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United Nations: the General Assembly adopted the Declaration on the Rights of Peasants and other people working in rural areas

The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet welcomed the adoption by the General Assembly of the Declaration on the Rights of Peasants and other people working in rural ...

Last update 21 Dec 2018
Image representing National Human Rights Institutions supported by the Paris Principles
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Council of Europe: the Commissioner for Human Rights published a Human Rights Comment on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the Paris Principles

On the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the adoption of the Paris Principles, the Commissioner for Human Rights of the Council of Europe, Dunja Mijatović, published a Human Rights Comment in ...

Last update 21 Dec 2018
A session of the Model UPR 2018, at the University of Padova, Dec. 6-7, 2018
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At the Human Rights Centre of the University of Padova the first Model UN on the UPR

On the 6th and 7th of December 2018,  the Human Rights Centre of the University of Padova have hosted the first Model United Nations (MUN) on human rights simulating the Universal Periodic ...

Last update 24 Apr 2019
Logo of the Human Rights Defenders World Summit 2018
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Human Rights Defenders, the World Summit adopts a plan of action

On 10th December 2018, on the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and of the 20th anniversary of the United Nations Declaration on Human Rights Defenders a ...

Last update 14 Dec 2018
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The International Olympic Committee sets up an Advisory Committee on Human Rights chaired by HRH Prince Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has set up an IOC Advisory Committee on Human Rights. It will be chaired by HRH Prince Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein, the former UN High Commissioner for ...

Last update 3 Dec 2018
Logo for the 70th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
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United Nations: a monthly global campaign of activation has been launched to lead up to the 70th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights

The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights announced the start, in mid-November, of "a month of activation", involving events all across the world, leading up to the 70th ...

Last update 13 Nov 2018
The European Parliament awarded the 2018 Sacharov Prize for freedom of thought to Oleg Sentsov
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European Parliament: the 2018 Sacharov Prize for freedom of thought awarded to Oleg Sentsov

The European Parliament awarded the 2018 Sacharov Prize for freedom of thought to Oleg Sentsov. Oleg Sentsov (1976) is a Ukrainian film director, detained on 10 May 2014 in Simferopol, Crimea, and ...

Last update 13 Nov 2018
Logo of the United Nations Forum on Business and Human Rights, 26-28 November 2018
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United Nations: 7th Forum on Business and Human Rights, Geneva, 26-28 November 2018

The United Nations annual Forum on Business and Human Rights will take place in Geneva from 26 to 28 November 2018. The Forum is the global platform for stock-taking and lesson-sharing on efforts ...

Last update 13 Nov 2018
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Council of Europe: an initiative to let everyone know ECRI’s General Policy Recommendations

The European Commission against Racism and Intolerance (ECRI) was established by the Council of Europe in 1993. It is an independent human rights monitoring body specialised in questions relating to ...

Last update 30 Oct 2018
ICHRE, 9th International Conference on Human Rights Education, logo
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9th International Conference on Human Rights Education: Western Sidney University, 26 - 29 November 2018

The 9th International Conference on Human Rights Education, focused on “Unleashing the Full Potential of Civil Society”, will be held at the Western Sidney University, Australia, from 26 ...

Last update 17 Oct 2018
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EIUC: training for international electoral observers

The European Inter-University Centre for Human Rights and Democratisation (EIUC) has developed a course aiming at providing training to civilian staff in election observation missions. The aim of ...

Last update 5 Oct 2018
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AHRI’s Edinburgh Declaration: Renewing our Commitment to Human Rights

On the occasion of the 2018 AHRI Conference “Renewing rights in times of transition: 70 years of the universal declaration of human rights”, that was held on 7 and 8 September 2018 in ...

Last update 28 Mar 2019
Shared space under pressure: business support for civic freedoms and human rights defenders, cover
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Business and Human Rights Defenders: a new guidance published by the Business & Human Rights Resource Centre and the International Service for Human Rights

The Business & Human Rights Resource Centre (BHRRC) and the International Service for Human Rights (ISHR) have published “Shared space under pressure: business support for civic freedoms ...

Last update 19 Sep 2018
Padova meets Guangzhou, ceremony at Palazzo Bo to celebrate 10 years of collaboration between the University of Padova and the University of Guangzhou
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Padova meets Guangzhou, celebrating 10 years of collaboration between the two universities

On 26 September 2018, Palazzo Bo hosts an event that celebrates 10 years of collaboration between the University of Padova and the University of Guangzhou. The meeting sees the renewal of the ...

Last update 25 Mar 2019
Algo casual. Argentina, 2016
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Global Visual Contest: a photo contest on human rights

The Global Visual Contest, organised by the Global Campus of Human Rights, invites photographers, professionals and amateurs, from all over the world to take part in it by sending their ...

Last update 5 Sep 2018