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Scholars at Risk Network
education

University of Trento - Call for the selections for the awarding of no. 2 research fellowships within the "Temporary Protection Project SAR-UniTrento"

Items are left behind at the port of Lampedusa from a boat of Tunisian migrants who were lost at sea for over four days. The island of Lampedusa, Italy, has long been a migratory hub due to its proximity to North Africa.
© UN Photo/UNHCR/Phil Behan
Italy

The UN Refugee Agency expresses concern about the conversion into law of the security decree by the Italian Parliament

African woman in the countryside with goats.
© Environmental Migration Portal | Knowledge Platform on People on the Move in a Changing Climate
climate change

Towards a climate migration governance: the new challenge of the 21st century

Cover of the Coalition for Human Rights in Development's report called “Uncalculated Risks. Threats and attacks against human rights defenders and the role of development financiers”
human rights

Coalition for Human Rights in Development: the report “Uncalculated Risks. Threats and attacks against human rights defenders and the role of development financiers” has been published

The flags of the 193 UN Member States fly at the Palais des Nations, seat of the UN Office at Geneva, after completion of the renovation of the entrance path to the Palais, known as “Allée des drapeaux” (meaning "Flags Way").
© UN Photo
human rights

United Nations: budget shortfalls seriously undermine the work of the Human Rights Treaty bodies

human rights

United Nations: the General Assembly adopted the Declaration on the Rights of Peasants and other people working in rural areas

Image representing National Human Rights Institutions supported by the Paris Principles
© Consiglio d'Europa
human rights

Council of Europe: the Commissioner for Human Rights published a Human Rights Comment on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the Paris Principles

Logo of the Human Rights Defenders World Summit 2018
© Raymond Moretti, Marie-France Moretti
human rights

Human Rights Defenders, the World Summit adopts a plan of action

A little girl with a soft teddy Bear in her hand
Council of Europe

Council of Europe: 2nd report on the protection of children against sexual abuse

Cartoon of a Human Rights Defender offering an umbrella to an injured person, with an umbrella with the European stars being offered in turn to them
© EIDHR
Italy

Council of the Autonomous Province of Trento: motion approved on the protection of human rights defenders

Campaign Logo with "50th Anniversary of the Human Rights Covenants"
International Conference

International Conference "Looking beyond the 50th Anniversary of the Covenants. What Interdependence and Indivisibility of Human Rights?", University of Padova, 13-14 December 2016

United Nations General Assembly
human rights

We, Human Rights, Padova, 13 December 2016

Representation of Human Dignity and Peace
From the left: Marco Mascia, Director of the Human Rights Centre, Burgi Volgger, President of the EOI, Josef Siegele, Secretary General of the EOI.
© Centro diritti umani - Università di Padova
university

University of Padua: signed the Memorandum of Understanding between the European Ombudsman Institute and the Italian Ombudsman Institute

Poster of the Campaign "Dosta! Fight against prejudices toward Roma people",promoted by the Council of Europe
© CoE
education

Protecting the fundamental rights of Roma and Sinti according to the European standards, Venice, 13-14 October 2011

The Council of Europe and the Human Rights Centre of the University of Padua have organised a Training Course for the Italian Lawyers committed to the protection of Roma and Sinti's human rights.
The United Nations Human Right Council in session.
© UN Photo
Italy

Special Commission of the Senate: hearing on the election of Italy to UN Human Rights Council