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Council of Europe Human Rights Commissioner Hammarberg at centre stage, speaking at a conference
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The Human Rights Center of the University of Padua to St. Petersburg with the Commissioner for Human Rights of the Council of Europe meets with regional civic defenders of the Russian Federation

On the occasion of the visit of the Commissioner Thomas Hammarberg to Russia on the 3rd and 4th of September, 2009, a seminar with regional civic defenders of the Russian Federation was carried out ...

Last update 29 Mar 2019
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Press Release

Today, Friday the twent-fifth of September, 2009, at 12 o’clock pm, the Chief of Police of Padova, Dr. Luigi Savina, and the Director of the Interdepartmental Centre of Research and Services ...

Last update 29 Mar 2019
Official logo of the Presidency of the Council of Ministries of The Italian Republic. Under the image is written; "Ministero dell'Istruzione, dell'Università e della Ricerca," or Ministry of Education, Universities and Research.
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The Ministry for Education, University and Research at the Padua Human Rights Center, on the topic of "Citizenship and the Constitution" instruction

On 16 October 2009 the 'Citizenship and the Constitution' training subgroup of the MIUR (Ministry for Education, University and Research) gathered at the Human Rights Center of the University of ...

Last update 29 Mar 2019
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20-22 October: In Padua, an Educational Seminar for European Ombudsmen on the Theme of Unaccompanied Minors.

The fifth and final seminar of the 2009 ‘Peer to Peer’ project, financed by the European Union and Council of Europe, took place in Padua between the 20th and 22nd of October. The theme ...

Last update 29 Mar 2019
Four workers laying down 4 of the 12 stars of a large representation of the flag of the Council of Europe during a celebration.
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Human Rights Centre of the University of Padua: First meeting of the Contact Persons of the European "National Preventive Mechanisms" Project

A first meeting of the European NPM Contact Persons will be convened on 27-28 January 2010 in Padua (Italy). The meeting will be co-organised with the Interdepartmental Centre on Human Rights and ...

Last update 29 Mar 2019
Hector Gros Espiell, Secretary-General of the Agency for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in Latin America (OPANAL), addressing the Security Council in March 1973
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Tribute to the late Prof. Hector Gros Espiell, human rights defender

30 November concluded the earthly existence, passionately spent for the cause of human rights in teaching, research and politics, of Hector Gros Espiell, Professor Emeritus of the University of the ...

Last update 29 Mar 2019
Image: two children play with yellow tanks in Gaza (photo taken from the Red Cross (ICRC) Report "GAZA 1.5 million people trapped in despair").
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United Nations: More children in school and fewer dying; But 1 billion children still deprived of food, shelter, or clean water”

Anne Veneman, Chief Director of UNICEF, announced that significant strides have been made in ensuring and protecting the rights of children around the world-particularly in the areas of child ...

Last update 30 Nov 2009
Participants to the first meeting of the “European National Preventive Mechanisms (NPM) Project”, held in Padua on 27-28 January 2010.
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1st Meeting of European NPM Contact Persons

Wednesday, 27 January 2010 Welcome address Marco Mascia Director, Interdepartmental Centre on Human Rights and Peoples Rights, University of Padua Opening of the meeting Markus Jaeger Head of ...

Last update 3 May 2010
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4th Regional Conference on Human Rights, Peace and Development Cooperation. Treviso 10 - 11 December 2009

The Veneto of Today for the World of Tomorrow The fourth edition of the "Regional Conference for Development Cooperation, International Solidarity, Human Rights and the Culture of Peace” will be ...

Last update 1 Dec 2009
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Rights of Persons with Disabilities

Last update 23 Feb 2021
Human Rights Centre Library
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Library "Piergiorgio Cancellieri"

Opening hours - always by appointment: manuela.viezzoli@unipd.it Tuesday: 10.00-12.00 Wednesday: 10.00-12.00

Last update 4 Apr 2022
Graphic Image of an open book, used by the Human Rights Center as the logo on the cover of the series "Studi e Ricerche sui Diritti Umani," or Studies and Research on Human Rights. (Cedam)
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Publications

The Publications of the Human Rights Centre Database allows the research and consultation of TOCS, file cards and attached contents of all the publications of the Human Rights Centre ...

Last update 24 Apr 2020
Marcia per la Pace Perugia-Assisi, 24 settembre 1995. Una foto panoramica dell'inizio del corteo con lo stricione di apertura che recita "Noi, popoli delle Nazioni Unite".
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Civil Society

In the domain of recent theoretical efforts directed to shape the general meaning of “civil society”, an acceptable definition is the one that identifies it with the inter-subjective ...

Last update 2 May 2012
Receiving an education on intercultural dialogue in elementary school: five children play while holding hands and forming a star.
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Schools

Human rights education, particularly formal human rights education, has outstanding importance for the full realization of the aims of promotion and protection of fundamental rights. In the ...

Last update 5 Dec 2012
Political Map of Italy depicting the 20 regions.
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The Ombudsman in Italy

The database "The Ombudsman in Italy" provides the results of a research project carried out by the Human Rights Centre of the University of Padua on behalf of the Italian Presidency of the Council ...

Last update 2 May 2012