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# Global Campus of Human Rights | Education & Research

An international network of universities advancing human rights education, research and global cooperation across regions.

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- [Cut, silenced, forgotten: Why Singapore must confront female genital mutilation](https://www.gchumanrights.org/preparedness/cut-silenced-forgotten-why-singapore-must-confront-female-genital-mutilation/) - Female genital cutting remains hidden in Singapore. Ending it requires religious clarity, community education, and protection for every girl’s bodily autonomy.
- [Elusive justice, perennial transit: the Eastern mediterranean migration corridor returns to public attention](https://www.gchumanrights.org/preparedness/elusive-justice-perennial-transit-the-eastern-mediterranean-migration-corridor-returns-to-public-attention/) - The EU Pact on Migration and Asylum reinforces permanent transit and border externalisation, narrowing migrants' pathways to protection.
- [Children born out of wedlock in Pakistan: born and dumped with no rights](https://www.gchumanrights.org/preparedness/children-born-out-of-wedlock-in-pakistan-born-and-dumped-with-no-rights/) - Children born out of wedlock in Pakistan face social, legal and human rights barriers. Why their protection remains overlooked and urgent.
- [From theory to practice: a Moot Court to understand the African Human Rights System](https://www.gchumanrights.org/gc-news/from-theory-to-practice-a-moot-court-to-understand-the-african-human-rights-system/) - 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
- [Webinars Series for the 7th edition of the Global Campus Policy Observatory](https://www.gchumanrights.org/gc-news/international/webinars-series-for-the-7th-edition-of-the-global-campus-policy-observatory/) - The current 7th edition of the GC Policy Observatory revolves around the research project ‘Protecting, promoting and enjoying academic freedom...
- [ECCHRD to Convene its 41st Annual Meeting in Budapest](https://www.gchumanrights.org/gc-news/international/ecchrd-to-convene-its-41st-annual-meeting-in-budapest/) - The European Coordinating Committee on Human Rights Documentation (ECCHRD) will hold its 41st meeting on 2–3 July 2026...
- [Invitation to tender for Communications services 2026-2029](https://www.gchumanrights.org/gc-news/invitation-to-tender-for-communications-services-2026-2029/) - Global Campus of Human Rights is looking for a communications support that would provide services to strengthen the activities of the Communications Department.
- [Syrian Refugees’ “Non-Return”: A Student-Led Report Sheds Light on a Human Crisis](https://www.gchumanrights.org/gc-news/syrian-refugees-arma-student-report/) - Students from the 2025–2026 cohort of the Global Campus Arab Master in Democracy and Human Rights (ArMA) provided some answers through a new report
- [Children and Young People from Across the Global Campus Network Contribute to Global Drug Policy Debate](https://www.gchumanrights.org/gc-news/children-and-young-people-contribute-to-global-drug-policy-debate/) - How can drug policies better support and reflect the rights, needs and realities of children and young people? This question was at the centre of 'Transforming Drug Policy: A Focus on Children and Youth', a collaborative initiative led by the Global Commission on Drug Policy and involving Youth RISE and the Global Campus of Human Rights. The project sought to ensure that children and young people themselves could contribute to global discussions on drug policy and its impact on their lives.
- [Global Campus students take human rights research into the field across South East Europe](https://www.gchumanrights.org/gc-news/global-campus-students-take-human-rights-research-into-the-field-across-south-east-europe/) - GC South East Europe / ERMA students were hosted by 22 organisations spread across seven countries in the western Balkans, representing a broad...
- [The 18th edition of the Global Campus of Human Rights Magazine](https://www.gchumanrights.org/gc-news/conversations/the-18th-edition-of-the-global-campus-of-human-rights-magazine/) - Following the success of many important activities of our network, the Global Campus of Human Rights published the 18th edition of its seasonal Magazine.
- [Forensic Architecture and Colombian Truth Commission Open the 2026 Venice School for Human Rights Defenders](https://www.gchumanrights.org/gc-news/projects/forensic-architecture-and-colombian-truth-commission-open-the-2026-venice-school-for-human-rights-defenders/) - The Venice School for Human Rights Defenders opened its 2026 edition with a powerful testimony from Forensic Architecture and the Colombian Truth Commission
- [Global Campus “To the Righthouse” podcast: Survivor Movements for Justice](https://www.gchumanrights.org/gc-news/international/global-campus-to-the-righthouse-podcast-survivor-movements-for-justice/) - Survivor Movements for Justice is the fifth series in the Global Campus “To the Righthouse” podcast programme
- [Reflecting on Shared Priorities and Youth Leadership: Steering Group Meeting in Venice](https://www.gchumanrights.org/gc-news/international/reflecting-on-shared-priorities-and-youth-leadership-steering-group-meeting-in-venice/) - On 21–22 May 2026, the Steering Group of the Global Campus – Right Livelihood Child Rights Cooperation gathered in Venice for two days of discussions...
- [The Regional Classroom on “Children’s Rights to Family Care in Central Asia”](https://www.gchumanrights.org/gc-news/international/the-regional-classroom-on-childrens-rights-to-family-care-in-central-asia/) - The Regional Classroom on “Children’s Rights to Family Care in Central Asia” took place at Issyk-Kul Lake, Kyrgyzstan. Organized by Global Campus Central Asia..
- [Human rights activism: super big or super small or what strategy in times of aggressive populism and post-democracy](https://www.gchumanrights.org/preparedness/human-rights-activism-super-big-or-super-small-or-what-strategy-in-times-of-aggressive-populism-and-post-democracy/) - How human rights activism resists aggressive populism through mass protests, civic action, volunteering, and new generations of activists.
- [A neurocognitive-based method for elaborating child-accessible judicial rulings: the didactic preface](https://www.gchumanrights.org/preparedness/a-neurocognitive-based-method-for-elaborating-child-accessible-judicial-rulings-the-didactic-preface/) - Why child-accessible rulings often fail: neurocognitive development is essential for effective, rights-based justice for children.
- [Interview with Justice for Myanmar, 2025 Right Livelihood Laureate](https://www.gchumanrights.org/gc-news/conversations/interview-with-justice-for-myanmar-2025-right-livelihood-laureate/) - The Global Campus of Human Rights Press Office had the opportunity to interview 2025 Right Livelihood Laureate, Justice for Myanmar,
- [Interview with Emergency Response Rooms, 2025 Right Livelihood Laureate](https://www.gchumanrights.org/gc-news/conversations/interview-with-emergency-response-rooms-2025-right-livelihood-laureate/) - The Global Campus of Human Rights Press Office interviewed 2025 Right Livelihood Laureate, Emergency Response Rooms, about the situation in Sudan
- [Interview with Audrey Tang, 2025 Right Livelihood Laureate](https://www.gchumanrights.org/gc-news/conversations/interview-with-audrey-tang-2025-rightlivelihood-laureate/) - The Globa Campus of Human Rights Press Office had interviewed the 2025 Right Livelihood Laureate, Audrey Tang
- [From Kabul to Bishkek: How the MAHRS Programme Helped Me Find My Voice Again](https://www.gchumanrights.org/gc-news/from-kabul-to-bishkek-how-the-mahrs-programme-helped-me-find-my-voice-again/) - Maryam Nesar reflects on how the MAHRS programme became a turning point after the Taliban’s return to power, helping her regain confidence...
- [Interview with Julian Aguon, 2025 Right Livelihood Laureate](https://www.gchumanrights.org/gc-news/conversations/interview-with-julian-aguon-2025-right-livelihood-laureate/) - Julian Aguon, 2025 Right Livelihood Laureate, gives an important message to the Global Campus of Human Rights Press Office
- [Children and Young People Taking the Lead on Rights and Participation Worldwide](https://www.gchumanrights.org/gc-news/children-and-young-people-taking-the-lead-on-rights-and-participation-worldwide/) - 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).
- [Beyond capacity or below obligation? Why Rohingya girls are excluded from education in Bangladesh](https://www.gchumanrights.org/preparedness/beyond-capacity-or-below-obligation-why-rohingya-girls-are-excluded-from-education-in-bangladesh/) - Why only 3% of Rohingya girls in Bangladesh access education — and how structural policies drive exclusion under international law.
- [Global Campus Partner Koen Vanmechelen Brings Arts and Human Rights to Venice with Youssou N’Dour](https://www.gchumanrights.org/gc-news/international/global-campus-partner-koen-vanmechelen-brings-arts-and-human-rights-to-venice-with-youssou-ndour/) - The Belgian artist Koen Vanmechelen, presented his exhibition “WeThought We Were Alone”, at Palazzo Rota Ivancich (9 May - 22 November 2026), at Global Campus
- [Biennale Arte 2026: In Minor Keys](https://www.gchumanrights.org/gc-news/international/biennale-arte-2026-in-minor-keys/) - The 61st International Art Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia, In Minor Keys by Koyo Kouoh, – which will run from Saturday 9 May to Sunday 22 November 2026 at the Giardini, the Arsenale and in various locations around Venice. The pre-opening will take place on May 6, 7, and 8, while the awards ceremony and inauguration will be held on Saturday, May 9, 2026.
- [GC Europe (EMA) awarded theses 2024/2025 published: advancing research on contemporary human rights challenges](https://www.gchumanrights.org/gc-news/international/gc-europe-ema-awarded-theses-2024-2025-published-advancing-research-on-contemporary-human-rights-challenges/) - EMA master’s theses, completed in the 2024–2025 academic cycle, address pressing human rights challenges at local, regional, and international levels
- [The Courage to Be a Refugee Child Leader](https://www.gchumanrights.org/gc-news/the-courage-to-be-a-refugee-child-leader/) - In refugee camps on the edge of Cox’s Bazar (Bangladesh), where more than sixty per cent of the population are children and youth, school is not something children take for granted. For many, education is irregular, limited or simply out of reach. It was in this setting that children from the Global Campus Refugee Child Leadership Team in Bangladesh began asking not why they were excluded, but what they could do about it.
- [The armed conflict in Colombia’s peripheral areas: a human rights perspective](https://www.gchumanrights.org/preparedness/the-armed-conflict-in-colombias-peripheral-areas-a-human-rights-perspective/) - Colombia’s armed conflict requires community-based, intersectional, and state-supported strategies to protect human rights in marginalized areas.
- [From Yerevan to Africa: Centering Children in Climate Justice](https://www.gchumanrights.org/gc-news/from-yerevan-to-africa-centering-children-in-climate-justice/) - 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.
- [GCHRJ indexed in DOAJ: advancing open access to human rights scholarship](https://www.gchumanrights.org/gc-news/international/gchrj-indexed-in-doaj-advancing-open-access-to-human-rights-scholarship/) - The Global Campus Human Rights Journal (GCHRJ) has been officially indexed in the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ)
- [Global Campus and Moldova State University Present the Results of the Three-Year Cooperation](https://www.gchumanrights.org/gc-news/global-campus-and-moldova-state-university-present-the-results-of-the-three-year-cooperation/) - The Global Campus of Human Rights and the Moldova State University, together with the Global Campus Caucasus programme, strengthened human rights education
- [<em>The Person She Was Is Dead</em>: emergencies and lessons for rights-based preparedness](https://www.gchumanrights.org/preparedness/the-person-she-was-is-dead-emergencies-and-lessons-for-rights-based-preparedness/) - A review of women survivors of the Beirut explosion shows how neglecting rights worsens harm, while rights-based preparedness enables justice and resilience.
- [Art as a Gateway to Inclusion: Insights from an Unconventional Conference Hosted by GC Caucasus in Yerevan](https://www.gchumanrights.org/gc-news/international/art-as-a-gateway-to-inclusion-insights-from-an-unconventional-conference-hosted-by-gc-caucasus-in-yerevan/) - his dynamic event, featuring panel discussions, keynote speeches, interactive sessions, and performances, convened civil society members, policymakers, and cultural organisations to explore the intricate nexus of art, human rights, children’s rights, disability rights, and inclusion.
