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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.
Welcome to our eighth Curated Series, which provides a space to explore how some children and youth from South East Europe perceive drugs and drug policy and the significance of addressing their impact from a human rights and child rights perspective.
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.
Since graduating from the Master’s Programme in Human Rights and Democratisation in Asia-Pacific (APMA), Global Campus alumna Vita Luftiah has continued to put human rights research into practice. Her latest work—a policy brief and practical toolkit on community-based textile recycling in Indonesia—explores how environmental sustainability and women’s economic empowerment can reinforce one another through locally led initiatives.
Each year, students on the Master’s Programme in Human Rights and Democratisation in Africa (HRDA) participate in a Moot Court Competition as part of their coursework. In this practical simulation, based on a fictional case that reflects contemporary human rights challenges facing African societies, students argue preliminary issues around jurisdiction and admissibility as well as substantive aspects spanning various dimensions of human rights.
From theory to practice: a Moot Court to understand the African Human Rights System Read More »
Amid rising discourse among decision-makers and actors globally about the imminent return of Syrian refugees following the regime change in Syria, little attention is given to the perceptions of those concerned themselves. What do Syrian refugees think, and how do they view return? Students from the 2025–2026 cohort of the Global Campus Arab Master in Democracy and Human Rights (ArMA) at Saint Joseph University of Beirut (USJ) in Lebanon asked this question and provided some answers through a new report entitled Understanding the Non-Return of Syrian Refugees in Lebanon, which challenges assumptions with data, empathy and rigorous fieldwork grounded in the voices of those most affected.
Syrian Refugees’ “Non-Return”: A Student-Led Report Sheds Light on a Human Crisis Read More »