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A European human rights perspective on the use of ICT in election campaigns

Leave a Comment / Civil and Political Rights, Europe, Preparedness, Science & Technology / Gaia Balbo

As the EP elections approach, ICT present both opportunities and challenges for election campaigns. While a European regulatory framework for ICT usage is emerging, its adequacy is yet to be tested in the forthcoming elections. European human rights standards serve as a guide for the integration of ICT, allowing to leverage ICT’s potential for democracy.

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How does the right to respect for private life protect the child born in surrogacy? Findings in ECtHR case law

Leave a Comment / Children, Europe, Preparedness / Gaia Balbo

Surrogacy is becoming a more and more popular way of having offspring. The lack of proper standards of children’s rights in national law raises the risk of their violation. It is worth looking at how relevant monitoring bodies have addressed such a challenge.

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Giulia Cecchettin’s murder: the femicide that awoke Italy to its patriarchal reality

Leave a Comment / Europe, Gender, Preparedness, Southeast Europe / Gaia Balbo

The femicide of Giulia Cecchettin provoked massive reactions in Italy. With unprecedented strength, social movements and the political sphere addressed the direct responsibility of patriarchal culture. Nonetheless, the government was not ready to answer this social challenge.

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Academic freedom in the European Union: A human rights approach

Leave a Comment / Alumni Regional Correspondents, Civil and Political Rights, Europe, Preparedness / Gaia Balbo

Academic freedom is under threat throughout Europe and beyond. Recent EU debate highlights the need for a protective legal framework while human rights law principles provide a nourishing context.

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Closing the gap in European IDPs protection through a holistic European convention

Leave a Comment / Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, Environment, Europe, Gender, Migration, Preparedness / Gaia Balbo

The absence of a legally binding instrument on IDPs protection, considering their unique vulnerabilities and needs, leaves a growing number of individuals in limbo. It is high time to create an innovative, holistic European convention on IDPs, adopting new lenses on human rights and related challenges.

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The hijab ban and human rights of Muslim women in Europe

1 Comment / Civil and Political Rights, Europe, Gender, Preparedness / Gaia Balbo

The rise of Islamophobia in Europe specifically affects covered Muslim women. Legal restrictions and social hostility towards headscarves impede their right to express their faith, identity, and access to other human rights. These prohibitions must be approached as oppressive policies that limit the freedom of women to make their own decisions.

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A European human rights perspective on the use of ICT in election campaigns

How does the right to respect for private life protect the child born in surrogacy? Findings in ECtHR case law

Giulia Cecchettin’s murder: the femicide that awoke Italy to its patriarchal reality

Academic freedom in the European Union: A human rights approach

The hijab ban and human rights of Muslim women in Europe

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