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Logo of the musical competition Voci per la libertà. Una canzone per Amnesty

Amnesty International and Voci della Liberta reward the best song in Italian dedicated to human rights

"Atto di forza", by Francesco and Max Gazzè is the winning song of the twelfth edition of the Italian Amnesty International...

Last update 15/5/2014
External view of the Palace of Nations in Geneva. A globe stands in front of the Palace, the work of sculptor Paul Manship, a metal sphere, the inside of which contains figures representing the zodiac weaved with one another.

Study trip to Geneva for the students of the Master Degree in Human Rights and Multi-level Governance, and the European...

From May 11th to 15th 2014, the Human Rights Centre of the University of Padua and the Master’s Degree in...

Last update 11/5/2014
Doves, symbols of peace, are freed near the shrine of Hazrat Ali in the city of Mazar Sharif, Afghanistan, on the International Day of Peace.

Right to Peace: the legal advisor of the Ambassador of Costa Rica at the UN to meet with the students...

On Wednesday, 2 April 2014, starting at 11 A.M. David Fernandez Puyana, the legal advisor of Ambassador Christian Guillermet Fernandez...

Last update 1/4/2014
A sign with the text "Conseil de l'Europe" in French, with the flags of some member states hanging above.

European Committee of Social Rights: Italy condemned for failing to provide access to services for pregnancy termination

In the decision delivered on 10th March 2014 in relation to the collective complaint n. 87/2012 (International Planned Parenthood Federation...

Last update 24/3/2014
Logo Italian Coordination of Local Authorities for Peace and Human Rights

One after the other, Italian municipalities are endorsing a petitionary motion on the human right to peace

Italian Town Councils from Marsciano (Umbria) to Desenzano (Lombardia), from Certaldo (Toscana) to Reggio Emilia (Emilia Romagna), from Mesagne (Puglia)...

Last update 20/3/2014

Italian University Association for European Studies (AUSE): Workshop “Civil society: towards the 2014 European elections”. Florence, 21 March 2014

The Italian University Association for European Studies (AUSE, Associazione Universitaria di Studi Europei) and the Research Centre on European Integration...

Last update 20/3/2014
Refugee children attending classes at the Ain-El-Sultan Camp school for boys in the Jordan Valley, Jordan, January 1957.

Italian Ministry of Education, University and Research: new Guidelines to welcome and integrate foreign students

Eight years after its first draft, in February 2014 the Italian Ministry of Education, Universities and Research published the new...

Last update 7/3/2014
Panoramic photo of the building headquarters of the European Court of Human Rights, Strasbourg, France.

European Court of Human Rights: Italy sentenced again for inhuman and degrading treatment in relation to prison conditions

In the judgment delivered on 11th February 2014 in relation to the Contrada case (n. 2)(n. 7509/08), the European Court...

Last update 11/2/2014
Flag of Ukraine

Human Rights Centre of the University of Padua to stop violence in Ukraine

We strongly condemn violence, repression and  dictatorial regime in Ukraine. The Ukrainian people has the fundamental right to self-determination. We...

Last update 21/2/2014
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Seminar: The contribution of regional Italian Ombudsman institutions to human rights implementation: a European endeavour

A seminar on "The contribution of regional Italian Ombudsman institutions to human rights implementation: a European endeavour" is organised by...

Last update 7/2/2014
Migrants boats abandoned on the beach of the island of Lampedusa, the destination of the flows of many migrants from North African States

International Organization for Migration: 10 proposals for a human rights-based approach to migration in Italy

In response to the recent controversy regarding the Centres for Identification and Expulsion (CIE) and the criminal offence of illegal...

Last update 3/2/2014
Panoramic photo of the building headquarters of the European Court of Human Rights, Strasbourg, France.

The European Court of Human Rights condemns Italy for inhuman treatments and violation of the right to private and family...

In two recent judgments published on January 21st, 2014, the European Court of Human Rights condemned the Italian government for...

Last update 30/1/2014
Paperback cover of "La difesa civica della Regione del Veneto: un’istituzione per la tutela del cittadino" (the civic defense in the Region of Veneto: an institution for citizen protection), Office of the Ombudsman of the Region of Veneto

Italian Ministry of Labour and Social Policies: the new Guidelines on unaccompanied foreign Minors

On 19th December 2013, the Italian Ministry of Labour and Social Policies has adopted the new Guidelines on unaccompanied foreign...

Last update 29/1/2014
Profile of a student while speaking in a meeting at Wilson Palace, Geneva, Switzerland.

Silk Route Project: scholarships for Central Asian nationals to study at the University of Padua

Funded by the European Commission through the Erasmus Mundus Action 2 Programme, the SILKROUTE Project provides international mobility (113 scholarships)...

Last update 17/1/2014
Zam Zam Refugee camp in Darfur.

Children's rights: study opportunity in Switzerland

The Master of Advanced Studies in Children’s Rights (MCR), a two year post-graduate training programme on children’s rights, organised conjointly...

Last update 16/1/2014