- [Venice Human Rights Film Festival 2024](https://www.gchumanrights.org/gc-news/venice-human-rights-film-festival-2024/) - The students of the Global Campus Europe are proud to present the 14th edition of the Venice Human Rights Film Festival. Sponsored by Right Livelihood, the festival is set to take place on 13 and 14 December in Teatrino Groggia, Cannaregio, 30121, Venice, Italy.
- [Interview with Barbara Hintermann, Director Terre des hommes Lausanne](https://www.gchumanrights.org/gc-news/conversations/interview-with-director-barbara-hintermann/) - The Press Office had the possibility to interview the Director of Terre des Hommes Lausanne Barbara Hintermann on the work of the institution she represents and their role as co-organisers of the World Congress Justice with Children 2025 in Madrid.
- [Storytelling to inspire change: GC Europe Alumna at the EMA Student Festival](https://www.gchumanrights.org/gc-news/storytelling-to-inspire-change-gc-europe-alumna-at-the-ema-student-festival-december-2024/) - On 13 and 14 December, the 2024/25 cohort of EMA students organised the EMA Human Rights Film Festival 2024 to conclude the year. This year’s edition focused on the theme of children’s resilience in migration, offering a moving view of the challenges they face and the strengths they exhibit.
- [Ensuring lasting impact: co-teaching modules at the Moldova State University](https://www.gchumanrights.org/gc-news/ensuring-lasting-impact-co-teaching-modules-at-the-moldova-state-university/) - As part of our ongoing cooperation with the Moldova State University (MSU), the Global Campus of Human Rights continues supporting the consolidation of the recently established human rights education courses at the MSU Faculty of Law.
- [Interview with Amrit Rijal, Young Child Rights Advocate](https://www.gchumanrights.org/gc-news/interview-with-amrit-rijal-young-child-rights-advocate/) - The Press Office had the opportunity to interview the young child rights advocate Amrit Rijal from Nepal engaged in the field since 2015. He is a medical student at Kathmandu University, a research enthusiast, and also an actively advocating medical education campaigner.
- [A Vibrant Community of Italian Legal Professionals Exploring the European Convention on Human Rights – Venice, 12th Edition](https://www.gchumanrights.org/gc-news/projects/a-vibrant-community-of-italian-legal-professionals-exploring-the-european-convention-on-human-rights-venice-12th-edition/) - The ECHR jurisprudence is the Advanced Seminar, this year at its 6th edition, and that will be held at our premises from 23 to 25 October 2026.
- [Policy Research on Children Deprived of Liberty in the Administration of Justice in South Asia](https://www.gchumanrights.org/gc-news/policy-research-on-children-deprived-of-liberty-in-the-administration-of-justice-in-south-asia/) - The book was launched on 3rd March 2023 by Veronica Gomez, GC President and Manfred Nowak, GC Secretary General within the presentation of the UN Global Study on Children Deprived of Liberty, organised by Manu Krishan, Global Study Coordinator at the Global Campus and held at the Auditorio Belgrano of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, International Trade and Worship.
- [Pioneering Climate Justice Education in Moldova and the EU Neighbourhood](https://www.gchumanrights.org/gc-news/international/pioneering-climate-justice-education-in-moldova-and-the-eu-neighbourhood/) - “Climate justice is a moral imperative, essential for making the world a better place for all its inhabitants, and embodies the principle of equity, requiring everyone to contribute according to their abilities”. Hewan Tonini, School participant
- [Koen De Feyter In Memoriam](https://www.gchumanrights.org/gc-news/koen-de-feyter-in-memoriam/) - It is with shock and profound sadness that we in the Global Campus of Human Rights have received news of the sudden, untimely death of our friend and colleague Koen De Feyter.
- [Seminar “Ensuring fundamental rights compliant screening in the context of the implementation of the EU Migration and Asylum Pact”](https://www.gchumanrights.org/gc-news/international/seminar-ensuring-fundamental-rights-compliant-screening-in-the-context-of-the-implementation-of-the-eu-migration-and-asylum-pact/) - The Frontex Consultative Forum on Fundamental Rights organised the seminar “Ensuring fundamental rights compliant screening in the context of the implementation of the EU Migration and Asylum Pact” in Venice on 15 October 2025 hosted by the Global Campus of Human Rights.
- [33rd Human Rights and People’s Diplomacy Training Successfully Concludes in Dili](https://www.gchumanrights.org/gc-news/33rd-human-rights-and-peoples-diplomacy-training-successfully-concludes-in-dili/) - Timor-Leste once again welcomed human rights defenders from Asia and the Pacific for another edition of the Human Rights and People’s Diplomacy Training Programme.
- [Remembering Anna Hadjiloizou](https://www.gchumanrights.org/gc-news/remembering-anna-hadjiloizou/) - It is with great sadness that the EMA programme learned that one of our graduates, Anna Hadjiloizou, passed away on the 6 September 2025. Anna completed the EMA programme in the academic year 2023-24. She was a treasured member of the EMA community, and her untimely passing has been keenly felt in our network. The graduates of the 2023-24 cohort have prepared this message of commemoration of Anna which we share below.
- [Global Classroom 2025: Students and Alumni Address the Global Intersection of Climate, Business, and Human Rights](https://www.gchumanrights.org/gc-news/global-classroom-2025-students-and-alumni-address-the-global-intersection-of-climate-business-and-human-rights/) - Hosted by Mahidol University (GC Asia Pacific) in Bangkok, the 12th edition of the Global Classroom united students, alumni, and experts from over 20 countries to tackle global human rights challenges linked to business accountability and the environmental crisis.
- [Interview with Teresa Anjinho, European Ombudswoman](https://www.gchumanrights.org/gc-news/interview-with-teresa-anjinho-european-ombudswoman/) - The Press Office interviewed Teresa Anjinho about her connection with the Global Campus and her daily challenges as the European Ombudswoman.
- [Venice Human Rights Film Festival 2025: ‘Un, Due, Tre… Stella!’](https://www.gchumanrights.org/gc-news/venice-human-rights-film-festival-2025-un-due-tre-stella/) - The students of the Global Campus Europe are proud to present the 15th edition of the Venice Human Rights Film Festival on 12 and 13 December 2025.
- [GC and Italian MOfA renew their commitment to train Asia-Pacific human rights defenders in Timor-Leste](https://www.gchumanrights.org/gc-news/25668/) - The Global Campus of Human Rights (GC), the Human Rights Centre of the National University of Timor-Leste (HRC-UNTL), and the Diplomacy Training Program (DTP) hosted by the University of New South Wales (Sydney) are pleased to continue their collaboration in advancing human rights education and capacity building. With renewed support from the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MAECI-DGMO), the three partners will join forces once again in 2026 to organize the Human Rights and People’s Diplomacy Training Program for Human Rights Defenders from the Asia-Pacific Region.
- [7th Edition of the Global Campus Policy Observatory](https://www.gchumanrights.org/gc-news/international/7th-edition-of-the-global-campus-policy-observatory/) - The current 7th edition of the Global Campus Policy Observatory revolves around the research project on "Protecting, promoting and enjoying academic freedom: trends, challenges and impacts from a human rights-based approach". It is funded by the European Commission.
- [A potential off-ramp for fossil fuels?](https://www.gchumanrights.org/preparedness/a-potential-off-ramp-for-fossil-fuels/) - The war with Iran exposes hidden military emissions and fossil fuel dependence—highlighting urgent climate, economic, and global security risks.
- [A constitution for a state in the making: the draft of the Palestinian interim Constitution](https://www.gchumanrights.org/preparedness/a-constitution-for-a-state-in-the-making-the-draft-of-the-palestinian-interim-constitution/) - Analysis of the draft Palestinian Interim Constitution: process, executive power, legitimacy concerns, and human rights protections.
- [Launch of the Academic Task Force to Develop Human Rights Education across Universities in Pakistan](https://www.gchumanrights.org/gc-news/international/launch-of-the-academic-task-force-to-develop-human-rights-education-across-universities-in-pakistan/) - Working together with the UN Development Programme and with support from the European Union, the Global Campus has launched a coordination unit to advance human rights education in the country through curriculum development, international mobility opportunities, training and networking initiatives for students and faculty members.
- [Second and Third Mobility Rounds Enable Pakistani Students to Study Human Rights Abroad](https://www.gchumanrights.org/gc-news/second-and-third-mobility-rounds-enable-pakistani-students-to-study-human-rights-abroad/) - As part of the Huqooq-e-Pakistan II project, the Global Campus of Human Rights continues to organise international mobility opportunities for Pakistani students pursuing human rights studies. Implemented in partnership with UNDP Pakistan and funded by the European Union, the initiative is open to students from the University of Baluchistan, Habib University in Karachi, the University of Peshawar and Lahore University of Management Sciences.
- [Launch of the Shaista Ikramullah Human Rights Education Centre Marks a New Milestone for Human Rights Education in Pakistan](https://www.gchumanrights.org/gc-news/launch-of-the-shaista-ikramullah-human-rights-education-centre-marks-a-new-milestone-for-human-rights-education-in-pakistan/) - The Global Campus of Human Rights salutes the inauguration of the Shaista Ikramullah Human Rights Education Centre (SIHREC) held on 9 February 2026 in Lahore. Established to advance human rights higher education in Pakistan, the Centre is part of the Huqooq-e-Pakistan II project, implemented by UNDP Pakistan and funded by the European Union.
- [Listening for a change: Sounds of Justice podcast explores the connections between music and human rights](https://www.gchumanrights.org/gc-news/listening-for-a-change-sounds-of-justice-podcast-explores-the-connections-between-music-and-human-rights/) - “Throughout history, music has been central to how people imagine justice and how they demand it. From the blues to flamenco, across cultures and genres, in the face of oppression, music shapes identity, carries memory and voices aspiration."
- [Fostering intergenerational dialogue and youth leadership: an international Children’s Rights workshop in Sarajevo](https://www.gchumanrights.org/gc-news/fostering-intergenerational-dialogue-and-youth-leadership-an-international-childrens-rights-workshop-in-sarajevo/) - What can meaningful child and youth participation look like in practice? From 30 March to 3 April, the Global Campus International Children’s Rights Workshop in Sarajevo explored a range of approaches shaped by different regional experiences.
- [Global Campus of Human Rights joins Centre for Sport and Human Rights](https://www.gchumanrights.org/gc-news/international/global-campus-of-human-rights-joins-centre-for-sport-and-human-rights/) - Global Campus partners with the Centre for Sport and Human Rights to advance human rights in sport through research, education, and global collaboration.
- [Global Feminist Voices: EMA students attend CEDAW's 92nd session in Geneva](https://www.gchumanrights.org/gc-news/global-feminist-voices-ema-students-attend-cedaws-92nd-session-in-geneva/) - Alongside their studies, a group of students from the EMA Programme initiated a feminist collective called ‘Global Feminist Voices’. From 1 to 4 February, the collective took a self-funded trip to the 92nd session of the CEDAW Committee at the United Nations in Geneva.
- [Global Campus Open Knowledge Repository @ UNOHCHR Library Catalogue](https://www.gchumanrights.org/gc-news/international/global-campus-open-knowledge-repository-in-the-un-ohchr-library-catalogue/) - Following the signing of a new Memorandum of Understanding, the Global Campus of Human Rights and the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights have advanced their collaboration through two recent initiatives.
- [Echoes of Chișinău: momentum for the European Social Charter system](https://www.gchumanrights.org/preparedness/echoes-of-chisinau-momentum-for-the-european-social-charter-system/) - At the 2026 Chișinău Conference, leaders renewed commitments to the European Social Charter, tackling inequality, poverty and democratic resilience.
- [Navigating the Future Through a Human Rights Lens: the Global Campus Annual Report 2025](https://www.gchumanrights.org/gc-news/navigating-the-future-through-a-human-rights-lens-the-global-campus-annual-report-2025/) - In a world marked by conflict, democratic regression and growing technological disruption, the role of human rights education has rarely been more significant. The Global Campus of Human Rights Annual Report 2025 offers a detailed overview of how a global academic network continues to respond to these challenges through education, research, capacity-building and international cooperation.
