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A fire burns in the Amazon rainforest in Brazil
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Bachelet to the Human Rights Council on climate emergency: “The world has never seen a threat to human rights of this scope”

The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet, opened the 42nd session of the Human Rights Council (9-27 September) with a speech focused on the relations between climate ...

Last update 20 Sep 2019
People at the marketplace of Lolachat in Uganda
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Think Globally, Act Locally: Building Rural Climate Resilience in Karamoja, Uganda

Sati Elífcan Özbek , holds a master's degree in Human Rights and Multi-level Governance from the University of Padova. This In Focus article is excerpt from her master thesis ...

Last update 27 Aug 2019
Field with tractors
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Land grabbing: what does it truly mean?

Ludovica Dal Molin, holds a master's degree in Human Rights and Multi-level Governance from the University of Padova. She is currently working in an organization that deals with the integration ...

Last update 27 Aug 2019
Sign in which is written "Water is a human rights".
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Human Rights, Water and Development: what role for the United Nations?

Fabiana Adamo, holds a master's degree in Human Rights and Multi-level Governance from the University of Padova. She is currently a Universal Civil Service volunteer in Tunisia for CEFA ...

Last update 27 Aug 2019
African woman in the countryside with goats.
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Towards a climate migration governance: the new challenge of the 21st century

Silvia Girardi holds a master's degree in Human Rights and Multi-level Governance from the University of Padova. She is currently a Universal Civil Service volunteer in Tanzania. This In Focus ...

Last update 27 Aug 2019
Summer school Normativity and Reality of Human Rights, Padova, July 8-14, 2018
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Summer School 2018

Summer school, Padova, July 8-14, 2018   The first edition of the summer school on “Normativity and Reality of Human Rights” critically addresses the interplay between norms ...

Last update 29 Apr 2024
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Photo Exhibition "VolunTour: Better Environment – Better Tomorrow"

150 days in Nepal with the European Voluntary Service (EVS) From 28th February to 16th March 2018 Centro di Ateneo per i Diritti Umani “Antonio Papisca” Venue: Aula Iqbal Masih, Via ...

Last update 28 Jan 2020
Polar ice viewed, which is melting, from aboard the Norwegian Coast Guard vessel, "KV Svalbard", during Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon's visit to the Polar ice rim to witness firsthand the impact of climate change on icebergs and glaciers.
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Italy ratifies a set of international environmental legal instruments

With Law No. 79, approved on 3 May 2016 and entered into force on May, 26th, Italy acceded to a number of international instruments on environmental and climatic issues was  Article ...

Last update 5 Jun 2016
fairtrade coffee challenge 2016
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The Human Rights Centre of the University of Padua, 13th may 2016: a Coffee for Human Rights

The Human Rights Centre of the University of Padua joins the challenge launched by Fairtrade. On Friday May 13th, at 10:00 a.m. (room Iqbal Massih), professors, students of the bachelor’s ...

Last update 16 May 2016
The official logo for UN constituted by the polar stereographic projection of the globe surrounded by two laurel branches
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Federico Mayor and Roberto Savio: for a global threat, a global response is essential

In the aftermath of the terrorist attacks that hit Paris on Friday 13 November 2015, the web portal ‘Other News’ has published a short article by Federico Mayor, former General Director ...

Last update 15 Nov 2015
In a clearing in the Myinbyin Forest Range, Central Burma, FAO expert J.L. Briggs (right), of Australia, supervises the work as a tractor winches up logs of teak wood and hauls them away to the dispatch point.
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The Italian Atlas on Environmental Conflicts is Out

The Documentation Centre on Environmental Conflicts with the collaboration of the association ‘A Sud’ presented the Italian Atlas of Environmental Conflicts, a free website which ...

Last update 8 Apr 2015
Logo of the EIUC, with orange figures on the left and "EIUC" written in blue on the left.
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EIUC: Training Seminar on Human Rights and the Environment: Synergies and Challenges

The Inter-University Centre for Human Rights and Democratisation (EIUC) promotes, from 21 to 23 November 2013, a training Seminar on "Human Rights and the Environment: Synergies and Challenges". ...

Last update 17 Sep 2013
Afghan families and tourists enjoying the spectacular scenery in Band-E-Amir, Afghanistan's first National Park.
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EIUC: Training Seminar on “Human Rights and Environment”, Venice, 21-23 November 2013

The European Inter-University Centre for Human Rights and Democratisation (EIUC) organises, from November 21st to 23rd 2013, a Training Seminar on "Human Rights and Environment: Synergies and ...

Last update 18 Jul 2013
The sun shines in a blue sky surrounded by white clouds; at the bottom, the silhouette of some trees with red leaves.
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European Union: Sustainable Energy Week. 18-22 June 2012

Between 18 and 22 June 2012 all Europe celebrates the Sustainable Energy Week, one of the main initiatives promoted in the framework of the Sustainable Energy Europe Campaign, launched by the EU in ...

Last update 27 Jun 2012
terrafuturua, mostra convegno delle buone pratiche di sostenibilità, 2012
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The Human Rights Centre and the Regional Archive Peace Human Rights at the "Terra Futura 2012" Exhibition

The Human Rights Centre of the University of Padova and the Regional Archive Peace Human Rights have taken part in the ninth edition of Terra Futura, an exhibition/conference on sustainability good ...

Last update 29 Mar 2019