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Artificial intelligence and big data
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FRA: a human rights approach to AI services across Europe

As requested by the European Parliament, the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) released a report updating a study made in 2017 about the effects of intelligence services in human ...

Last update 6 Jun 2023
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Association of Human Rights Institutes (AHRI) Conference 2023: scholarships for Human Rights Defenders from the Global South

7-9 September | University of Deusto - Bilbao, Spain Registration open from 2 May to 17 july 2023 A limited number of grants will be offered to Human Rights Defenders from the Global ...

Last update 5 Jun 2023
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UN agencies call for more collaboration over refugee, migration crisis in Americas

The United Nations refugee agency (UNHCR) and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) have called for greater multilateral action to regularize movement across the continent of the ...

Last update 26 May 2023
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Sudan violations in spot-light at UN Human Rights Council

The United Nations Human Rights Council convened an emergency session in Geneva on Thursday 11 May 2023  to address Sudan's deepening descent into violent conflict and humanitarian catastrophe. ...

Last update 26 May 2023
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UNESCO calls for more protection for artists under attack

UNESCO has issued a report calling for greater protection for artists caught up in armed conflict, political instability, and natural disasters. The report, titled "Defending Creative Voices," ...

Last update 26 May 2023
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United Nations: Meaningful youth involvement in decision-making critical to sustainable future

The Secretary-General, António Guterres, recently emphasized the critical role of youth in realizing the promise of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. In a policy brief he stated ...

Last update 23 May 2023
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Human rights ‘best antidote’ to advance peace, Security Council hears

In a recent meeting, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, emphasized the importance of human rights in preventing conflict and instability. He highlighted that ...

Last update 23 May 2023
LGBTI+ rights
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European Commission: new report on LGBTIQ rights in Europe

The European Commission has launched a report on the progress on the implementation of the LGBTIQ rights in Europe. According to Helena Dalli, the EU Commissioner for Equality, the document is part ...

Last update 23 May 2023
Students attending the Red Cross workshop on Forced Migration held in Padova at the Human Rights Centre
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Global Campus of Human Rights: E.MA seminar series 2023

The seminars are offered in the framework of the Second Semester GC E.MA Programme at the University of Padova, Human Rights Centre, in cooperation with the PhD Programme in Human Rights, Society ...

Last update 11 May 2023
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University of Padova: Join the Psychodebates of the School of Psychology

The School of Psychology of the University of Padova is organizing a series of debates to be held throughout the year. The aim of the debates is to foster critical thinking and to allow students to ...

Last update 11 May 2023
The challenge of human rights in Palestine, University of Padova, 17 May 2023. 
An Israeli control tower along the wall dividing Israel and the West Bank. On the tower is a mural of a little girl with a key around her neck looking up.
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The challenge of human rights in Palestine, University of Padova, 17 May 2023

[versione italiana] Wednesday 17 May 2023, 4-6.30 p.m. University of Padova, Palazzo Bo, Archivio Antico Within the framework of the third Civic Week (15-21 May 2023), in preparation of the ...

Last update 17 May 2023
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Global Campus of Human Rights: Studio-Mobil, Sarajevo / Venezia

The architecture of human and environmental rights 18 - 21 / 05 / 2023 Studio-Mobil is an ephemeral nomadic stage providing a living lab for bridging research in sustainable architecture with ...

Last update 23 May 2023
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FRA: New indicators towards the implementation of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

The European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) has launched a report with indicators about the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD). The document is organized in ...

Last update 11 May 2023
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United Nations: Implementation and dialogue, the key-words for Colombia

According to UN Special Representative for Colombia Carlos Ruiz Massieu, in order to guarantee the success of the Colombian peace agreement, signed in 2016 between the government and the FARC-EP ...

Last update 7 May 2023
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Global Campus of Human Rights and National University of Timor-Lorosa’e (UNTL): partnership towards human rights

The year of 2022 marked the end of a four-year academic partnership between Italy and East Timor to mainstream human rights in Southeast Asia. The outcome of the project is summarized in the book ...

Last update 7 May 2023