- [Invisible and unheard: transgender men in Pakistan and silent resistance to domestic practices and state authority](https://www.gchumanrights.org/preparedness/invisible-and-unheard-transgender-men-in-pakistan-and-silent-resistance-to-domestic-practices-and-state-authority/) - Despite Pakistan’s human rights commitments, transgender men and AFAB gender-diverse individuals remain invisible. Discrimination and violence against them are under-reported, revealing gaps between legal protections and lived realities.
- [Global Campus launches Alumni Stories: voices from across regions and generations](https://www.gchumanrights.org/gc-news/global-campus-launches-alumni-stories-voices/) - Global Campus Alumni Stories is a new publication that brings together the experiences, reflections and professional journeys of its worldwide alumni community. Subtitled "Many Paths, One Commitment to Human Rights," the volume offers a rich portrait of how graduates of the GC regional Master’s programmes continue to shape institutions, communities and debates on justice and democracy across the globe.
- [Call for Papers: AHRI Conference 2026](https://www.gchumanrights.org/gc-news/international/call-for-papers-ahri-conference-2026/) - AHRI Conference 2026 – Enduring Contributions and Challenges: The 60-Year and 20-Year Legacies of the International Covenants and the Human Rights Council
- [How US-Israel attack on Iran is impacting Africa](https://www.gchumanrights.org/preparedness/how-us-israel-attack-on-iran-is-impacting-africa/) - The war between the United States, Israel and Iran may appear geographically distant from Africa. Yet its consequences are being felt across the continent. For millions of Africans from the Horn of Africa to Uganda, Sudan, the Gulf of Guinea and South Africa, among others, the conflict is not simply a geopolitical crisis. It is rapidly becoming a human rights crisis driven by inflation, food insecurity, disrupted trade, and heightened regional instability.
- [From turbulence to transformation: the journey of a GC Africa student](https://www.gchumanrights.org/gc-news/from-turbulence-to-transformation-hrda-student/) - In 2025, Dorcas Francis Loly Werson made a decision that required extraordinary courage. Leaving her children in South Sudan, she enrolled in the Master’s Programme in Human Rights and Democratisation in Africa (HRDA) at the University of Pretoria — a step shaped by sacrifice, determination and a deep commitment to advancing the rights of women and girls.
- [Student protests in Serbia: new standard of civil disobedience](https://www.gchumanrights.org/preparedness/student-protests-in-serbia-new-standard-of-civil-disobedience/) - A collapse of railway canopy in Serbia has sparked mass protests which spread nationwide and this student-led movement inspiring widespread civil resistance could mark the start of a seismic shift toward greater justice, transparency and accountability in the country’s politics.
- [Our Alumni Launch Cross-Regional Human Rights Initiatives](https://www.gchumanrights.org/gc-news/our-alumni-launch-cross-regional-human-rights-initiatives/) - The Global Campus Alumni (GCA) has launched the 2025–26 edition of its cross-regional alumni-led activities, reaffirming its commitment to supporting young graduates as they take their first independent steps and design and implement their own human-rights initiatives. Fourteen projects were selected for support — dynamic and diverse in scope, and led by alumni themselves.
- [Self-determination without choice: how Western Sahara signals a quiet shift in international law](https://www.gchumanrights.org/preparedness/self-determination-without-choice-how-western-sahara-signals-a-quiet-shift-in-international-law/) - Western Sahara illustrates how international law’s self-determination norm is being hollowed out. An examination of UN Security Council’s practice and Resolution 2797 (2025) shows a shift from referendum-based decolonization to status-quo management, privileging autonomy and stability over rights and justice.
- [Advancing the Right to Education for migrant children: Fahim's Journey to the Global Campus](https://www.gchumanrights.org/gc-news/advancing-the-right-to-education-for-migrant-children/) - Fahim Abrar Abid is a Visiting Researcher at the Global Campus of Human Rights (GCHR) in Venice, examining whether a child's migration status can justify exclusion from public education in Europe—focusing on undocumented migrant children in Spain's Melilla enclave.
- [From temple to classroom: how a Buddhist monk is bridging faith and human rights in Bangkok](https://www.gchumanrights.org/gc-news/from-temple-to-classroom-how-a-buddhist-monk-is-bridging-faith-and-human-rights/) - In Bangkok, at the foot of Wat Saket, Venerable Napan Santibhaddo Thawornbanjob has spent years working where dialogue is most fragile: the conflict-affected south of Thailand. A Buddhist monk and interfaith peacebuilder, he has long brought together Buddhist and Muslim communities, promoting non-violence and mutual understanding. Yet, after years of mediation and community healing, he realised that peacebuilding alone was not enough — lasting peace required a deeper engagement with human rights.
- [EU: Fortress Europe Migration Plan endangers basic human rights](https://www.gchumanrights.org/preparedness/eu-fortress-europe-migration-plan-endangers-basic-human-rights/) - The European Union finds itself at a crucial moment, navigating the complex issue of migration. This blog explores recent concerning proposals from Brussels, in which the appeal for stricter borders threatens fundamental human rights principles and long-term societal cohesion.
- [Breathing inequality: how pregnant women in Punjab bear a hidden human rights burden](https://www.gchumanrights.org/preparedness/breathing-inequality-how-pregnant-women-in-punjab-bear-a-hidden-human-rights-burden/) - Each winter, smog engulfs Punjab, but its human cost is far from evenly shared. It is worth examining how air pollution disproportionately harms pregnant women, particularly those from marginalised and rural communities, by compounding biological vulnerability with entrenched social and economic inequalities.
- [Ethical and Rights-Based Approach to Work with and for Children](https://www.gchumanrights.org/gc-news/ethical-and-rights-based-approach-to-work-with-and-for-children/) - How can research involving children move beyond procedural safeguards toward genuine, meaningful participation? On 22–23 January 2026, the Institute of Human Rights and Peace Studies (IHRP) at Mahidol University convened a regional workshop bringing together child rights practitioners from across South and Southeast Asia to reflect on ethical, inclusive, and rights-based approaches to engaging children in research, consultation and policy processes.
- [Women striving for gender equality in Pakistan: greater awareness and state support needed](https://www.gchumanrights.org/preparedness/women-striving-for-gender-equality-in-pakistan-greater-awareness-and-state-support-needed/) - Pakistani women and minorities have suffered deeply rooted and structural prejudice and violence for decades and more recently a surge of state actors and vigilante predators intimidating women human rights defenders at the forefront of battling gender injustices.
- [Climate crisis in Latin America: the high cost of government inaction](https://www.gchumanrights.org/preparedness/climate-crisis-in-latin-america-the-high-cost-of-government-inaction/) - Latin America faces escalating negative impacts from climate change, exacerbated by poverty and corruption, yet governments continue to put economic gain above citizens’ needs. It is worth examining the human rights implications of environmental inaction across the region.
- [Closing Ceremony of the 81st Venice International Film Festival](https://www.gchumanrights.org/gc-news/closing-ceremony-of-the-81st-venice-international-film-festival/) - The VENEZIA 81 Jury, chaired by Isabelle Huppert and composed by James Gray, Andrew Haigh, Agnieszka Holland, Kleber Mendonça Filho, Abderrahmane Sissako, Giuseppe Tornatore, Julia von Heinz and Zhang Ziyi, having viewed all 21 films in competition, has decided as follows
- [Five-Week On-line Seminar Cycle Explored Key Human Rights Challenges in Belize](https://www.gchumanrights.org/gc-news/five-week-on-line-seminar-cycle-explored-key-human-rights-challenges-in-belize/) - In October and November, the Global Campus and the University of Belize ran a series of online seminars, engaging 52 participants from academia and civil society. The programme concluded with an in-person networking event, where participants received certificates and the University President was recognised with an appreciation certificate for the institution’s support of human rights education.
- [Kick-off of the new EU-funded “Climate Justice and Human Rights Education” project at the Moldova State University](https://www.gchumanrights.org/gc-news/kick-off-of-the-new-eu-funded-climate-justice-and-human-rights-education-project-at-the-moldova-state-university/) - The Global Campus and the GC Caucasus hub are glad to announce a new capacity development project with the Moldova State University, thanks to the support of the EU Delegation in Chisinau.
- [Biennale Cinema 2024: the line-up](https://www.gchumanrights.org/gc-news/biennale-cinema-2024-the-line-up/) - The 81st Venice International Film Festival is organised by La Biennale di Venezia and will be held on the Lido di Venezia from 28 August to 7 September 2024. The Festival is officially recognised by the FIAPF (International Federation of Film Producers Association).
- [Fourteen Issue of the Global Campus of Human Rights Magazine](https://www.gchumanrights.org/gc-news/fourteen-issue-of-the-global-campus-of-human-rights-magazine/) - Following the success of many important activities of our network, the Global Campus of Human Rights published the 14th edition of its seasonal Magazine in English and Italian. This promotional publication is structured in the following sections: Interviews by the Press Office and Contributions; News and Events of the Global Campus of Human Rights at local and international level; Promotion campaigns to raise awareness of our impact and attract more supporters.
- [A Training of Trainers Promotes Climate Justice Education at the Moldova State University](https://www.gchumanrights.org/gc-news/international/a-training-of-trainers-promotes-climate-justice-education-at-the-moldova-state-university/) - “While the impact of academic work often goes unnoticed, spreading the passion for climate justice education and training others to teach it makes all the challenges of academia worthwhile. Empowering others to champion the cause of climate justice education and take climate action in academia is truly a privilege." Dr Zoi Aliozi, Climate Justice expert and EU Climate Pact Ambassador
- [Call for applications – 2nd European Cross-Regional Spring School on Climate Justice & Human Rights (Moldova, 5-11 May 2025)](https://www.gchumanrights.org/gc-news/international/call-for-applications-2nd-european-cross-regional-spring-school-on-climate-justice-human-rights-moldova-5-11-may-2025/) - The Global Campus with the GC Caucasus and the Moldova State University (MSU) are glad to announce the admissions to the “2nd European Cross-Regional Spring School on Climate Justice & Human Rights”.
- [Global Campus partners with UNDP and EU for the advancement of Human Rights Higher Education in Pakistan](https://www.gchumanrights.org/gc-news/global-campus-partners-with-undp-and-eu-for-the-advancement-of-human-rights-higher-education-in-pakistan/) - The Global Campus of Human Rights is excited to announce its partnership with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in an ambitious human rights promotion programme supported by the European Union in Pakistan.
- [Interdisciplinary Climate Justice & Human Rights Spring School in Moldova marks its second edition](https://www.gchumanrights.org/gc-news/interdisciplinary-climate-justice-human-rights-spring-school-in-moldova-marks-its-second-edition/) - Jointly organized by the Global Campus of Human Rights and its youngest member, the Moldova State University (MSU), with the support of the European Union, the second edition of the European Cross-Regional Spring School on Climate Justice and Human Rights was successfully ran in Orhei on May 5–11.
- [Promoting Human Rights Through Education: Global Campus and University of Belize Partner in EU-Funded Project](https://www.gchumanrights.org/gc-news/promoting-human-rights-through-education-global-campus-and-university-of-belize-partner-in-eu-funded-project/) - The Global Campus of Human Rights (GC) is pleased to announce its collaboration with the University of Belize (UB) in the context of the human rights promotion project “Strengthening Human Rights Advocacy Among Youth in Belize Trough Academic Research, Capacity Building, and Human Rights Education” funded by the European Union.
- [Global Campus and Moldova State University Inaugurate Human Rights Education Lab in Chișinău at EU-Funded Project Closing Ceremony](https://www.gchumanrights.org/gc-news/global-campus-and-moldova-state-university-inaugurate-human-rights-education-lab-in-chisinau-at-eu-funded-project-closing-ceremony/) - The Global Campus of Human Rights (GC), along with its GC Caucasus programme coordinated by Yerevan State University (YSU) and Moldova State University (MSU), proudly announces the successful completion of the project “Development of Climate Justice and Human Rights Education at Moldova State University.”
- [Students from Pakistan join the first international mobility under the GC-UNDP human rights education project](https://www.gchumanrights.org/gc-news/students-from-pakistan-join-the-first-international-mobility-under-the-gc-undp-human-rights-education-project/) - Working in partnership with UNDP Pakistan and financed by the European Union, the Global Campus of Human Rights has recently inaugurated an international mobility scheme for Pakistani students interested in pursuing human rights education. The initiative is a core component of the Huqooq-e-Pakistan II programme and is offered to students from the Lahore University of Management Science - LUMS, Habib University, the University of Peshawar, and the University of Balochistan.
