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Ambassador Michele Giacomelli, Permanent Representative of Italy to the Council of Europe
Italy

Ambassador Michele Giacomelli is the new Permanent Representative of Italy to the Council of Europe

Council of Europe's 70th anniversary (1949-2019), logo
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human rights

The Council of Europe has launched a new website to celebrate the 70th anniversary of its foundation

Image of a child. Children who are victims of trafficking are protected by the Council of Europe Convention on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings
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Italy

Council of Europe: GRETA’s report on action against trafficking in human beings in Italy has been published

Students of the European Master "Human Rights and Democratisation"
human rights

European Master’s Programme in Human Rights and Democratisation 2019/2020: call for applications

Raffaele Sabato, 6th Italian judge at the European Court of Human Rights
Italy

European Court of Human Rights: Raffaele Sabato is the new Italian judge

European Committee of Social Rights, logo
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human rights

Council of Europe: Giuseppe Palmisano of Italy has been re-elected as President of the European Committee of Social Rights

GRECO's logo, The Group of States against Corruption of the Council of Europe
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Italy

Council of Europe: GRECO’s report on the prevention of corruption among members of Parliament, judges and prosecutors in Italy has been published

Eiuc Logo
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human rights

EIUC: Venice School of Human Rights, Venice, 6-13 April 2019

Michel Forst, United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of Human Rights Defenders
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human rights

Human Rights Defenders: the UN Special Rapporteur Michel Forst has published the World Report

Cover's image of the Global Analysis 2018 on the situation of Human Rights Defenders and Women Human Rights Defenders in the world, prepared by Front Line Defenders
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human rights

Front Line Defenders: the Global Analysis on the situation of Human Rights Defenders in 2018 has been published

Maria-Francesca Spatolisano, Assistant Secretary-General of the United Nations for Policy Coordination and Inter-Agency Affairs
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United Nations

United Nations: António Guterres has appointed Maria-Francesca Spatolisano of Italy as Assistant Secretary-General for Policy Coordination and Inter-Agency Affairs

Image representing the cities involved in theHuman Rights Cities Network
human rights

Human Rights Cities Network: a new online platform for human rights cities has been launched

Farmers work in a ""fruit seeds"" project in the Altai-Sayan Eco-Region of Khovd Province, Mongolia. Established with support from the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the project offers converted land for the production of fruit tree seeds, helping to generate additional income for Mongolian farmers and prevent deforestation in the region.
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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
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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

A session of the Model UPR 2018, at the University of Padova, Dec. 6-7, 2018
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human rights

At the Human Rights Centre of the University of Padova the first Model UN on the UPR