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FRA - Pandemic exacerbates challenges civil society faces
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FRA’s report: Protecting civic space in the EU

Civil society organisations across the EU provide services, engage in communities, raise awareness, advocate on behalf of others and hold authorities to account. But they face threats, attacks, ...

Last update 4 Oct 2021
The picture shows the components of the UN working group on business and human rights
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Italy: UN Working Group to assess impact of business operations on human rights and the environment

From 27 September to 6 October, the UN Working Group on Business and Human Rights will undertake its first official country visit to Italy to assess Italian efforts to identify, prevent and address ...

Last update 4 Oct 2021
Model UPR Handbook launch
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Publication of Model UPR Handbook!

Right before the 4th edition of the Padova Model UPR, we are thrilled to announce the publication of our handbook: Model UPR Handbook -- A Guide to design and implement a Model UN featuring the ...

Last update 6 Jun 2022
Implementing ECHR judgments: new factsheet on rights of LGBTI people
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Implementing ECHR judgments: new factsheet on rights of LGBTI people

The Council of Europe’s Department for the Execution of Judgments of the European Court of Human Rights has published a new thematic factsheet on cases related to the rights of LGBTI (lesbian, ...

Last update 27 Sep 2021
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European Union: The program for the Fundamental Rights Forum is available online, and registration is now open!

The European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) will organize a major human rights event that will be held in Vienna City Hall and online from the 11th to the 12th of October 2021. It will ...

Last update 27 Sep 2021
ILO World Social Protection Report 2020-2022
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ILO report: World Social Protection Report 2020-2022

The recent International Labor Organization (ILO) report shows that the Covid-19 pandemic has exacerbated social security inequalities between high and low-income countries. To date, only 47% of the ...

Last update 27 Sep 2021
The picture is the banner designed by FAO and UNEP to promote the International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste, celebrated on the 29th of September. The year 2021 marks the second celebration.
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29 September 2021: International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste. Registration open!

On 29 September 2021, the International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste will be observed for the second time. Reducing food loss and waste is essential to achieve multiple goals, such as ...

Last update 27 Sep 2021
festival sviluppo sostenibile 2018
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Sustainable Development Festival 2021

From September 28, to October 14 2021, the University of Padua will participate in the fifth edition of the Sustainable Development Festival, which is promoted by The Italian Alliance for ...

Last update 14 Sep 2021
Ján Kuciak and Martina Kušnírová’s Contribution to the Defense and Advancement of Human Rights and the Rule of Law
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Solemn ceremony to Celebrate Ján Kuciak and Martina Kušnírová’s Contribution to the Defense and Advancement of Human Rights and the Rule of Law

Saturday 25th September 2021 - 5pm, University of Padova, Aula Nievo, Palazzo Bo ---------------------------------   ---------------------------------   Programme ...

Last update 30 Oct 2023
Rights at risk, report 2021
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Rights at risk: the 2021 report of the Observatory on the Universality of Rights

The Observatory on the Universality of Rights (OURs) has published the Trends Report of 2021, presenting a complex picture in which different networks of actors, antagonists to human rights, are ...

Last update 14 Sep 2021
Afghan women protesting
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Executive Director a.i. of UN Women stands in solidarity with Afghan women

Regarding the current Humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan, on 9 September, Ms. Pramila Patten, the Executive Director of UN Women, made a statement in solidarity with Afghan women. Ms. Patten ...

Last update 21 Oct 2021
International Day of Democracy
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United Nations: International Day of Democracy

The United Nations on November 8 in 2007, by adopting Resolution 62/7, established democratic world order in international pursuits. From then on, September 15 began to be observed as the ...

Last update 15 Sep 2021
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Amnesty International Report on Death Sentence and Execution

Amnesty International's Report on the Death Penalty and Execution in 2020 shows how, despite the unprecedented challenge posed by the Covid-19 pandemic, some states have relentlessly pursued ...

Last update 14 Sep 2021
UNICEF Sud Sudan
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Children in Sudan need more humanitarian assistance than ever before

UNICEF warned that a record of 4.5 million children in South Sudan are in desperate need of humanitarian support. Hopes that independence would bring a new dawn for the country’s children have ...

Last update 14 Sep 2021
Anna Piratti, Primavera Italiana, painting acrylic on canvas, cm 170x150, 2017, https://www.annapiratti.com
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Call for papers

Within the Conference's challenging conceptual and empirical framework, the Department of Political Science, Law and International Studies,  the Human Rights Centre “Antonio ...

Last update 14 Sep 2021