- [Sharing is caring: peer learning and co-creation at the core of the 20th CHRA anniversary reunion](https://www.gchumanrights.org/gc-news/sharing-is-caring-peer-learning-and-co-creation-at-the-core-of-the-20th-chra-anniversary-reunion/) - Our School in Cinema, Human Rights and Advocacy (CHRA) officially celebrated its 20th anniversary in 2025.
- [Children’s rights in Kazakhstan: discrepancies of child protection from violence in paper and in practice](https://www.gchumanrights.org/preparedness/childrens-rights-in-kazakhstan-discrepancies-of-child-protection-from-violence-in-paper-and-in-practice/) - Children, as rights holders, require effective protection from violence, abuse, and neglect. Kazakhstan illustrates a situation where this right is well established in law but lacks effective practical mechanisms for implementation.
- [Disability rights: giving Palestinian women a voice](https://www.gchumanrights.org/preparedness/disability-rights-giving-palestinian-women-a-voice/) - Palestinian women and girls with disabilities face double discrimination based on their gender and physical conditions which disadvantages them in education, work and daily life. Here, they tell their stories of struggle and resilience.
- [Environmental injustice and commuting struggles: rethinking urban mobility in Bishkek](https://www.gchumanrights.org/preparedness/environmental-injustice-and-commuting-struggles-rethinking-urban-mobility-in-bishkek/) - Bishkek’s growing traffic and pollution, alongside shrinking green spaces reveal deep urban inequality. It is worth calling for a shift toward a sustainable 15-minute city model, where clean air, short commutes, and public services are accessible to all.
- [Statement of Solidarity with Birzeit University Following the Military Raid on Campus](https://www.gchumanrights.org/gc-news/international/statement-of-solidarity-with-birzeit-university-following-the-military-raid-on-campus/) - We stand in solidarity with Birzeit University, a member university of the Global Campus of Human Rights and a founding member of the Arab regional programme in Democracy and Human Rights, with its leadership, its faculty, its staff and its students.
- [EMA Students Celebrate the Right to Play Through Film and Dialogue](https://www.gchumanrights.org/gc-news/ema-students-celebrate-the-right-to-play-through-film-and-dialogue/) - The 15th edition of the recent EMA Human Rights Film Festival turned the Global Campus headquarters in Venice into a lively space dedicated to the right to play. Organised by GC Europe students, the festival—titled Un, Due, Tre… Stella!—placed children’s perspectives at the centre, combining films, performances, and intergenerational dialogue to explore play as a fundamental human right and a source of creativity and resilience.
- [From the Philippines to APMA: A Human Rights Learning Journey](https://www.gchumanrights.org/gc-news/from-the-philippines-to-apma/) - Mabuhay! I am Jerome Jeffe Novio Crebillo, a 23-year-old from the Philippines and a student in the Asia-Pacific Master of Arts in Human Rights and Democratization at Mahidol University in Bangkok, Thailand.
- [The preliminary draft law on the juvenile penal system in Argentina: a legal déjà vu in times of cholera](https://www.gchumanrights.org/preparedness/the-preliminary-draft-law-on-the-juvenile-penal-system-in-argentina-a-legal-deja-vu-in-times-of-cholera/) - The Bill promoted by Argentina’s Minister of Justice and Minister of Security aims at reforming the juvenile penal system and would reduce the age of criminal responsibility from 16 to 14 years. This has resumed the debate on the pending repeal of the current system. Instead of adapting it in line with human rights norms, the Bill responds to a punitivist logic reinstating the criminalization of adolescence in a situation of vulnerability.
- [Unleashing Human Rights Education: Reflections from the Budapest Forum and Our Journey to Exercise the Human Right to Joy](https://www.gchumanrights.org/gc-news/unleashing-human-rights-education-reflections-from-the-budapest-forum/) - From 9 to 11 December 2025, we, a small team of GC alumni and Youth Advisory Group members, joined more than 250 participants in Budapest for the Forum on Human Rights Education — Unleashing Human Rights, organised by the Council of Europe and OHCHR with the European Youth Forum, Amnesty International, and the support of the Global Campus. Representing GC hubs across Brazil, Afghanistan, Myanmar, Uzbekistan, South Africa, Palestine and Cameroon, our group contributed diverse regional perspectives to the discussions.
- [“Human Rights for Everyday Life!” GC Asia-Pacific human rights advocacy week](https://www.gchumanrights.org/gc-news/human-rights-for-everyday-life-gc-asia-pacific-human-rights-advocacy-week/) - Students from the Asia-Pacific Master of Arts in Human Rights and Democratization (APMA) and its sister MA programme recently transformed the Mahidol University campus into a week-long exhibition of student-led human rights campaigns under the theme “Human Rights for Everyday Life!” The initiative focused on three key concerns for young people today: mental health, digital freedom and climate justice.
- [Unleashing Human Rights: A Forum To Further Universal Human Rights Education For, With And By Young People](https://www.gchumanrights.org/gc-news/unleashing-human-rights-a-forum-to-further-universal-human-rights-education-for-with-and-by-young-people/) - The Human Rights Education Forum is going to be held on 9 – 11 December 2025 at the European Youth Centre Budapest.
- [Where childhood meets the border: a call for non-discrimination](https://www.gchumanrights.org/preparedness/where-childhood-meets-the-border-a-call-for-non-discrimination/) - The international community grants children rights regardless of status, recognising their vulnerability. Yet in practice, unaccompanied children remain unprotected, as states often prioritise border control over the full realisation of their human rights.
- [Nasir Turmoil: a litmus test for the fate of the revitalised peace agreement in South Sudan and the applicable law](https://www.gchumanrights.org/preparedness/nasir-turmoil-a-litmus-test-for-the-fate-of-the-revitalised-peace-agreement-in-south-sudan-and-the-applicable-law/) - The Nasir hostilities and their aftermath risk the collapse of the Revitalised Agreement on the Resolution of Conflict in South Sudan, with imminent return to another wave of civil war, which will jeopardise human rights and spark humanitarian crises.
- [Your nominee could be the next Right Livelihood Laureate](https://www.gchumanrights.org/gc-news/your-nominee-could-become-the-next-right-livelihood-laureate/) - Each year, the Secretary General of the Global Campus of Human Rights, Manfred Nowak, represents our network by participating in the Award Presentation event organised by our partner Right Livelihood to celebrate the courage of their Laureates, who receive their recognition.
- [Admissions to the 2026/2027 edition of the European Master’s Programme in Human Rights and Democratisation are open!](https://www.gchumanrights.org/gc-news/international/admissions-to-the-2026-2027-edition-of-the-european-masters-programme-in-human-rights-and-democratisation-are-open/) - Application deadline: 1 February 2026
- [Supporting Alumni in Their Career Development: The 2025 GCA Careers Orientation](https://www.gchumanrights.org/gc-news/supporting-alumni-in-their-career-development-the-2025-gca-careers-orientation/) - The Global Campus Alumni network recently concluded the 2025 edition of the GCA Careers Orientation, held from October to November 2025. This annual programme continues to offer a supportive environment for Global Campus alumni who are looking to strengthen their professional skills and navigate the human rights field with confidence.
- [Weaponisation of rape: women and girls in African conflict zones](https://www.gchumanrights.org/preparedness/weaponisation-of-rape-women-and-girls-in-african-conflict-zones/) - Rape in war is a deliberate strategy not a tragic byproduct. Political inaction, legal loopholes and failed peace processes make leaders complicit. Protecting women means prosecuting perpetrators, empowering communities and rejecting silence. The time for impunity is over.
- [Forced back to terror: Pakistan and Iran’s mass deportation of Afghans](https://www.gchumanrights.org/preparedness/forced-back-to-terror-pakistan-and-irans-mass-deportation-of-afghans/) - Pakistan and Iran are currently deporting thousands of Afghan refugees, which is rapidly tearing families apart and is displacing them to an unstable war zone—Afghanistan. This situation is creating poverty and fear among the migrants, and the absence of financial aid demands an urgent global action.
- [Interview with Davide Giorgi, President of the Veneto Paralympic Committee](https://www.gchumanrights.org/gc-news/conversations/interview-with-davide-giorgi-president-of-the-veneto-paralympic-committee/) - The Press Office met the President of the Veneto Paralympic Committee Davide Giorgi about the collaboration with the Global Campus of Human Rights on the field of sports and fundamental rights regarding disability.
- [From Myanmar to Thailand: GC Alumna Leads Efforts to Protect Migrant Workers’ Rights](https://www.gchumanrights.org/gc-news/from-myanmar-to-thailand-gc-alumna-leads-efforts-to-protect-migrant-workers-rights/) - When Myanmar’s fragile democratic opening collapsed in 2021, GC Asia Pacific alumna Hnin Wut Yee was forced to flee the country she had spent years trying to support. Today, from Thailand, she leads efforts to protect the rights of migrant workers—many of them Myanmar nationals—drawing on the human rights education and experience she gained through the Global Campus.
- [Interview with Daniela Heerdt and Guido Battaglia from the Centre For Sports and Human Rights](https://www.gchumanrights.org/gc-news/conversations/interview-with-daniela-heerdt-and-guido-battaglia-from-the-centre-for-sports-and-human-rights/) - The Press Office had the opportunity to interview representatives of the Centre for Sports and Human Rights, Daniela Heerdt and Guido Battaglia, about the importance of our global partnerships and initiatives in the field.
- [Thirty years after the war Bosnia Herzegovina families of the missing still seek answers](https://www.gchumanrights.org/preparedness/thirty-years-after-the-war-bosnia-herzegovina-families-of-the-missing-still-seek-answers/) - Three decades after the war in Bosnia and Herzegovina, more than 7,500 families are still searching for answers about their missing loved ones. Despite legal frameworks and international support, political barriers and time threaten to leave these stories unresolved forever.
- [Interview with the Fundamental Rights Officer Frontex Jonas Grimheden](https://www.gchumanrights.org/gc-news/conversations/interview-with-the-fundamental-rights-officer-frontex-jonas-grimheden/) - The Press Office had the honour to interview the Fundamental Rights Officer Frontex Jonas Grimheden during the Seminar on “Ensuring fundamental rights compliant screening in the context of the implementation of the EU Migration and Asylum Pact” we had organised at the European Cultural Center, as one of the partners institutions of the Frontex Consultative Forum.
- [Elections and democracy in Latin America: emerging trends](https://www.gchumanrights.org/preparedness/elections-and-democracy-in-latin-america-emerging-trends/) - Latin America entered 2025 amid democratic fatigue and growing authoritarian pressures. It is worth exploring electoral trends and human rights risks in a pivotal year for the region.
- [ERMA Graduates Celebrate Academic Achievement and Renewed Commitment to Human Rights](https://www.gchumanrights.org/gc-news/erma-graduates-celebrate-academic-achievement/) - Seventeen talented young professionals from across Southeast Europe and beyond have successfully completed the 24th edition of the European Regional Master’s Programme in Democracy and Human Rights in South East Europe (GCSEE/ERMA). A new generation of human rights practitioners — equipped with critical thinking, empathy, and the determination to address today’s most pressing global challenges.
- [Digital Rights and AI: can the EU protect human rights in the age of artificial intelligence?](https://www.gchumanrights.org/preparedness/digital-rights-and-ai-can-the-eu-protect-human-rights-in-the-age-of-artificial-intelligence/) - As the EU adopts the AI Act, it is worth exploring whether it can truly safeguard human rights in the age of artificial intelligence, examining regulatory gaps, the role of Big Tech and the need for a human rights-based approach.
- [Bridging the digital divide in education: Lessons from Armenia, Moldova and Ukraine](https://www.gchumanrights.org/preparedness/bridging-the-digital-divide-in-education-lessons-from-armenia-moldova-and-ukraine/) - Low-income and rural students in Armenia, Moldova and Ukraine have faced notable challenges during the transition to digital education. Government responses to these obstacles, often falling short, show the need for improved strategies and international support to ensure equitable access to quality education.
