The Human Rights Centre “Antonio Papisca” - University of Padova, with the financial support of the Padova University under the “Shaping a World-Class University - year 2024” programme and the co-financing of the Center for Constitutional Studies and Democratic Development CCSDD, organised the Winter School (WS) on “Human Rights and Democracy in the Era of New Challenges”. It aimed to enhance students’ knowledge and understanding of how human rights interact with and shape responses to new global and local challenges.