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The Master’s Programme in Human Rights and Democratisation in Africa (HRDA) has a long tradition of training women human rights legal experts who are having an impact across the continent. A recent conference in Nairobi brought together over 100 women for an intergenerational dialogue, in which two alumnae shared their experiences after graduation.
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Two recent graduates, Rosita Sekandari (GC Europe – EMA) and Rokhsar Sadat (GC Caucasus – CES), have launched an online educational program for Afghan girls who were either school graduates or university students. Both alumnae, originally from Afghanistan, are deeply aware of the severe restrictions on education and the impact these have had on the lives of young women after the Taliban takeover.
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The OSCE Academy in Bishkek hosted an immersive and reflective course as part of the Master of Arts in Human Rights and Sustainability. Titled ‘Arts & Human Rights: Pathways to Sustainability’, the course was led by photojournalist and documentary filmmaker Nick Danziger, alongside human rights media trainer Claudia Modonesi of Picture People—a Scottish NGO that provides training on the use of visual media to expose human rights abuses, shift perceptions, and influence behavior, and with which the Global Campus has a long-standing collaboration.
The 5th World Congress on Justice with Children (Madrid, 2–4 June 2025), co-organized by the Global Campus, wrapped up with a powerful call to action for advancing child-centred justice. Among the many impactful discussions, a GC alumnus contributed to the session “Redirecting Marginalized Youth in Crisis-Affected Societies,” highlighting community-driven approaches to justice.
The students of the Master’s Programme in Human Rights and Democratisation in Latin America and the Caribbean recently had the opportunity to engage with Soledad Vallejos—an Argentine journalist, writer, and feminist activist.
On 6 May 2025, on the occasion of a convening of the Global Campus Council, Elena Ippoliti, Coordinator of the Human Rights Education Unit of the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, joined us for an exchange on the future of human rights education. The event served as an opportunity to renew our long-standing partnership with the OHCHR across education, research, and engagement with students and young graduates.
Cuadernos Deusto de Derechos Humanos (Deusto University’s Journal of Human Rights), published by the Pedro Arrupe Human Rights Institute at the University of Deusto, has released its 100th issue. EMA elected Chairperson Prof. Thérèse Murphy (Queen’s Belfast University) and EMA Programme Director Dr. Orla Ní Cheallacháin contributed a chapter titled ‘Legal Literacy: A Key Competence in Human Rights Education’.
The Global Campus has successfully completed a number of transformative faculty exchanges across its regional Master’s programs, advancing its mission to strengthen human rights education through shared expertise and pedagogical innovation. This is a vibrant example of our cross-regional collaboration.
With the special participation of Raji Sourani, and in collaboration with Maastricht University and Right Livelihood, the Center for European Studies at Yerevan State University—the GC Caucasus hub— recently organised a two-day conference to explore the urgent challenges and human consequences of war, conflict and displacement.
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Against the backdrop of Lebanon’s ongoing war-induced displacement crisis, a group of young policy researchers, experts, and stakeholders gathered last month at the University of Saint Joseph (USJ) in Beirut for a roundtable event aimed at confronting one of the country’s most urgent and complex humanitarian challenges. The event served as a platform to present key findings and recommendations developed by GC Arab World students.
Students of the GC Arab World Master’s programme address Lebanon’s Displacement Crisis Read More »