- [Global Campus Human Rights Journal: New Issue Is Now Online](https://www.gchumanrights.org/gc-news/global-campus-human-rights-journal-new-issue-is-now-online-2025/) - Volume 8, Issues 1-2, of the Global Campus Human Rights Journal is now online on the e-journal website!
- [Interview with 2024 Right Livelihood laureate Anabela Lemos](https://www.gchumanrights.org/gc-news/conversations/interview-with-2024-right-livelihood-laureate-anabela-lemos/) - The Press Office had the honour to interview the 2024 Right Livelihood Laureate Anabela Lemos about her work at Justica Ambiental and her objectives in the near future.
- [Fifteenth Issue of the Global Campus of Human Rights Magazine](https://www.gchumanrights.org/gc-news/fifteenth-issue-of-the-global-campus-of-human-rights-magazine/) - Following the success of many important activities of our network, the Global Campus of Human Rights published the 15th edition of its seasonal Magazine in English and Italian.
- [GC Online Conversations: "The importance of education and sports to embrace peace at the local and international level”](https://www.gchumanrights.org/gc-news/conversations/gc-online-conversation-the-importance-of-education-and-sports-to-embrace-peace-at-the-local-and-international-level/) - You are cordially invited to join us for the 8th Global Campus of Human Rights Online Conversation. The conversation will take place on Tuesday 8 April 2025 at 11 am (CET) via zoom.
- [GC Annual Report 2024: “Persistence of Frontline Human Rights Educators”](https://www.gchumanrights.org/gc-news/gc-annual-report-2024-persistence-of-frontline-human-rights-educators/) - Human rights are a testament to our deep rooted belief that dignity, equality, and justice should be the fundament of our societies. In a world marked by shifting landscapes of conflict, technological disruptions, and environmental crises, the resilience of the very concept of human rights remains a cornerstone of hope. This Annual Report 2024, "Persistence of Frontline Human Rights Educators," captures our belief in the transformative power of rights-based approaches to create meaningful change in lives and communities.
- [Call for applications: join the 2nd cohort of “Authoring Justice”  ](https://www.gchumanrights.org/gc-news/call-for-applications-join-the-2nd-cohort-of-authoring-justice/) - Building on the first successful edition last year, we are now accepting applications for the 2025 cohort of our specialised online course “Authoring Justice”.
- [5th World Congress on Justice With Children: Advancing Child-Centred Justice on a Global Scale](https://www.gchumanrights.org/gc-news/5th-world-congress-on-justice-with-children-advancing-child-centred-justice-on-a-global-scale/) - The 5th edition of the World Congress on Justice With Children will take place from 2 to 4 June 2025 in Madrid, Spain, under the theme “Advancing Child-centred Justice: Preventing and Responding to Violence Affecting Children in the Justice System.”
- [Reframing the Narrative: a Hope-Based Approach to Human Rights](https://www.gchumanrights.org/gc-news/reframing-the-narrative-a-hope-based-approach-to-human-rights/) - The Venice School for Human Rights Defenders is a Global Campus flagship annual gathering dedicated to empowering activists, advocates, and changemakers with innovative strategies, tools, and networks. Through immersive workshops, expert lectures, and collaborative sessions, the programme fosters a dynamic environment for learning and solidarity among those working on the frontlines of human rights defence.
- [Invitation to tender for Communications services 2025-2026](https://www.gchumanrights.org/events/invitation-to-tender-for-communications-services-2025-2026/) - The Global Campus of Human Rights (Global Campus/GC) is a network of almost one hundred participating universities around the world, seeking to advance human rights and democracy through the organisation of Master’s programmes in different world regions (Europe, South-East Europe, the Caucasus region, Africa, Asia-Pacific, Central Asia, Latin America and Caribbean, and the Arab world) and through regional and global cooperation for education and research.
- [Interview with Carlo Ratti, Curator of the Biennale Architettura 2025](https://www.gchumanrights.org/gc-news/conversations/interview-with-carlo-ratti-curator-of-the-biennale-architettura-2025/) - The Press Office had the occasion to interview Carlo Ratti sharing his experience as the Curator of the Biennale Architettura 2025.
- [Global Campus of Human Rights at the Opening of Venezia82](https://www.gchumanrights.org/gc-news/international/global-campus-of-human-rights-at-the-opening-of-venezia82/) - The 82nd Venice International Film Festival, organised by La Biennale di Venezia, will be held on the Lido di Venezia from 27 August to 6 September 2025. The aim of the Festival is to raise awareness and promote international cinema in all its forms as art.
- [Sixteen Issue of The Global Campus of Human Rights Magazine](https://www.gchumanrights.org/gc-news/sixteen-issue-of-the-global-campus-of-human-rights-magazine/) - Following the success of many important activities of our network, the Global Campus of Human Rights published the 16th edition of its seasonal Magazine in English and Italian.
- [Sports, Arts and Human Rights initiatives at the Venice Marathon 2025](https://www.gchumanrights.org/gc-news/sports-arts-and-human-rights-initiatives-at-the-venice-marathon-2025/) - The Global Campus of Human Rights, the most extensive human rights education network in the world consisting of about 100 leading universities, is committed to raise awareness of human rights by connecting with the culture of arts and sports initiatives at local and international levels. In this framework, the network will be present at the next Venice Marathon 2025, and in the run-up of Milano Cortina Olympics and Paralympics 2026.
- [Call For Papers: Global Campus Human Rights Journal (Volume 9, 2025)](https://www.gchumanrights.org/gc-news/call-for-papers-global-campus-human-rights-journal-volume-9-2025/) - We are excited to announce a new call for papers to the Global Campus Human Rights Journal (GCHRJ)!
- [Global Classroom 2025 on Business, the Environment and Human Rights to Kick Off in Bangkok](https://www.gchumanrights.org/gc-news/international/global-classroom-2025-on-business-the-environment-and-human-rights-to-kick-off-in-bangkok/) - The 2025 edition of the Global Classroom on Business and Human Rights is about to begin in Bangkok, hosted by the Institute of Human Rights and Peace Studies of Mahidol University, the Global Campus Asia-Pacific (APMA) coordinator. Around 20 selected Global Campus students and recent graduates have been working on the complex intersection between business, the environment, and human rights, focusing on violations that often cross borders and regions while human rights advocacy tends to remain localised.
- [Our network joins the UN Human Rights Day Campaign - Everyday Essentials with an awards ceremony and a film screening](https://www.gchumanrights.org/gc-news/international/the-global-campus-of-human-rights-joins-the-un-human-rights-day-campaign-everyday-essentials-with-an-awards-ceremony-and-a-film-screening-about-sports-arts-and-human-rights/) - Like every year our global academic network is glad to join the United Nations campaign for Human Rights Day. On 2025, we will be part specifically of the “Everyday Essentials” edition to bridge the gap between human rights and our everyday experiences. Because human rights aren’t just ideals; they are the essentials we rely on every day.
- [Witnessing the quiet dismantling of the Tunisian human rights system and preparing resilience](https://www.gchumanrights.org/preparedness/witnessing-the-quiet-dismantling-of-the-tunisian-human-rights-system-and-preparing-resilience/) - Tunisia illustrates how drastic political shifts can disrupt the functioning of national human rights systems. Most public actors have seen their mandates, roles, and interactions undergo significant changes in recent years. Several avenues can be pursued to support the resilience of Tunisia’s human rights actors.
- [EMA awarded theses 2023/2024 are published online!](https://www.gchumanrights.org/gc-news/international/ema-awarded-theses-2023-2024-are-published-online/) - We are glad to announce that the Global Campus Europe / EMA awarded theses 2023/2024 selected for the publication are online and you can find them at our Repository.
- [Upholding the right to food in emergencies in Africa](https://www.gchumanrights.org/preparedness/upholding-the-right-to-food-in-emergencies-in-africa/) - The right to food is an essential component of human dignity and survival. Africa is prone to hunger due to food insecurity exacerbated by recurring emergencies. Hunger must be considered a human rights-related issue, providing comprehensive diagnosis and solutions.
- [Publication of Awarded Theses across Global Campus Regional Programmes 2023/2024](https://www.gchumanrights.org/gc-news/international/publication-of-awarded-theses-across-global-campus-regional-programmes-2023-2024/) - Fostering Critical Inquiry and Empowering Future Human Rights Defenders - The Global Campus of Human Rights is proud to announce the publication of a selection of outstanding master's theses that have been recognized for their academic excellence and relevance to contemporary human rights challenges.
- [‘Little Davids fighting against Goliath’: Standing up for peaceful assembly in Indonesia](https://www.gchumanrights.org/preparedness/little-davids-fighting-against-goliath-standing-up-for-peaceful-assembly-in-indonesia/) - Past Indonesian governments have infamously quelled movement for human rights reform. Now protestors face water cannons, tear gas, rubber bullets and police brutality as the incumbent regime of Prabowo Subianto turns its back on freedom of peaceful assembly.
- [Cyber protection for human rights activists in key international instruments](https://www.gchumanrights.org/preparedness/cyber-protection-for-human-rights-activists-in-key-international-instruments/) - There are major threats posed by digital technologies and AI when these are used malevolently against human rights activists. It is worth addressing key recent instruments containing provisions designed to counter such threats.
- [The Millennium Alumni Return to Venice To Meet the 2025 Student Cohort](https://www.gchumanrights.org/gc-news/the-millennium-alumni-return-to-venice-to-meet-the-2025-student-cohort/) - Venice, September 2025 — Twenty-five years after completing their studies, members of the 2000 “Millennium” Alumni Cohort of the European Master’s Programme in Human Rights and Democratisation (EMA) returned to Venice to meet the current class of 2025 of around 90 students.
- [The Global Campus – Right Livelihood Fellowship: From Research to Internship](https://www.gchumanrights.org/gc-news/the-global-campus-right-livelihood-fellowship-from-research-to-internship/) - Recent EMA graduate Vitória Viana Assis, recipient of the 2024–25 Global Campus–Right Livelihood Fellowship, is exploring how art and inclusive education empower children and persons with disabilities. Guided by Laureate Marthe Wandou, founder of ALDEPA, and supported by ShareMusic & Performing Arts, she describes the fellowship as a transformative journey. Vitória will soon begin an internship to deepen her research.
- [2025 Laureates Confront Violence and Climate Chaos with Collective Action](https://www.gchumanrights.org/gc-news/international/2025-laureates-confront-violence-and-climate-chaos-with-collective-action/) - As authoritarianism and division rise globally, the 2025 Right Livelihood Laureates are charting a different course: one rooted in collective action, resilience and democracy to create a liveable future for all.
- [Call for Application to recruit one temporary position as Project Assistant](https://www.gchumanrights.org/gc-news/call-for-application-to-recruit-one-temporary-position-as-project-assistant/) - The Project Assistant position is a temporary position in the joint Research Project ‘AI4HR’ among the GC Research Department and the Global Campus Europe based in Venice and the Global Campus Africa based in Pretoria. The ideal candidate will work remotely and be responsible for performing various tasks in relation to the project.
- [Call for Application to recruit one temporary position as Technical Expert](https://www.gchumanrights.org/gc-news/call-for-application-to-recruit-one-temporary-position-as-technical-expert/) - The Technical Expert position is a temporary position in the joint Research Project ‘AI4HR’ among the GC Research Department and the Global Campus Europe based in Venice and the Global Campus Africa based in Pretoria. The ideal candidate will work remotely and be responsible for performing various tasks in relation to the project.
- [Towards spaces that reflect us: Palestinian feminists seek safe places to meet](https://www.gchumanrights.org/preparedness/towards-spaces-that-reflect-us-palestinian-feminists-seek-safe-places-to-meet/) - Many feminists in Palestine today urgently require safe spaces, not only physical but also in the mental and emotional sense, where they can meet and share ideas free from judgement or threat. However, there are many structural patriarchal barriers to overcome.
