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UN report: ‘hellish existence’ for women and girls in South SudanThe United Nations Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan issued a report on widespread and systematic conflict-related sexual violence... Last update 15/4/2022 |
Ensure equal treatment for Roma fleeing UkraineIn relation to the International Roma Day (8th of April), many officials point out the situation of the Roma minority... Last update 15/4/2022 |
The new edition of the Handbook on European law relating to the rights of the childThe second edition (2022) of the Handbook on European law relating to the rights of the child has been issued... Last update 14/4/2022 |
Global Campus of Human Rights: Electoral Technical Assistance, application deadline 20 April 2022The Global Campus of Human Rights organises a newly designed course - Electoral Technical Assistance training - that will take place from 6 to... Last update 12/4/2022 |
UN General Assembly suspends Russia’s membership in the Human Rights CouncilOn 7 April 2022 the General Assembly adopted a resolution on the suspension of the rights of membership of the Russian... Last update 11/4/2022 |
Liberties: Worrisome Decline in Media Freedom Across Europe (Media Freedom Report 2022)The Civil Liberties Union for Europe (Liberties), in cooperation with Liberties member and partner organisations in 15 EU Member States,... Last update 7/4/2022 |
Global Campus of Human Rights: Venice School for Human Rights DefendersThe Global Campus of Human Rights Project Department in cooperation with the European Parliament organises the Venice School for Human Rights Defenders that... Last update 7/4/2022 |
Death penalty should be abolished: Mass executions in Saudi Arabia and EgyptWhile the world is focusing on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, other serious violations of human rights continue to take place... Last update 7/4/2022 |
UN: Failure to re-open schools for all girls is deeply disappointing and damaging for AfghanistanDespite the previous declaration, Taliban authorities at the last minute withdrew the decision on reopening the high schools for girls... Last update 7/4/2022 |
Scholars at Risk seminar series: ‘Human Rights in Afghanistan: Past, Present, and Future’Scholars at Risk at the University of Padova, in collaboration with the SPGI (Department of Political Science, Law and International Studies... Last update 4/4/2022 |
Global Campus of Human Rights: ‘To The Righthouse’ podcast seriesThe Global Campus of Human Rights (GCHR) started a new initiative - a podcast series ‘To the Righthouse’, which is a platform... Last update 4/4/2022 |
Implementing ECHR judgments: New factsheet on domestic violence casesThe Council of Europe’s Department for the Execution of Judgments of the European Court of Human Rights has issued the... Last update 4/4/2022 |
UN expert: States should ensure accountability, transparency and access to sites of secret detentionThe Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms while countering terrorism, Fionnuala Ní Aoláin,... Last update 31/3/2022 |
FRA: Key fundamental rights risks at the EU-Ukraine bordersOn 23 March European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) published a short report on the situation at the EU-Ukraine... Last update 28/3/2022 |
OHCHR: UK border reform bill increases the risk of serious human rights violationsThe UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet, urged the United Kingdom to reconsider proposed changes to its border... Last update 25/3/2022 |