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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.
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.
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.
Global Campus “To the Righthouse” podcast: Survivor Movements for Justice Read More »
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.
Reflecting on Shared Priorities and Youth Leadership: Steering Group Meeting in Venice Read More »
The current 7th edition of the GC Policy Observatory revolves around the research project ‘Protecting, promoting and enjoying academic freedom: trends, challenges and impacts from a human rights-based approach’. It is funded by the European Commission.
Webinars Series for the 7th edition of the Global Campus Policy Observatory Read More »
The Global Campus of Human Rights has released a new publication highlighting how children and young people across multiple regions are shaping human rights work through the Global Campus Child Leadership Team (CLT) and Youth Advisory Group (YAG).
Children and Young People Taking the Lead on Rights and Participation Worldwide Read More »
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.
From Yerevan to Africa: Centering Children in Climate Justice Read More »
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.
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.
The course programme is coordinated by Roberto Chenal, Italian jurist at the Court and scientific supervisor of all the Global Campus training initiatives on the ECHR since 2014.