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The new local architecture developed unilaterally by President Said presents a model of governance bound to pose serious challenges to democracy-building efforts in a young democracy like Tunisia. Above all, it would continue to widen the gap between citizens – particularly young people increasingly disengaged from political life – and those in power.
Understanding human rights law as a discourse of preventative practice, rather than remedy, can support preparedness in the face of large-scale emergencies, like the ecological crisis, but also in the face of ‘everyday’ emergencies faced by human rights defenders.
Can human rights lawyers and legal academics support human rights defenders in new ways? Read More »
Those who are protesting against unsustainable uses of the ocean or exclusionary approaches to marine conservation should be recognised and protected as environmental human rights defenders (EHRDs), due to growing awareness of the interdependence between a healthy ocean and human rights.
Ocean defenders are environmental human rights defenders Read More »
The interplay between states and corporations is complex because of the increasingly blurred line between their spheres of influence. It is worth exploring the benefits of deliberative governance as a means of transparency in the decision-making process that fosters public participation and effective environmental protection.
Deliberative democracy: Facilitating environmental protection Read More »
SLAPPs are destructive to civil society and public interest. Training and awareness-raising activities appear to be the best strategy at our disposal to effectively tackle abusive lawsuits and respond to the shrinking space for civil society in Europe.
How to better protect HRDs from SLAPPs: A practical defence guide for European lawyers Read More »
Whistleblowing, particularly on issues that relate to human rights, is an important means of keeping governments accountable. Some whistleblowers could also be viewed as carrying out the function of a human rights defender. This designation can help improve their protection under the ECHR.
Summoning activists to courtrooms, combined with the decline of the rule of law and attacks on the independent judiciary, is a serious weapon against human rights and democracy. It is worth highlighting selected cases from Poland (2015-2023) and their implications.
Human Rights Defenders in courtrooms: The case of Poland Read More »
Welcome to our fifth Curated series, which addresses human rights defenders in relation to selected issues about their recognition, support and protection, by drawing on the discussions developed in the context of the 2023 AHRI International Conference.
Introducing Curated #5: Supporting and Protecting Human Rights Defenders Read More »
In a context of insecurity and health crisis, along with the criminalisation of acts between people of the same sex, in Morocco LGBTIQ+ rights to life, freedom from discrimination, and freedom of expression and association are violated. Affected people have mainly fled to Germany, despite the hardships in this ‘Eldorado’ state.
The study trip to Kosovo has been an annual highlight in the EMA programme for twenty years. Concluding the first semester, visiting Kosovo represents the culmination of the topics studied in the first semester and is an opportunity for students to better understand how human rights work looks like on the ground.
EMA cohort 2023-24 study visit to Kosovo: learning about a post-conflict country Read More »