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Una mano che infila la scheda nell'urna elettorale
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Council of Europe: new guidelines on voter registration and authentication in Europe

The Council of Europe recently published guidelinesthat aim to ensure the security and privacy of voters, in the processes of registration and authentication to access voting.  The new ...

Last update 7 Oct 2024
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Venezuela: Guterres calls for ‘complete transparency’ following disputed presidential election

Last Sunday, July 28, Venezuelan presidential elections were held with a recorded attendance of 59% of valid voters, according to figures from the National Electoral Council (CNE for its acronym in ...

Last update 10 Aug 2024
A voter dips his finger in indelible ink before casting his vote during the Second National Village Council (sucos) elections of 9 October in Dili, Timor-Leste, 2009
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Freedom House: 2024 report "The Mounting Damage of Flawed Elections and Armed Conflict"

According to the Freedom House 2024 report, in 2023, there was a drop and a deterioration in global freedom for the 18th year in a row. Just 21 countries saw gains in civil freedoms and political ...

Last update 26 Mar 2024
Café on the future of Europe 27th March 2024
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SET Padova: Café on the future of Europe, 27th March 2024

On Wednesday 27th March from 14:30 to 18:00 at the library of the Human Rights Centre “Antonio Papisca” the Student Engagement Team - SET Padova organizes a  Human Rights ...

Last update 26 Mar 2024
Online Course for International Electoral Observers
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Global Campus of Human Rights: International Electoral Observers - Training Seminar

The Global Campus of Human Rights, located in Venice Lido, offers a 5-day course on International Electoral Observers from 13 to 17 November 2023. This represents the perfect opportunity for every ...

Last update 26 Sep 2023
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Global Campus of Human Rights: Extended deadline 18 march for the Training on Electoral Technical Assistance

The deadline to apply to the course on Electoral Technical Assistance has been extended to 18 March 2023. The number of participants will be limited to 30, in order to ensure the highest level of ...

Last update 14 Mar 2023
A voter dips his finger in indelible ink before casting his vote during the Second National Village Council (sucos) elections of 9 October in Dili, Timor-Leste, 2009
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Kenya, heralding a new era?

Giuseppe Caramazza, senior lecturer di Tangaza University College, Nairobi, Kenya --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The 2022 ...

Last update 5 Sep 2024
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United Nations: 12 new elected countries to serve new terms on Human Rights Council

12 new countries were chosen to serve a three year period in the Human Rights Council. After the voting ended, the UN Assembly President announced the chosen countries that will begin their work on ...

Last update 5 Nov 2022
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Ph.D Cycle 34: "Human Rights, Society, and Multi-level Governance", student’s thesis defense

Today, on July 13th 2022, our students from the Cycle 34 of the Ph.D programme defended their doctoral theses for the issue of the title “Dottore di ricerca - International Doctorate in Human ...

Last update 20 Jul 2022
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Council of Europe: new guidelines addressing the risks of digital political campaigning

The Council of Europe issued a set of guidelines to address new challenges that come along with the dynamic development of innovative digital political communication techniques. According to the ...

Last update 20 Apr 2022
GCHR Electoral Technical Assistance
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Global Campus of Human Rights: Electoral Technical Assistance, application deadline 20 April 2022

The Global Campus of Human Rights organises a newly designed course - Electoral Technical Assistance training - that will take place from 6 to 8 May 2022 in the Monastery of San ...

Last update 20 Apr 2022
A general view of the Human Rights Council meeting
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Resolution of Human Rights Council on Situation of human rights in Belarus

The Human Rights Council adopted, at its 46th session, a resolution (draft version available) on the Situation of human rights in Belarus. The Council expressed concern at the continuing ...

Last update 7 Apr 2021
Online Course for International Electoral Observers
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Global Campus of Human Rights: Online Course for International Electoral Observers. Enrolment until 15 January 2020.

The Global Campus launched its new Online Course for International Electoral Observers. Open and legitimate elections are the indispensable foundation for sustainable development and an effective ...

Last update 20 Nov 2020
Protests in Belarus 2020
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UN experts condemn threats against women human rights defenders in Belarus

Independent experts appointed by the UN Human Rights Council criticised Belarus for persecuting women human rights defenders in the context of the mass protests taking place in the country since ...

Last update 14 Nov 2020
Kenya’s Supreme Court upholds President Uhuru Kenyatta’s election victory following a re-run in 2017.
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Advancing Human Rights and Democracy through Electoral Justice: The Case of Kenya

Giammarco Guzzetti  holds a master's degree in Human Rights and Multi-level Governance from the University of Padova. This In Focus article is an excerpt from his master thesis, discussed in ...

Last update 26 Mar 2024