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Syrian Refugees’ “Non-Return”: A Student-Led Report Sheds Light on a Human Crisis

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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.

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Global Campus students take human rights research into the field across South East Europe

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With the end of May, the 2025/26 cohort of the European Regional Master’s Programme in Democracy and Human Rights in South East Europe (GC SEE/ERMA) concluded its mandatory internship period — one of the most distinctive elements of this one-year, full-time master’s programme run jointly by the University of Sarajevo and the University of Bologna.

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Forensic Architecture and Colombian Truth Commission Open the 2026 Venice School for Human Rights Defenders

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The Venice School for Human Rights Defenders opened its 2026 edition with a powerful testimony from Forensic Architecture and the Colombian Truth Commission, whose joint investigation into land dispossession and paramilitary violence in Colombia’s Urabá region uses spatial analysis, 3D reconstruction, and archival research to preserve memory and pursue justice. The project, and the people behind it, set the tone for a week of intensive training that brings together human rights defenders, Sakharov Fellows, and leading experts from across the globe.

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Global Campus “To the Righthouse” podcast: Survivor Movements for Justice

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Survivor Movements for Justice is the fifth series in the Global Campus “To the Righthouse” podcast programme. It explores the process of empowerment that drives victim- and survivor-led movements for justice, focusing on individuals and organisations responding to various forms of human rights abuse, or injustice.

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Reflecting on Shared Priorities and Youth Leadership: Steering Group Meeting in Venice

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Conversations on youth leadership, movement building, and the importance of engaging people and institutions beyond traditional human rights networks were at the centre of this year’s Steering Group meeting of the Global Campus – Right Livelihood Child Rights Cooperation, held in Venice on 21–22 May 2026. The gathering brought together Steering Group members, colleagues, and young representatives from Nepal for two days of reflection, exchange, and collaborative discussion.

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From Yerevan to Africa: Centering Children in Climate Justice

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From 15 to 17 April 2026, GC Caucasus hosted the international conference ‘Climate Change, Justice and Human Rights’, bringing together representatives from academia, civil society, policy institutions and international organisations to examine the links between climate change, justice, human rights and security.

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Global Campus Partner Koen Vanmechelen Brings Arts and Human Rights to Venice with Youssou N’Dour

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Since 2017, the Global Campus has been promoting the intersection of human rights education, science, artistic research with the contemporary arts with diverse international institutions. One of our long-time collaborators is Belgian artist Koen Vanmechelen whose visionary work powerfully resonates with our commitment to human dignity, diversity, and intercultural dialogue.

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Global Campus and Moldova State University Present the Results of the Three-Year Cooperation

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From 2023 to 2025, the Global Campus of Human Rights and the Moldova State University, together with the Global Campus Caucasus programme, joined forces to strengthen human rights education in Moldova through institutional development, curriculum innovation, and academic cooperation.

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