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A fire burns in the Amazon rainforest in Brazil
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Bachelet to the Human Rights Council on climate emergency: “The world has never seen a threat to human rights of this scope”

Building peace and reconciliation through the creation of a Ministry of Peace
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Building peace and reconciliation through the creation of a Ministry of Peace, Geneva, 20 September 2019

Cover Peace Human Rights Governance Journal PHRG - 2017
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PHRG - Peace Human Rights Governance: the special issue on “Challenges and opportunities for children’s rights facing developments in technology” is out

Servizio civile universale, Centro di Ateneo per i Diritti Umani "Antonio Papisca", Università di Padova, 2019
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Universal Civil Service at the Human Rights Centre: call for the project "Human Rights Defenders: shelter cities. Actions of solidarity and democratic leadership".

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

United Nations Conference on climate change and human rights, Fiji, 5-7 August 2019
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United Nations: Conference on climate change and human rights, Fiji, 5-7 August 2019. Michelle Bachelet invites to walk the talk

The official logo for UN constituted by the polar stereographic projection of the globe surrounded by two laurel branches
© UN Photo
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Italy: UN experts condemn criminalisation of migrant rescues and threats to the independence of judiciary

Padova Model UPR 2019 team
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Workshop with UPR Info

Simulation held during the Training for International Electoral Observers
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Global Campus of Human Rights: Training for International Electoral Observers

Learning by experience: Knowledge and experience on Israel and Palestine conflict, University of Padova, June-July 2019
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Learning by experience: Knowledge and experience on Israel and Palestine conflict, Human Rights Centre, June-July 2019

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”
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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

Cover Peace Human Rights Governance Journal PHRG - 2017
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PHRG - Peace Human Rights Governance: the second issue of 2019 is out

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

A sea rescue by the Sea-Watch team
© Marcus Wiechmann/Sea-Watch.Org
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United Nations independent experts sent a letter to the Italian Government condemning a draft law by Italian Interior Minister to fine migrant rescuers

Photo of Ernesto Olivero, lMaster Degree ad honorem in Human Rights and Multi-level Governance, University of Padova
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The University of Padova awards Ernesto Olivero a Master's degree in Human Rights and Multi-level Governance ad honorem