- [Oleksandra Matviichuk Inspires EMA Graduates in Venice with Call to Place Human Values at the Heart of Human Rights](https://www.gchumanrights.org/gc-news/international/oleksandra-matviichuk-inspires-ema-graduates-in-venice-with-call-to-place-human-values-at-the-heart-of-human-rights/) - Oleksandra Matviichuk, Right Livelihood Laureate 2022 and Nobel Peace Prize recipient, a leading Ukrainian human rights lawyer and head of the Centre for Civil Liberties, whose work has been vital in documenting war crimes and defending civic freedoms, on 21 September 2025 made a keynote speech during the EMA Graduation Ceremony at the Scuola Grande di San Giovanni Evangelista in Venice, honouring the Class of 2024/2025 of the European Master’s Programme in Human Rights and Democratisation (EMA).
- [EMA Graduation Ceremony 2024/2025 and Opening of the new Academic Year 2025/2026](https://www.gchumanrights.org/gc-news/international/ema-graduation-ceremony-2024-2025-and-opening-of-the-new-academic-year-2025-2026/) - The EMA Graduation Ceremony 2025 will take place on 21 September, from 16:00 to 18:30, at the prestigious Scuola Grande di San Giovanni Evangelista in Venice. This annual gathering will mark the end of the academic year 2024/2025, celebrate the achievements of the European Master’s students in Human Rights and Democratisation, and open the new Academic Year 2025/2026.
- [Call for the Selection of Eight Policy Analysts for the GC Policy Observatory Programme](https://www.gchumanrights.org/gc-news/call-for-the-selection-of-eight-policy-analysts-for-the-gc-policy-observatory-programme/) - The Global Campus of Human Rights is launching a call to select in its eight regions policy analysts responsible for implementing the new edition of the Global Campus Policy Observatory project.
- [The poverty trap: economic inequality as a barrier to human rights in Kyrgyzstan](https://www.gchumanrights.org/preparedness/the-poverty-trap-economic-inequality-as-a-barrier-to-human-rights-in-kyrgyzstan/) - Poverty traps in Kyrgyzstan - driven by underfunded education, healthcare inequality, and informal labour – undermine human rights, especially for rural communities. Structural reforms and equitable resource distribution are needed to promote social justice and inclusive development.
- [The ‘Union of Skills’: attracting ‘the best and the brightest’ between new strategies and hard balance with human rights](https://www.gchumanrights.org/preparedness/the-union-of-skills-attracting-the-best-and-the-brightest-between-new-strategies-and-hard-balance-with-human-rights/) - The new EU strategy on skills aims to attract and retain talent from third countries to fill skills gaps, support higher education and strengthen competitiveness. It is worth analysing the human rights implications, highlighting positive aspects and potential critical issues.
- [Official Awards of the 82nd Venice International Film Festival](https://www.gchumanrights.org/gc-news/international/official-awards-of-the-82nd-venice-international-film-festival/) - Announced by the five international Juries during the Awards Ceremony that was held on Saturday, 6 September at 7:00 pm.
- [Gender leadership in law: GC Africa Alumnae at the forefront](https://www.gchumanrights.org/gc-news/gender-leadership-in-law-africa-alumnae/) - The Master’s Programme in Human Rights and Democratisation in Africa (HRDA) has a long tradition of training women human rights legal experts who are having an impact across the continent. A recent conference in Nairobi brought together over 100 women for an intergenerational dialogue, in which two alumnae shared their experiences after graduation.
- [A call to action: strengthening the AU Convention on Ending Violence Against Women and Girls](https://www.gchumanrights.org/preparedness/a-call-to-action-strengthening-the-au-convention-on-ending-violence-against-women-and-girls/) - To turn the AU Convention on Ending Violence Against Women and Girls into meaningful action demands all hands on deck to dismantle violence against women and girls and amplify the voices of survivors. The current call for a structured review highlight the need for stakeholder consultation to address gaps in implementation, particularly concerning Article 14.
- [20 Years of Cinema, Human Rights & Advocacy](https://www.gchumanrights.org/gc-news/projects/20-years-of-cinema-human-rights-advocacy/) - The Global Campus of Human Rights is currently celebrating two decades of storytelling, activism, and global connection at the 20th edition of the Summer School in Cinema, Human Rights and Advocacy.
- [Breaking Barriers: GC Afghan Alumnae Open Doors to Education for Afghan Girls](https://www.gchumanrights.org/gc-news/breaking-barriers-gc-afghan-alumnae-open-doors-to-education-for-afghan-girls/) - Two recent graduates, Rosita Sekandari (GC Europe – EMA) and Rokhsar Sadat (GC Caucasus – CES), have launched an online educational program for Afghan girls who were either school graduates or university students. Both alumnae, originally from Afghanistan, are deeply aware of the severe restrictions on education and the impact these have had on the lives of young women after the Taliban takeover.
- [Global Campus of Human Rights at Venezia81](https://www.gchumanrights.org/gc-news/global-campus-of-human-rights-at-venezia81/) - The 81st Venice International Film Festival, organised by La Biennale di Venezia, will be held on the Lido di Venezia from 28 August to 7 September 2024. The aim of the Festival is to raise awareness and promote international cinema in all its forms as art.
- [Shifting Minds Through Visuals: GC Central Asia Students Explore Children’s Rights Through Video Production](https://www.gchumanrights.org/gc-news/shifting-minds-through-visuals-gc-central-asia-students-explore-childrens-rights-through-video-production/) - The OSCE Academy in Bishkek hosted an immersive and reflective course as part of the Master of Arts in Human Rights and Sustainability. Titled 'Arts & Human Rights: Pathways to Sustainability', the course was led by photojournalist and documentary filmmaker Nick Danziger, alongside human rights media trainer Claudia Modonesi of Picture People—a Scottish NGO that provides training on the use of visual media to expose human rights abuses, shift perceptions, and influence behavior, and with which the Global Campus has a long-standing collaboration.
- [When mental health becomes disabling: supporting the human rights workforce](https://www.gchumanrights.org/preparedness/when-mental-health-becomes-disabling-supporting-the-human-rights-workforce/) - Amidst environments burning with hostility, violence, harassment, criminalisation, and political repression, the human rights workforce operates at front and rear under pressure. Coupled with experiences of injustice, urgency and institutional pressure, their psychological well-being is often threatened, at times to a disabling degree.
- [Reducing the mental health toll on environmental human rights defenders](https://www.gchumanrights.org/preparedness/reducing-the-mental-health-toll-on-environmental-human-rights-defenders/) - Environmental rights defenders have been recognised as human rights defenders. This mitigates the costly daily price of being frontline against environmental destruction, which regularly results in a disproportionate toll on mental health and in loss of lives.
- [Global Campus and UN Forge New Partnership as Nelson Mandela World Moot 2025 Showcases Human Rights Education Excellence](https://www.gchumanrights.org/gc-news/international/global-campus-and-un-forge-new-partnership-as-nelson-mandela-world-moot-2025-showcases-human-rights-education-excellence/) - The Global Campus of Human Rights looks back at a very eventful week in Geneva, in which a new UN partnership agreement was signed and the Nelson Mandela World Moot Court Competition finals, an annual flagship Global Campus student activity, took place.
- [From eco-anxiety to empowerment: cooling down the fear of a heated future](https://www.gchumanrights.org/preparedness/from-eco-anxiety-to-empowerment-cooling-down-the-fear-of-a-heated-future/) - Eco-anxiety, though not a clinical disorder, impacts personal resilience. Addressing it requires therapeutic safe spaces and restoring personal agency to help individuals cope with the emotional weight of climate change by fostering empowerment amid planetary challenges.
- [Human Dignity and Human Rights: Global Campus initiates timely Microlearning Course](https://www.gchumanrights.org/gc-news/human-dignity-and-human-rights-global-campus-initiates-timely-microlearning-course/) - The Global Campus of Human Rights is excited to launch its first-ever Microlearning Course on Human Dignity and Human Rights, a compelling e-learning journey into one of the most powerful concepts at the heart of human rights.
- [Aromanians/Vlachs: ancient people striving to preserve their culture](https://www.gchumanrights.org/preparedness/aromanians-vlachs-ancient-people-striving-to-preserve-their-culture/) - Aromanians have lived in the Balkans for over 2000 years, immensely contributing to development of all Balkan states and every field of the societies, today still fighting for their recognition and struggling to preserve their culture and language.
- [Interview with Alessandro Ienzi, Raizes Theatre Director](https://www.gchumanrights.org/gc-news/conversations/interview-with-alessandro-ienzi-raizes-theatre-director/) - The Press Office had the pleasure to interview our partner the Director of Raizes Theatre, Alessandro Ienzi, about the relations of arts and human rights and in particular his work with performances such us the one he brought for the opening of the Venice School for Human Rights Defenders 2025.
- [Interview with Soledad Vallejos, Co-founder of the Ni Una Menos Movement](https://www.gchumanrights.org/gc-news/conversations/interview-with-soledad-vallejos-co-founder-of-the-ni-una-menos-movement/) - The Press Office had the opportunity to interview Soledad Vallejos about her experience at the Global Campus Latinamerica and Caribbean LATMA sharing their experience at the movement of “Ni Una Menos”.
- [Interview with the Global Campus Europe EMA Students Representatives 2024-2025](https://www.gchumanrights.org/gc-news/conversations/interview-with-the-global-campus-europe-ema-students-representatives-2024-2025/) - The Press Office had the opportunity to interview the Global Campus Europe EMA students representatives 2024-2025, Dhurv Vijay Maroo and Vitoria Viana Assis during their participation of the eight Online Global Campus of Human Rights conversations and their experiences living in Venice.
- [Interview with Mattias Guyomar, President of the European Court of Human Rights](https://www.gchumanrights.org/gc-news/conversations/interview-with-mattias-guyomar-president-of-the-european-court-of-human-rights/) - The Press Office had the occasion to interview Mattias Guyomar, President of the European Court of Human Rights.
- [Women in the human rights field: navigating the path to impact without burnout](https://www.gchumanrights.org/preparedness/women-in-the-human-rights-field-navigating-the-path-to-impact-without-burnout/) - Burnout severely limits women’s ability to create impact within the human rights field. Left unaddressed women human rights professionals are overwhelmed and exhausted. Multiple steps can be taken for women to have a positive impact without burnout.
- [Accessing health rights for women and girls with disabilities in Palestine](https://www.gchumanrights.org/preparedness/accessing-health-rights-for-women-and-girls-with-disabilities-in-palestine/) - Palestinian women and girls with disabilities encounter numerous obstacles and discrimination accessing and asserting their sexual and reproductive health and rights. It is crucial to raise awareness, involve them in decision-making processes concerning issues that affect them and provide specialised training for service providers.
- [Caring for colleagues: how to help without being a psychologist](https://www.gchumanrights.org/preparedness/caring-for-colleagues-how-to-help-without-being-a-psychologist/) - Five evidence-based strategies are offered to support the mental wellbeing of humanitarian colleagues—without being a psychologist. Grounded in academic research, these strategies provide practical tools to care for others responsibly, without overstepping or causing unintended harm.
- [Incubating Talent, Empowering Voices: Global Campus alumni on Their Writing and Advocacy Journey](https://www.gchumanrights.org/gc-news/incubating-talent-empowering-voices-global-campus-alumni-on-their-writing-and-advocacy-journey/) - When Global Campus students graduate they become Global Campus alumni. What stays the same is the Global Campus’ commitment to them and our shared commitment to human rights. The Regional Correspondents scheme is one of the ways we nurture these commitments.
- [Attacks on civil and non-governmental organisations in Latin America](https://www.gchumanrights.org/preparedness/attacks-on-civil-and-non-governmental-organisations-in-latin-america/) - These past few years and with growing intensity these past few months, governments in Latin America have been passing laws to censor and prevent civil and non-governmental organisations receiving vital funds from international donors, a violation of human rights.
- [Avoiding compassion fatigue: staying compassionate without emotional overload](https://www.gchumanrights.org/preparedness/avoiding-compassion-fatigue-staying-compassionate-without-emotional-overload/) - Human rights work demands deep compassion, often leading to emotional overwhelm. To avoid burnout and fatigue, it is worth exploring relevant steps for maintaining balance and well-being in such an emotionally demanding profession.
