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Council of Europe: Call for nominations for the Vigdís Prize for Women’s Empowerment

The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe has issued a call for candidates for the first Vigdís Prize for Women’s Empowerment. The purpose of the Prize is to award remarkable ...

Last update 19 Feb 2024
UN Secretary-General António Guterres briefs the General Assembly on the work of the Organization and his priorities for 2024
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“Peace is the UN's raison d’être”: Guterres’ call for action and his priorities for 2024

“Peace is our raison d’être. Yet, as I scan the landscape of today’s world, the one thing missing most dramatically is peace”. The UN Chief Antonio Guterres addressed ...

Last update 18 Feb 2024
A poster help up during a protest that says "hatred is virus"
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Hate Speech in the Context of Armed Conflicts

This article was prepared by Stefano Valenti as an excerpt from the master's thesis of Anastasiia Makarova, a recent graduate from the International Master's degree course in Clinical, Social and ...

Last update 26 Mar 2024
Alice Nderitu, UN Special Adviser on Genocide, briefs reporters ahead of International Day of Countering Hate Speech (18 June)
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The UN Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide’s statement on the war in the Middle East

On 9 February 2024, Alice Wairimu Nderitu, the UN Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide released a statement on the horrifying continuous situation in the Middle East.  As the war in ...

Last update 18 Feb 2024
Garment workers protest to demand an
increase in minimum wages in Dhaka, Bangladesh on
31 October 2023.
Photo by Kazi Salahuddin Razu/NurPhoto via Getty Images.
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OXFAM report 2024: Inequality Inc.

Since 2020, the world has witnessed the wealth of the top five billionaires doubling, while nearly five billion people globally have slid into poverty. The stark reality persists – it would ...

Last update 18 Feb 2024
An activist holds anti-death penalty signs outside the US Supreme Court building in Washington, D.C.
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United Nations: Volker Türk voices regret over first ever execution by nitrogen suffocation

UN Human Rights Chief Volker Türk expressed profound regret over the execution of Kenneth Eugene Smith in Alabama, marking the first-ever use of nitrogen asphyxiation for capital punishment in ...

Last update 18 Feb 2024
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Council of Europe: Michael O’Flaherty elected as the new Commissioner for Human Rights

The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe elected Michael O'Flaherty as the new Commissioner for Human Rights with 104 votes in favor. His term of office will last six years, beginning ...

Last update 18 Feb 2024
Book cover What’s new in human rights doctoral research Vol.V
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Volume V, 2023

This book collects seven state-of-the-art analyses prepared by students enrolled in human rights programmes at the University of Padova and in partner universities. Departing from a variety of ...

Last update 5 Feb 2024
Human Rights Watch has recently published its World Report 2024, highlighting some very important themes in the human rights field, mainly selective outrage, transactional diplomacy, the alarming reach of transnational repression, and rule of law.
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Human Rights Watch: World Report 2024

Human Rights Watch has recently published its World Report 2024, highlighting some very important themes in the human rights field, mainly selective outrage, transactional diplomacy, the alarming ...

Last update 18 Feb 2024
 #Call4Peace initiative
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#Call4Peace initiative: Open letter to European Union, through the Belgian Presidency of the Council of the EU, "Peace for Israel and Palestine grounded in international law"

100 signatories, former ministers, high-ranking diplomats, prominent scholars, humanitarian leaders, writers, artists, spiritual leaders and Nobel Peace Prize laureates, are addressing an urgent ...

Last update 2 Feb 2024
Università di Padova, Palazzo del Bo, Archivio Antico: veduta dall'alto
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Academic Board

Members of the Academic Board of the Joint Ph.D Degree Alberto Lanzavecchia (Coordinator) University of Padova Curriculum Vitae Pietro De Perini University of Padova Curriculum ...

Last update 1 Feb 2024
Internship positions for students of the MA Degree Programme in “Human Rights and Multi-level Governance”
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Human Rights Centre “Antonio Papisca”: proposal for 2 intern positions for students of the MA degree programme in Human Rights of the University of Padova

The Human Rights Centre “Antonio Papisca” of the University of Padova offers 2 internship positions for students of the Master's Degree Programme in “Human Rights and Multi-level ...

Last update 1 Feb 2024
Hate Speech
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Preventing and combating Hate Speech in times of crisis: The Council of Europe publishes a new study

A new study was commissioned and published in November 2023 by the Council of Europe Steering Committee on Anti-Discrimination, Diversity and Inclusion (CDADI). This publication is part of the ...

Last update 1 Feb 2024
The International Court of Justice begins hearing the case of South Africa v. Israel in The Hague.
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The International Court of Justice orders Israel to prevent genocidal acts in Gaza

On Friday, 26 January 2024, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) judges delivered the interim ruling on the ongoing South Africa v. Israel proceeding.  The Court first declared that it ...

Last update 5 Jun 2024
Seven young human rights educators from different countries
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“Changemakers: stories of young human rights educators” - A documentary to empower young people

“Changemakers: stories of young human rights educators” is a documentary issued in December 2023 in recognition of the 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. It ...

Last update 1 Feb 2024