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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
On the left a photo of a protest in Hong Kong, on the right a photo of a protest in Chile, both in 2019
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What factors make or break a protest? Lessons from the 2019 Hong Kong and Chile movements

Jimena Budar Quesada holds a Bsc degree in Global Management on Social Issues from Tilburg University and a MA degree in Human Rights and Multi-Level Governance from the University of Padova. Living ...

Last update 26 Mar 2024
Visual art about civil rights.
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Report CIVICUS Monitor: Rights Reversed A Downward shift in civic space (2019-2023)

CIVICUS, has recently published its latest brief, the CIVICUS Monitor, which assesses the state of civic space worldwide and offers insights into related trends, setbacks and developments. Drawing ...

Last update 29 Feb 2024
The ABL and borderization at Khurvaleti village between Georgia and South Ossetia
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Between Conflict and Silence: A Human Rights Analysis of Freedom of Expression in South Ossetia

Deri Ronan is a student of the Master's Degree in Human Rights and Multi-level Governance who took part in the project "Transforming the future: young people, women and students in dialogue for ...

Last update 26 Mar 2024
Global Campus of Human Rights: MOOC on Science and Human Rights
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Global Campus of Human Rights: MOOC on Science and Human Rights - 10 October, 13 November 2022

The Global Campus of Human Rights organises the MOOC (Massive Open Online Course) on Science and Human Rights that will take place from 10 October to 13 November 2022. This MOOC is the first ...

Last update 3 Oct 2022
Protestors at the March of Peace and Independence in Minsk, Belarus
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Human Rights Council: Belarus ‘engulfed in fear’

Anaïs Marin, Special Rapporteur on the human rights situation in Belarus, presented her annual report to the Human Rights Council in Geneva, pointing to Government policies that have ...

Last update 5 Jul 2022
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UN response to the latest restrictions towards women and girls in Afghanistan

UN Women Executive Director, Sima Bahous, has recently published a statement in which she expressed deep concern about the Taliban’s announcement that all women must cover their ...

Last update 18 May 2022
studio v-zwoelf © adobestock.com, 2021
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EU borders: concerns about Fundamental rights

Allegations for the treatment of migrants at EU borders and difficult conditions in detention and reception centres remain a persistent concern, as highlighted in the latest migration bulletin from ...

Last update 13 Oct 2021
 indigenous woman holds brazilian flag with red stains representing blood.
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Brazil: UN human rights expert appeals that Supreme Court must uphold indigenous land rights

A UN human rights expert called on the Brazilian Supreme Court to secure the rights of indigenous peoples to their lands and to reject a legal argument being promoted by some businesses that want to ...

Last update 1 Sep 2021
Headquarters of the Council of Europe, Strasbourg (France).
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Democracy is in distress, finds the Council of Europe Secretary General’s annual report for 2021

The Secretary General of the Council of Europe has published its annual report for 2021, titled “State of democracy, human rights and the rule of law. A democratic renewal for Europe.” ...

Last update 20 May 2021
World Press Freedom Day 2021
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World Press Freedom Day, 3 May

World Press Freedom Day, celebrated on May 3, was proclaimed by the UN General Assembly in December 1993, following the recommendation of UNESCO's General Conference. 3 May acts as a reminder to ...

Last update 3 May 2021
Open Democracy
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The Scandinavian countries and the populist radical right: protecting liberal democracy by limiting individual rights?

Francesca Corcella hold’s a master degree in Human Rights and Multi-level Governance from the University of Padua. This In Focus article is an excerpt from her master thesis ...

Last update 26 Mar 2024
SAR ITALY - Europan Reaserchers Night 27 novembre 2020
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European Reaserchers night on the theme of academic freedom for Scholars at Risk - Friday 27 November 2020

The Universities of Padua, Cagliari and the Scuola Normale Superiore organised a series of meetings on the theme of academic freedom for Scholars at Risk (SAR Italy) during the Researchers' Night on ...

Last update 27 Nov 2020
Children deprived of liberty
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Global Campus of Human Rights: MOOC on Children Deprived of Liberty: Enacting the Recommendations of the UN Global Study. Free enrolment until 27 December 2020.

The Global Campus launched its new MOOC on Children Deprived of Liberty: Enacting the Recommendations of the UN Global Study. In 2019 the UN Global Study on Children Deprived of Liberty denounced ...

Last update 17 Nov 2020
Rapporto CIVICUS Monitor 2019
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CIVICUS Monitor Report: global civic space restrictions in 2019

According to a new report released by CIVICUS Monitor, in 2019 twice as many people are living in countries where these civic freedoms are being violated compared to a year ago. The CIVICUS ...

Last update 20 Apr 2020