- [Introducing Curated #7: Safeguarding Mental Health of Human Rights Professionals](https://www.gchumanrights.org/preparedness/introducing-curated-7-safeguarding-mental-health-of-human-rights-professionals/) - Welcome to our seventh Curated series, which provides a space to reflect on mental health in relation to human rights professionals, by drawing on discussions developed within the EMAlumni Association and related Mental Health Support Group providing peer support, emotional first aid, and access to tailored resources.
- [Why mental health is essential to the future of human rights work](https://www.gchumanrights.org/preparedness/why-mental-health-is-essential-to-the-future-of-human-rights-work/) - Mental health is not only a human right but also a vital asset in defending all other rights. It is worth exploring the overlooked mental health toll on human rights professionals and calling for systemic care and support.
- [Human Dignity Takes Center Stage at 2024 Euregio Summer School](https://www.gchumanrights.org/gc-news/international/human-dignity-takes-center-stage-at-2024-euregio-summer-school/) - The School included participants from various disciplines, including philosophy, law, economics, political studies, and IT.
- [New Publication: Children’s Participation in Decision-Making in the Republic of Serbia](https://www.gchumanrights.org/gc-news/publication-childrens-participation-in-decision-making-in-serbia/) - Fresh out of press! Global Campus South East Europe in partnership with the University of Belgrade’s Faculty of Political Sciences, one of the GC member universities, proudly announces a new publication that explores the role of children in decision-making processes across family, school, and community levels.
- [Global Campus of Human Rights Co-Organizes the V World Congress on Justice with Children](https://www.gchumanrights.org/gc-news/international/global-campus-of-human-rights-co-organizes-the-v-world-congress-on-justice-with-children/) - The Global Campus of Human Rights is proud to co-organize the 5th World Congress on Justice with Children, taking place from 2 to 4 June 2025 in Madrid under the theme: “Promoting child-centred justice: preventing and responding to violence against children in child justice systems.”
- [Venice hosts the Venice School for Human Rights Defenders: a week of global training and advocacy for human dignity](https://www.gchumanrights.org/gc-news/projects/venice-hosts-the-venice-school-for-human-rights-defenders-a-week-of-global-training-and-advocacy-for-human-dignity/) - 15–21 June 2025, at Lido of Venice, with the support of the European Parliament
- [Marginalised youth and justice: Global Campus Alumnus Contributes to World Congress on Justice with Children](https://www.gchumanrights.org/gc-news/marginalised-youth-and-justice-global-campus-alumnus-contributes-to-world-congress-on-justice-with-children/) - The 5th World Congress on Justice with Children (Madrid, 2–4 June 2025), co-organized by the Global Campus, wrapped up with a powerful call to action for advancing child-centred justice. Among the many impactful discussions, a GC alumnus contributed to the session “Redirecting Marginalized Youth in Crisis-Affected Societies,” highlighting community-driven approaches to justice.
- [Persons with Albinism and climate change in Africa: ‘A matter of life and death’](https://www.gchumanrights.org/preparedness/persons-with-albinism-and-climate-change-in-africa-a-matter-of-life-and-death/) - Persons with albinism (PWAs) in Africa are intensely vulnerable, from genetic susceptibility to severe sunburn and skin cancer to societal stigma and violence. As climate change escalates, inclusive policies and targeted interventions are urgently required to safeguard their health and human rights.
- [From Chipko movement to global youth climate movement: Understanding it in the Indian context](https://www.gchumanrights.org/preparedness/from-chipko-movement-to-global-youth-climate-movement-understanding-it-in-the-indian-context/) - The global youth climate movement faces significant challenges, including criminalisation and lack of support from the governments, yet it remains resilient. It is worth exploring India, with the world’s largest youth population, in relation to the youth climate movement at the intersection of right to participation and climate justice.
- [Helping our graduates take their first steps in human rights careers](https://www.gchumanrights.org/gc-news/global-campus-alumni-careers-track-2024/) - The Global Campus alumni network hosted its annual Careers Track workshops from November to December 2024, continuing its tradition of supporting recent graduates in their career development. This event series has become a valuable resource for alumni, providing practical guidance and opportunities to navigate the job market in human rights and related fields.
- [Feminist Activism in Focus: GC Latin America & Caribbean Hosts Journalist and Mobilizer Soledad Vallejos](https://www.gchumanrights.org/gc-news/feminist-activism-in-focus-gc-latin-america-caribbean-hosts-journalist-and-mobilizer-soledad-vallejos/) - The students of the Master’s Programme in Human Rights and Democratisation in Latin America and the Caribbean recently had the opportunity to engage with Soledad Vallejos—an Argentine journalist, writer, and feminist activist.
- [Possible re-introduction of mandatory military training: a human rights battle for Filipino youth](https://www.gchumanrights.org/preparedness/possible-re-introduction-of-mandatory-military-training-a-human-rights-battle-for-filipino-youth/) - The Philippines is bracing itself for potential imminent revival of mandatory military training in schools, scrapped in 2002 following the abduction and murder of a student by his fellow cadets. What are the implications for Filipino youth?
- [Georgian miners face constant fight for basic rights and safety](https://www.gchumanrights.org/preparedness/georgian-miners-face-constant-fight-for-basic-rights-and-safety/) - Georgia’s underground mining industry is exhausting and perilous. Despite some recent improvements, there is still a long way to go regarding labour rights, safety rules, effective supervision and enforcement. Given the inherent hazards, government and private companies should identify and minimise risks as much as possible.
- [Introducing Curated #1: Science, Human Rights and Pandemics](https://www.gchumanrights.org/preparedness/introducing-curated-1-science-human-rights-and-pandemics/) - Welcome to our first Curated series, which looks at the relationship between science and human rights, with particular reference to COVID-19.
- [Human Rights and the Ethical Conduct of Research in Emergencies: Expanding the role of duty-bearers](https://www.gchumanrights.org/preparedness/human-rights-and-the-ethical-conduct-of-research-in-emergencies-expanding-the-role-of-duty-bearers/) - Emergencies pose particular challenges to ethical research – yet research is essential for effective emergency response. Complementing human rights approaches, an ‘ethical compass’ of core values provides a basis to allocate responsibilities to a wide range of non-state duty-bearers.
- [A Very Short Introduction to General Comment No. 25 on science and economic, social and cultural rights](https://www.gchumanrights.org/preparedness/a-very-short-introduction-to-general-comment-no-25-on-science-and-economic-social-and-cultural-rights/) - Mikel Mancisidor, a member of the UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, introduces the Committee’s guidance on science and economic, social and cultural rights.
- [COVID-19 and the Right to Science: ‘Opportunity born of tragedy’](https://www.gchumanrights.org/preparedness/covid-19-and-the-right-to-science-opportunity-born-of-tragedy/) - The authoritative interpretation of the right to science coincided with the global descent into a pandemic. From the social fissures and injustices laid bare by the pandemic arises an opportunity to use the right to science to respond and rebuild.
- [Market dynamism and challenges to universality: negotiating unequal access to benefit from scientific progress](https://www.gchumanrights.org/preparedness/market-dynamism-and-challenges-to-universality-negotiating-unequal-access-to-benefit-from-scientific-progress/) - There has been normative clarification of the right to enjoy the benefits of scientific progress and its applications. However certain aspects of the right remain poorly defined and present challenges, notably in relation to the corporate, profit-driven orientation of contemporary scientific innovation.
- [COVID-19 recovery: A possible turning point for operationally linking science and human rights](https://www.gchumanrights.org/preparedness/covid-19-recovery-a-possible-turning-point-for-operationally-linking-science-and-human-rights/) - Science and human rights are intrinsically connected yet this link has not been fully integrated into COVID-19 responses. Translating normative consensus into practice will require targeted advocacy, appropriate operational guidance and strengthened UN coordination, notably in implementing science-related SDGs.
- [Universities’ Role in Innovation Networks to Mitigate the Effects of COVID-19: A view from Latin America](https://www.gchumanrights.org/preparedness/universities-role-in-innovation-networks-to-mitigate-the-effects-of-covid-19-a-view-from-latin-america/) - COVID-19 has shown that strengthening innovation and production capacities in the pharmaceutical and medical supply and device industries is essential to pandemic preparedness. In Latin America, universities are playing a key role when facing this ongoing challenge in a context of regional economic hardship.
- [From COVID-19 to climate change: Are there lessons for a human rights approach?](https://www.gchumanrights.org/preparedness/from-covid-19-to-climate-change-are-there-lessons-for-a-human-rights-approach/) - The COVID-19 pandemic and climate change are two global crises with similarities that are significant from a human rights perspective.
- [Human Rights Preparedness, Genetics and Pandemics](https://www.gchumanrights.org/preparedness/human-rights-preparedness-genetics-and-pandemics/) - Research in genetics and medicine must seek to offer relief from suffering and improve the health of individuals and humankind as a whole. The COVID-19 pandemic is a severe test at the local, national and international level in terms of the interaction between genetics science, social preparedness and human rights, in particular the rights to health and non-discrimination.
- [COVID-19, Inequality and People on the Move](https://www.gchumanrights.org/preparedness/covid-19-inequality-and-people-on-the-move/) - Intersectional discrimination against people on the move underpins inadequate responses to COVID-19. The right to enjoy the benefits of scientific progress and its applications clearly demands substantive racial equality when designing economic and public health measures to address the pandemic.
- [Communication and Two-Way Engagement in Health Emergencies: Lessons from the Ebola response in West Africa](https://www.gchumanrights.org/preparedness/communication-and-two-way-engagement-in-health-emergencies-lessons-from-the-ebola-response-in-west-africa/) - Two-way engagement and cooperation with local communities with a human rights based approach are essential tools in the response to outbreaks and transmission prevention in transnational health emergencies. The response to the 2013-2015 EVD outbreak in West Africa highlighted the importance of preparedness for communication and strong engagement with local communities when designing and implementing containment measures.
- [The Covidisation of Ethics and Law](https://www.gchumanrights.org/preparedness/the-covidisation-of-ethics-and-law/) - Many of us use phrases like ‘law and ethics’ and ‘law, ethics and rights’. They trip off the tongue; they seem both useful and ordinary or unexceptional. But is there cause for concern as regards their impact on ethics, law in general and human rights law in particular?
- [Curated #2: Introducing Right Livelihood perspectives on human rights preparedness: Inspiring change in times of multiple crises](https://www.gchumanrights.org/preparedness/curated-2-introducing-right-livelihood-perspectives-on-human-rights-preparedness-inspiring-change-in-times-of-multiple-crises/) - This contribution sets the scene for a curated section related to the work of Right Livelihood Laureates. Writing on a diverse range of topics, Right Livelihood Laureates challenge us to ‘be prepared’ in ourselves to change outdated systems perpetuating crises.
- [Movements and a New Critical Space: ‘Going online’ in the time of COVID-19](https://www.gchumanrights.org/preparedness/movements-and-a-new-critical-space-going-online-in-the-time-of-covid-19/) - The COVID-19 pandemic created an environment in which spaces for critical reflection are shrinking even more. Movements however are finding ways to remain active by going online to build sustainable strategic systems and, ultimately, better prepare for future democratic action.
- [A Perspective on ‘Women in Global Health’: No preparedness without feminism](https://www.gchumanrights.org/preparedness/a-perspective-on-women-in-global-health-no-preparedness-without-feminism/) - Women are hit particularly hard by the pandemic for a myriad of reasons. Reflecting on a webinar featuring three prominent Right Livelihood Laureates, this contribution highlights the need for embracing a feminist perspective aimed at societal transformation as a prerequisite for crisis preparedness.
- [Earth Democracy: Earth rights are human rights](https://www.gchumanrights.org/preparedness/earth-democracy-earth-rights-are-human-rights/) - The COVID-19 pandemic dramatically emphasised the fact that we are facing an existential crisis with multiple emergencies. This contribution highlights some of the core assumptions that have led to an unsustainable lifestyle based on inequality and the destruction of life.
