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Luwowo Coltan mine near Rubaya, North Kivu the 18th of March 2014
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sustainability

Between Green Transition and Geopolitical Tensions: The EU’s Role in the DRC-Rwanda Conflict over Critical Minerals

The EU’s search for critical minerals exposes a paradox: sustainability goals risk reinforcing conflict economies and human rights violations in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Refugee Rights Lab 2026, Third edition, Human Rights Centre, University of Padova
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Refugee Rights Lab

Refugee Rights Lab 2025: Second edition concludes at the University of Padova’s Human Rights Centre
A wide view of the meeting of the 2026 Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (27 April-22 May). At centre on screen is Do Hung Viet, President of the Eleventh Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons and Permanent Representative of the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam to the United Nations.
© UN Photo/Eskinder Debebe
nuclear security

Is the Non-Proliferation Treaty heading toward its twilight years?

The crucial 11th Review Conference of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT), which began on April 27, concluded on the evening of May 22 in New York....

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Laura Nota
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Professor Laura Nota awarded an Honorary Doctorate by the University of Lausanne

European Bureau for Conscientious Objection (EBCO)
conscientious objection

EBCO publishes the 2025 Annual Report on conscientious objection to military service in Europe

Kosovo

Highlights of Young Europeans: Kosovo Week – Promoting Youth Creativity, Talent, and Innovation from Kosovo

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[...] since wars begin in the minds of men, it is in the minds of men that the defences of peace must be constructed. Preamble, Constitution of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)

Italian Yearbook of Human Rights

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Strategic Lawsuits against Public Participation (SLAPPs)
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Italian and EU Norms

Directive (EU) 2024/1069: new European standards for combating strategic litigations against public participation (SLAPPs) and their implementation in Italy

Panoramic photo of the building headquarters of the European Court of Human Rights, Strasbourg, France.
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torture

The Elmasri case at the European Court of Human Rights

European Union flags
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Italian and EU Norms

The transposition of European human rights standards in Italy in 2026: law 36/2026

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Inclusion and Eco-Social Justice

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artificial intelligence (AI)

Publishing and Artificial Intelligence: Dynamics and Reactions in an Evolving Sector

Book

Livenza: Legendary Waters – Ancestral Nature Through the Eyes of Diana Crestan

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people with disability

Work and intellectual disabilities: challenges in access to inclusive employment

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International volunteering in Colombia: promoting human rights and peace in the Pacific region of Nariño
© Sofia Pieretti
Colombia

International volunteering in Colombia: promoting human rights and peace in the Pacific region of Nariño

Humanitarian Aid Volunteering and Movimiento por la PazStarting in 2022, the European Union has created a new international volunteering opportunity, which is part of the European Solidarity Corps: Humanitarian Aid...
Refugee tent
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refugees

From refugees to labour migrants: an analysis of syrians’ enhanced vulnerability in Lebanon (2011-2024)

IntroductionSince the outbreak of the Syrian uprisings in 2011, armed violence and persecution from both the al-Assad regime and non-state armed groups have displaced at least 14 million people within...
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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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