International Human Rights Day 2023 "Let's take back the compass of human rights”, University of Padova, 5 December 2023

75TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS (1948 - 2023)
Human Rights Day 2023

Let's take back
THE COMPASS OF HUMAN RIGHTS

 National Conference

9:30 a.m.

Singing performance by the class of the Istituto Comprensivo "Don Bosco" Primary School "M. della Vittoria," Padua

Institutional greetings
Daniela MAPELLI, Magnificent Rector of the University of Padua
Andrea Esteban SAMÀ, Head of the Human Rights Office, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Rome
Enrico VICENTI, Secretary General of the Italian National Commission for UNESCO, Rome
Franco DE VINCENZIS, Headmaster, Liceo Ginnasio Statale "Giorgione" high school, Castelfranco Veneto

10.00 a.m.

Human rights: the things everyone needs to know
Greeting by Carmela PALUMBO, Head of Department for the educational system of education and training, Ministry of Education and Merit, Rome
Speeches by university and high school students, volunteers in Universal Civil Service

10.30 a.m.

Let's take back the compass of human rights
Greeting by Fabrizio PETRI, Chair of the Interministerial Committee on Human Rights, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Rome
Marco MASCIA, UNESCO Chair Human Rights, Democracy and Peace, President of the University Center for Human Rights "Antonio Papisca," University of Padua

10.45 a.m.

From the neighborhood to the UN: education for global citizenship
Greeting by Patrizio BIANCHI, Spokesperson for the Network of Italian UNESCO Chairs, University of Ferrara
Massimiliano TAROZZI, UNESCO Chair Global Citizenship Education, University of Bologna

11.15 a.m.

The challenge of human rights in Palestine
Francesca ALBANESE, Special Rapporteur of the UN Human Rights Council on the human rights situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territories since 1967

11.30 a.m.

Building Cities of Peace
Greeting by Enza PELLECCHIA, Coordinator of the Network of Italian Universities for Peace, University of Pisa
Francesca BENCIOLINI, Councillor for Peace, Human Rights and International Cooperation of the Comune of Padua
Giovanni SELMO, Councillor for Peace and International Cooperation, Comune of Vicenza
Giorgia BUSINARO, Councillor for Peace and International Cooperation, Comune of Rovigo
Jacopo BUFFOLO, Councillor for Human Rights, Comune of Verona

12.15 a.m

Concluding reflections
Flavio LOTTI, President of Fondazione PerugiAssisi per la Cultura della Pace, Perugia

12.30 a.m.
Final remarks

The 2023 International Human Rights Day is sponsored by:

Centro di Ateneo per i Diritti Umani “Antonio Papisca e Cattedra Unesco Diritti umani, democrazia e pace dell’Università di Padova, Comune di Padova, Rete Nazionale delle Scuole per la pace, Fondazione PerugiAssisi per la Cultura della Pace, Coordinamento Nazionale degli Enti Locali per la Pace e i Diritti Umani, Rete delle Università Italiane per la Pace, Regione del Veneto, Istituto Tecnico Industriale Settore Tecnologico "Francesco Severi" (Padova), Istituto di Istruzione Superiore Tecnico Professionale “Leonardo da Vinci” (Padova), Istituto di Istruzione Superiore “Giovanni Valle” (Padova), Liceo Scienze Umane Amedeo di Savoia Duca D'Aosta (Padova), Liceo Scienze Umane Maria Ausiliatrice (Padova), Educandato Statale San Benedetto (Padova), Liceo Ginnasio Statale “Giorgione” (Castelfranco Veneto). Con il patrocinio della Commissione Nazionale Italiana per l'UNESCO e con il supporto del Comitato Interministeriale per i Diritti Umani del Ministero degli Affari Esteri e della Cooperazione Internazionale.