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Global Classroom 2025 on Business, the Environment and Human Rights to Kick Off in Bangkok

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The 2025 edition of the Global Classroom on Business and Human Rights is about to begin in Bangkok, hosted by the Institute of Human Rights and Peace Studies of Mahidol University, the Global Campus Asia-Pacific (APMA) coordinator. Around 20 selected Global Campus students and recent graduates have been working on the complex intersection between business, the environment, and human rights, focusing on violations that often cross borders and regions while human rights advocacy tends to remain localised.

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The Millennium Alumni Return to Venice To Meet the 2025 Student Cohort

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Venice, September 2025 — Twenty-five years after completing their studies, members of the 2000 “Millennium” Alumni Cohort of the European Master’s Programme in Human Rights and Democratisation (EMA) returned to Venice to meet the current class of 2025 of around 90 students.

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The Global Campus – Right Livelihood Fellowship: From Research to Internship

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Recent EMA graduate Vitória Viana Assis, recipient of the 2024–25 Global Campus–Right Livelihood Fellowship, is exploring how art and inclusive education empower children and persons with disabilities. Guided by Laureate Marthe Wandou, founder of ALDEPA, and supported by ShareMusic & Performing Arts, she describes the fellowship as a transformative journey. Vitória will soon begin an internship to deepen her research.

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Gender leadership in law: GC Africa Alumnae at the forefront

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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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Breaking Barriers: GC Afghan Alumnae Open Doors to Education for Afghan Girls

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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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Shifting Minds Through Visuals: GC Central Asia Students Explore Children’s Rights Through Video Production

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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.

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Marginalised youth and justice: Global Campus Alumnus Contributes to World Congress on Justice with Children

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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.

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Feminist Activism in Focus: GC Latin America & Caribbean Hosts Journalist and Mobilizer Soledad Vallejos

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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.

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The Future of Human Rights Education: A Strategic Exchange Between the UN and the Global Campus

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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.

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Deusto University’s Journal of Human Rights Marks Its 100th Issue – Featuring a Contribution from EMA Faculty

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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’.

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