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What can meaningful child and youth participation look like in practice? From 30 March to 3 April, the Global Campus International Children’s Rights Workshop in Sarajevo explored a range of approaches shaped by different regional experiences.
Alongside their studies, a group of students from the EMA Programme initiated a feminist collective called ‘Global Feminist Voices’. From 1 to 4 February, the collective took a self-funded trip to the 92nd session of the CEDAW Committee at the United Nations in Geneva.
Global Feminist Voices: EMA students attend CEDAW’s 92nd session in Geneva Read More »
In a world marked by conflict, democratic regression and growing technological disruption, the role of human rights education has rarely been more significant. The Global Campus of Human Rights Annual Report 2025 offers a detailed overview of how a global academic network continues to respond to these challenges through education, research, capacity-building and international cooperation.
Navigating the Future Through a Human Rights Lens: the Global Campus Annual Report 2025 Read More »
Global Campus Alumni Stories is a new publication that brings together the experiences, reflections and professional journeys of its worldwide alumni community. Subtitled “Many Paths, One Commitment to Human Rights,” the volume offers a rich portrait of how graduates of the GC regional Master’s programmes continue to shape institutions, communities and debates on justice and democracy across the globe.
Global Campus launches Alumni Stories: voices from across regions and generations Read More »
In 2025, Dorcas Francis Loly Werson made a decision that required extraordinary courage. Leaving her children in South Sudan, she enrolled in the Master’s Programme in Human Rights and Democratisation in Africa (HRDA) at the University of Pretoria — a step shaped by sacrifice, determination and a deep commitment to advancing the rights of women and girls.
From turbulence to transformation: the journey of a GC Africa student Read More »
The Global Campus Alumni (GCA) has launched the 2025–26 edition of its cross-regional alumni-led activities, reaffirming its commitment to supporting young graduates as they take their first independent steps and design and implement their own human-rights initiatives. Fourteen projects were selected for support — dynamic and diverse in scope, and led by alumni themselves.
Our Alumni Launch Cross-Regional Human Rights Initiatives Read More »
Fahim Abrar Abid is a Visiting Researcher at the Global Campus of Human Rights (GCHR) in Venice, examining whether a child’s migration status can justify exclusion from public education in Europe—focusing on undocumented migrant children in Spain’s Melilla enclave.
In Bangkok, at the foot of Wat Saket, Venerable Napan Santibhaddo Thawornbanjob has spent years working where dialogue is most fragile: the conflict-affected south of Thailand. A Buddhist monk and interfaith peacebuilder, he has long brought together Buddhist and Muslim communities, promoting non-violence and mutual understanding. Yet, after years of mediation and community healing, he realised that peacebuilding alone was not enough — lasting peace required a deeper engagement with human rights.
How can research involving children move beyond procedural safeguards toward genuine, meaningful participation? On 22–23 January 2026, the Institute of Human Rights and Peace Studies (IHRP) at Mahidol University convened a regional workshop bringing together child rights practitioners from across South and Southeast Asia to reflect on ethical, inclusive, and rights-based approaches to engaging children in research, consultation and policy processes.
Ethical and Rights-Based Approach to Work with and for Children Read More »
The 15th edition of the recent EMA Human Rights Film Festival turned the Global Campus headquarters in Venice into a lively space dedicated to the right to play. Organised by GC Europe students, the festival—titled Un, Due, Tre… Stella!—placed children’s perspectives at the centre, combining films, performances, and intergenerational dialogue to explore play as a fundamental human right and a source of creativity and resilience.
EMA Students Celebrate the Right to Play Through Film and Dialogue Read More »