the academic year 2024/2025 is now open. Applications are accepted and processed on a rolling basis. Deadline for non-EU and all scholarship applicants: 12 ...

Last update 12 Jan 2024
memorial for the victims of the Orlando massacre in front of the historic Stonewall Inn on Christopher Street
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Council of Europe: new report on on hate crimes based on sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, and sex characteristics (SOGIESC)

The Council of Europe has released a new report on discrimination and attacks based on sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, and sex characteristics (SOGIESC). The report provides ...

Last update 31 Dec 2023
Universal Civilian Service at the Human Rights Center: call for applications open for the project "SCU and sustainability: human rights, environment and digital technologies"
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Universal Civil Service at the Human Rights Center: call for applications open for the project "UCS and sustainability: human rights, environment and digital technologies"

Italian version The Human Rights Center "Antonio Papisca" launches the new Universal Civil Service 2024 project "UCS and sustainability: human rights, environment and digital technologies" ("SCU e ...

Last update 1 Feb 2024
Voting of the Security Council in occasion of the approval of the 1820 resolution that condemns rape and defines it as a true weapon of war.
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UN Security Council decides to end it mandate of the mission in Sudan

Starting from December 4, 2023, the Security Council  ended its UN Integrated Transitional Assistance Mission in Sudan (UNITAMS), despite the continuing war between two rival militaries. ...

Last update 31 Dec 2023
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European Parliament: 2023 Sakharov Prize to Jina Mahsa Amini and Iranian women protest movement

The 2023 Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought, the annual prize by the European Parliament, was awarded to Jina Mahsa Amini and the “Woman, Life, Freedom” Movement in Iran, announced by ...

Last update 19 Jan 2024
A UN Security Council session. The participants are seated around a circular table, in the center of which is positioned another, rectangular table.
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United Nations: The UN Security Council needs a reform to end its “paralysis”

In this moment of continuous war and violence worldwide, the UN Security Council is unable to take decisions and act accordingly. “The UN seems paralyzed” as Dennis Francis, the ...

Last update 18 Jan 2024