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What happens when legal protections fail to reach those most at risk of exclusion? How can human rights frameworks respond to rapidly evolving social, political, and technological realities?
The EMA – Global Campus Europe Graduation Ceremony 2026 will take place on 20 September 2026, from 16:00 to 18:30, at the prestigious Scuola Grande di San Giovanni Evangelista in Venice, Italy.
EMA Graduation Ceremony 2025/2026 and Opening of the Academic Year 2026/2027 Read More »
The 83rd Venice International Film Festival, organised by La Biennale di Venezia and directed by Alberto Barbera, opens today on the Lido di Venezia and will run from 2 to 12 September 2026.
Global Campus of Human Rights at Venezia 83: Where Cinema Meets Human Rights Read More »
Vanilla and Centella asiatica are unglamorous words for glamorous industries. The first flavours ice cream and perfume; the second, a herb prized for its skin-soothing extract, turns up in the serums and creams that line pharmacy shelves the world over. Few buyers of either product think about who picks the pods or the leaves. GC Alumnus Rado Harintsoa Rakotosamimanana has spent the past several months making sure that companies, at least, have no excuse not to.
This school is a unique training initiative designed to deepen participants’ understanding of the intersection between human rights, films, digital media and video advocacy, and how to leverage these tools for social change
From Film to Action: the Summer School in Cinema, Human Rights and Advocacy Is Back Read More »
Iris Knežević joined the European Regional Master’s Programme in Democracy and Human Rights in South East Europe (ERMA) carrying many questions about her future. Studying in Sarajevo became a turning point that reshaped her understanding of human rights and ultimately led her to co-develop the toolkit ‘Invisible Children: The Legal Status of Children Born of Wartime Sexual Violence in Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Republic of Croatia – Comparative Legal Analysis and Practical Recommendations’. Inspired by the experiences of activists and survivors from Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH), the project seeks to strengthen regional dialogue and advance the rights of children born of wartime sexual violence in Croatia.
A pioneering leader in community mental health and healthy ageing, Global Campus Asia-Pacific (APMA) alumna Bidya Maharjan has led the development of Nepal’s first co-created toolkit for unpaid dementia caregivers, drawing on the mentorship of 2010 Right Livelihood Laureate Shrikrishna Upadhyay / SAPPROS-Nepal to translate years of rights-based community practice into a resource shaped directly by the people it serves.
A new ARTE Reportage documentary exploring democracy and civic space in Kyrgyzstan offers a timely glimpse into the work of human rights defenders and civil society organisations navigating an increasingly challenging environment. Among those appearing briefly in the documentary is Mamatkazy (Kazy) Rasul uulu, a current student in the Master of Arts in Human Rights and Sustainability (MAHRS) at Global Campus Central Asia.
Global Campus Student Appears in ARTE Documentary on Human Rights Activism in Kyrgyzstan Read More »
How can artificial intelligence support the documentation of serious human rights violations while safeguarding victims’ rights? This question brought international experts to Venice for a two-day Policy Hub organised by Impunity Watch in partnership with the Global Campus, exploring the opportunities and ethical challenges of AI and emerging technologies in transitional justice.
The 18th Nelson Mandela World Human Rights Moot Court Competition concluded in Geneva after bringing together some of the world’s most promising law students for a week of advocacy, debate and reflection on the future of international human rights law. Held from 13 to 17 July 2026, the final rounds of the competition welcomed participants from across the globe following online preliminary rounds earlier this year, reaffirming the Moot’s position as one of the world’s leading educational initiatives in human rights.