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Covid 19 and Human Rights

This section provides an extensive collection of documents on COVID-19 and Human Rights. It includes reports, resolutions, joint statements, guidances, declarations, recommendations, guidelines, ...

Last update 20 Nov 2020
COVID-19 public health mural in Mathare slum in Nairobi, Kenya April 14, 2020
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United Nations System

Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (CESCR) Statement on the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic and economic, social and cultural rights, 17 April 2020.  Department of ...

Last update 30 Nov 2020
Report ASviS 2020 - cover
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ASviS 2020 report - Italy and the Sustainable Development Goals

The 2020 Report of the Italian Alliance for Sustainable Development (ASviS) analyses the progress of Italy with respect to the implementation of the 17 Goals of the 2030 Agenda. The report also ...

Last update 5 Nov 2020
International Conference “Data-driven human rights research”, University of Padova, 9-10 November 2020
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Data-driven human rights research

University of Padova, 9-10 November 2020 (online Webinar on Zoom) The Human Rights Centre “Antonio Papisca”, the UNESCO Chair "Human Rights, Democracy and ...

Last update 22 Jul 2021
Strengthening the EU Charter in the next decade
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Strengthening the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights in the next decade

On the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the proclamation of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, European Commission and FRA organised a joint conference which will be held in ...

Last update 2 Dec 2020
Women's meeting in the Peasant Reserve Zone Perla Amazónica - Puerto Asís (Colombia)
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Women’s cuerpo-territorio: a space of domination and resistance against patriarchal extractivism

Michela Lonardi holds a master’s degree in Human Rights and Multi-level Governance from the University of Padova - Department of Political Science, Law, and International Studies. This In ...

Last update 26 Mar 2024
Artists from Belluno representing through arts the international women's day
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The World's Women 2020 - Trends and Statistics

Five years after its adoption of 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and 25 years after the adoption of the Beijing Platform for Action, United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs ...

Last update 9 Nov 2020
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Human Rights Council: building better policies will break the cycles of poverty and inequality

During the Human Rights Council Social Forum, held on 8 and 9 October in Geneva, the world leaders gathered together in order to discuss the “Good Practices, Success Stories, Lessons Learned ...

Last update 9 Nov 2020
Michelle Bachelet, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, on the occasion of her first opening statement at the Human Rights Council
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Michelle Bachelet statement on the death penalty and torture for sexual crimes

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet on Thursday called on governments worldwide to redouble their efforts to prevent rape and other forms of sexual violence, improve access to ...

Last update 9 Nov 2020
Yemen Arms Remnant made in Italy
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Human rights and international arms trade: RWM Italia’s involvement in the Yemen Conflict

Sofia Pieretti holds a Master’s degree in Human Rights and Multi-level Governance from the University of Padova. This article is an excerpt from her Master thesis, discussed in March ...

Last update 26 Mar 2024
International Conference “Data-driven human rights research”, University of Padova, 9-10 November 2020
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Concept Note

The 2020 human rights conference organised by theHuman Rights Centre of the University of Padova develops a long-term reflection on the challenges for human rights normative systems stemming from ...

Last update 29 Oct 2020
European Anti-trafficking Day 2020
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European Anti-trafficking Day: Human trafficking will not be tolerated

In a statement to mark the European Anti-Trafficking Day, the Council of Europe's Group of Experts on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings (GRETA) called for full respect for the rights of ...

Last update 29 Oct 2020
International Conference “Data-driven human rights research”, University of Padova, 9-10 November 2020
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Programme of the Conference

November 9, 2020 Plenary 1 (10:30 – 12:30 CET) Link: https://unipd.zoom.us/j/85267345699 Chair: Paolo De Stefani, University of Padova (Italy) Salutations and short introduction ...

Last update 9 Nov 2020
Digital solutions to fight COVID-19
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Digital solutions to fight COVID-19

A new Council of Europe report has identified a number of shortcomings in the protection of privacy and personal data in some of the legal and technical measures adopted by governments to ...

Last update 20 Oct 2020
Roma and travellers report
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Pandemic worsens Roma and Travellers poverty and discrimination

The European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) has issued a new bulletin entitled “Coronavirus pandemic in the EU – Impact on Roma and Travellers”. This fifth ...

Last update 20 Oct 2020