Conceived to become an interdisciplinary hub for learning, research and dialogue, SIHREC will support students, researchers, academics, civil society actors and institutions working on human rights issues.
The inauguration brought together representatives from government, academia, civil society and the diplomatic corps, including H.E. Raimundas Karoblis, Ambassador of the European Union to Pakistan and the Abdul Khalique Shaikh, Minister of Human Rights. The programme also featured an interactive training on peacebuilding and human rights led by Dr. Michael George Hayes, Director of the Global Campus Asia-Pacific Master’s programme and GC’s second Vice-President, who also represented the network at the inauguration events.
Since 2025, the Global Campus has been closely working on this initiative as a UNDP partner, also co-chairing the project’s Academic Task Force to advise and support the Centre’s programming and strategic development. The partnership includes co-developing new academic courses, establishing student mobility schemes, and providing technical assistance and training for Centre staff.
Photo credit: UNDP Pakistan
This activity is part of the GC Capacity Development programme. For more information, contact Adriano Remiddi – programme manager, Vukašin Pajović, and Larisa Barbu – programme officers at capacity.development@gchumanrights.org