- [Viral Pandemic in Solidarity: The need for a convention on emergencies and a single UN agency to face disasters](https://www.gchumanrights.org/preparedness/viral-pandemic-in-solidarity-the-need-for-a-convention-on-emergencies-and-a-single-un-agency-to-face-disasters/) - The COVID-19 pandemic is one of the deadliest recent health emergencies, yet the international community failed to act quickly and with equity. This contribution proposes the development of a new convention and a UN agency to face disasters more effectively in the future.
- [Return to Being: A poem by Right Livelihood Laureate Nnimmo Bassey](https://www.gchumanrights.org/preparedness/return-to-being-a-poem-by-right-livelihood-laureate-nnimmo-bassey/) - This poem by laureate Nnimmo Bassey reminds our global community that human rights preparedness also means fostering resilience through poetry, art and other means of expression. Art eases suffering, empowers, and advocates in times of emergency.
- [Introducing Curated #3: Digital Technologies and Human Rights](https://www.gchumanrights.org/preparedness/introducing-curated-3-digital-technologies-and-human-rights/) - Welcome to our third Curated series, which asks ‘Is human rights prepared for digital technologies?’ The series marks our first joint venture. It has been developed as a partnership between Human Rights Preparedness and asiablogs, and will be published in parallel by both blogs.
- [Assessing the Intersection Between Technology and Human Rights: Notes from a lecture by Christof Heyns](https://www.gchumanrights.org/preparedness/assessing-the-intersection-between-technology-and-human-rights-notes-from-a-lecture-by-christof-heyns/) - Technology is very much part of what we do. It is an integrated part of how we think today and not something that one can push away. The question is: how do we make sure that we manage it to serve our purposes from a human rights point of view?
- [Social Media Opened a Gateway to Traffickers During India’s Deadly Second Wave of COVID-19](https://www.gchumanrights.org/preparedness/social-media-opened-a-gateway-to-traffickers-during-indias-deadly-second-wave-of-covid-19/) - Technology played a significant part in traffickers taking advantage of COVID-19's second wave in India. A number of children lost both their parents and for a few weeks, 'COVID orphan adoption' messages proliferated across social media. State institutions and civil society were unprepared for this challenge.
- [Rights for Robots](https://www.gchumanrights.org/preparedness/rights-for-robots/) - As computers surpass human intelligence and take on greater responsibilities, should they be given rights also?
- [Children’s Rights, COVID-19 and Preparing for Digital Disasters](https://www.gchumanrights.org/preparedness/childrens-rights-covid-19-and-preparing-for-digital-disasters/) - Experts have been ringing the alarm bells about children’s privacy online for some time, but the pandemic exacerbated the need to focus on children as right bearers in the digital age. So, what steps need to be taken in order to ensure that children are treated as such and we can build a society resilient to the digital crises of the future?
- [Human Rights in the Era of Automated Decision Making and Predictive Technologies](https://www.gchumanrights.org/preparedness/human-rights-in-the-era-of-automated-decision-making-and-predictive-technologies/) - Advances in Natural Language Processing and machine learning have made it possible to design predictive models that can be used to assist judicial proceedings. Such technologies transform the legal profession; guaranteeing that this does not disrupt the rule of law, access to justice, fair trial and contestability is a substantial challenge.
- [Artificial Intelligence, Healthcare and Human Rights During the COVID-19 Pandemic](https://www.gchumanrights.org/preparedness/artificial-intelligence-healthcare-and-human-rights-during-the-covid-19-pandemic/) - COVID-19 arrayed the prospects and challenges that come with digital technologies. Going forward the development of healthcare standards with such technologies calls for a mindful approach that recognises the digital divide between countries.
- [The Proliferation of Cyber War and International Humanitarian Law](https://www.gchumanrights.org/preparedness/the-proliferation-of-cyber-war-and-international-humanitarian-law/) - The extraordinary growth of cyberspace has created new possibilities and threats in warfare. It has become crucial to identify a common understanding of cyber warfare if we are to effectively protect civilians from the direct and intentional effects of cyber operations.
- [Counterculture Education: Kindness and imagination as ‘being’ intelligent](https://www.gchumanrights.org/preparedness/counterculture-education-kindness-and-imagination-as-being-intelligent/) - In framing education as a ‘right’, we often displace ways of learning that are inherent and indigenous to our everyday lives. Through counterculture pedagogy that thinks of kindness and imagination as forms of intelligence, education can be a collective endeavour where each of us are interconnected and knowledgeable in abundant ways.
- [Concluding Curated #3: Digital Technologies and Human Rights](https://www.gchumanrights.org/preparedness/concluding-curated-3-digital-technologies-and-human-rights/) - As this Curated series draws to a close, we reflect on what it emphasises as regards human rights preparedness for digitalisation.
- [Introducing Curated #4: Key Issues on Children’s Rights in South East Europe](https://www.gchumanrights.org/preparedness/introducing-curated-4-key-issues-on-childrens-rights-in-south-east-europe/) - Welcome to our fourth Curated series, which addresses some of the key issues affecting children’s rights in South East Europe (SEE). The series marks a collaboration with the Children’s Rights Department at the Global Campus Headquarters in Venice working together with motivated and dynamic Children’s Rights Regional Officers under the Global Campus and Right Livelihood cooperation with the aim of enhancing children's rights globally.
- [The downsides of corporal punishment and the advantages of positive discipline in parenting](https://www.gchumanrights.org/preparedness/the-downsides-of-corporal-punishment-and-the-advantages-of-positive-discipline-in-parenting/) - Corporal punishment against children entails violations of multiple children’s rights, and its negative effects on children’s well-being need to be addressed. Simultaneously, alternative methods of parenting, such as positive disciplining, should be put in practice more.
- [Spare the child: Corporal punishment of children in Croatia](https://www.gchumanrights.org/preparedness/spare-the-child-corporal-punishment-of-children-in-croatia/) - In Croatia corporal punishment is regulated and prohibited by law, but some gaps do exist and, due to other factors, such negative practice persists. A review of the legal framework is needed along with measures to prevent this practice and protect children from such a form of abuse.
- [Marketing to children in the digital era](https://www.gchumanrights.org/preparedness/marketing-to-children-in-the-digital-era/) - Children are tracked and monitored in their daily lives and are also targeted on the basis of their location. This is a form of real-world behavioural targeting. How marketing to children in the digital era works and what impact may it have on their rights?
- [Youngsters in virtual realities: Cyberbullying in high schools in Sarajevo](https://www.gchumanrights.org/preparedness/youngsters-in-virtual-realities-cyberbullying-in-high-schools-in-sarajevo/) - Bullying through electronic means, specifically mobile phones or the internet, has emerged and is often collectively labelled cyberbullying. With youth using digital technologies for educational and recreational purposes, there has been an increase in social problems in the cyberspace, exposing them to different forms of cyber violence.
- [Child labour among unaccompanied children on the route to Europe – between protection and agency](https://www.gchumanrights.org/preparedness/child-labour-among-unaccompanied-children-on-the-route-to-europe-between-protection-and-agency/) - In the context of migration, especially irregular and forced, the risk of children being exposed to the abuse of child labour is high. Migration itself contains all the elements that are otherwise defined as risks of children being exposed to this type of abuse: poverty, irregular school attendance, parental unemployment, etc.
- [Excluded voices: Kosovo Roma children and their right to education](https://www.gchumanrights.org/preparedness/excluded-voices-kosovo-roma-children-and-their-right-to-education/) - Kosovo Roma children and their right to education during times of emerging crisis represent the black swan of COVID-19 and distance learning. There is a disparity between the theory and the practice of the Kosovar government to provide equal learning opportunities to Roma children.
- [Free school meal in Croatia: its importance as a universal entitlement](https://www.gchumanrights.org/preparedness/free-school-meal-in-croatia-its-importance-as-a-universal-entitlement/) - From January 2023 all children in primary schools in Croatia have the right to a free school meal following the government’s decision to introduce it from the second semester of 2022-2023 academic year, thanks to the Initiative ‘Every Child's Right to a School Meal’.
- [Introducing Curated #5: Supporting and Protecting Human Rights Defenders](https://www.gchumanrights.org/preparedness/introducing-curated-5-supporting-and-protecting-human-rights-defenders/) - Welcome to our fifth Curated series, which addresses human rights defenders in relation to selected issues about their recognition, support and protection, by drawing on the discussions developed in the context of the 2023 AHRI International Conference.
- [Human Rights Defenders in courtrooms: The case of Poland](https://www.gchumanrights.org/preparedness/human-rights-defenders-in-courtrooms-the-case-of-poland/) - Summoning activists to courtrooms, combined with the decline of the rule of law and attacks on the independent judiciary, is a serious weapon against human rights and democracy. It is worth highlighting selected cases from Poland (2015-2023) and their implications.
- [Can conceptualising whistleblowers as ‘human rights defenders’ improve their protection under the ECHR?](https://www.gchumanrights.org/preparedness/can-conceptualising-whistleblowers-as-human-rights-defenders-improve-their-protection-under-the-echr/) - Whistleblowing, particularly on issues that relate to human rights, is an important means of keeping governments accountable. Some whistleblowers could also be viewed as carrying out the function of a human rights defender. This designation can help improve their protection under the ECHR.
- [How to better protect HRDs from SLAPPs: A practical defence guide for European lawyers](https://www.gchumanrights.org/preparedness/how-to-better-protect-hrds-from-slapps-a-practical-defence-guide-for-european-lawyers/) - SLAPPs are destructive to civil society and public interest. Training and awareness-raising activities appear to be the best strategy at our disposal to effectively tackle abusive lawsuits and respond to the shrinking space for civil society in Europe.
- [Deliberative democracy: Facilitating environmental protection](https://www.gchumanrights.org/preparedness/deliberative-democracy-facilitating-environmental-protection/) - The interplay between states and corporations is complex because of the increasingly blurred line between their spheres of influence. It is worth exploring the benefits of deliberative governance as a means of transparency in the decision-making process that fosters public participation and effective environmental protection.
- [Ocean defenders are environmental human rights defenders](https://www.gchumanrights.org/preparedness/ocean-defenders-are-environmental-human-rights-defenders/) - Those who are protesting against unsustainable uses of the ocean or exclusionary approaches to marine conservation should be recognised and protected as environmental human rights defenders (EHRDs), due to growing awareness of the interdependence between a healthy ocean and human rights.
- [Can human rights lawyers and legal academics support human rights defenders in new ways?](https://www.gchumanrights.org/preparedness/can-human-rights-lawyers-and-legal-academics-support-human-rights-defenders-in-new-ways/) - Understanding human rights law as a discourse of preventative practice, rather than remedy, can support preparedness in the face of large-scale emergencies, like the ecological crisis, but also in the face of ‘everyday’ emergencies faced by human rights defenders.
- [Introducing Curated #6: EMA students’ reflections on conversations about ‘rights in motion’](https://www.gchumanrights.org/preparedness/introducing-curated-6-ema-students-reflections-on-conversations-about-rights-in-motion/) - Welcome to our sixth Curated series, which provides a space to reflect on conversations developed in the context of the Fundamental Rights Forum 2024 in relation to various issues concerning some pressing human rights challenges of our time and the significance of preparedness to overcome them.
- [‘Open doors’ for empowering voices and understanding the most critical issues](https://www.gchumanrights.org/preparedness/open-doors-for-empowering-voices-and-understanding-the-most-critical-issues/) - Among the pressing human rights challenges for Europe as discussed at the FRA Forum 2024 under a valuable cross-generational perspective, it is worth highlighting insights on election impact, civic space promotion and protection, as well as digitalisation and AI impact.
- [Louder for the people in the back: Small voices need to be heard too](https://www.gchumanrights.org/preparedness/louder-for-the-people-in-the-back-small-voices-need-to-be-heard-too/) - Adults get to exchange opinions at conferences. Children do not have the same opportunity to express themselves. Nevertheless, they deserve to get a child-friendly seat at the table, have a say and be heard. Their perspectives might be different, but that might make it even more valuable.
- [Navigating new technologies in activism: challenges and opportunities for human rights](https://www.gchumanrights.org/preparedness/navigating-new-technologies-in-activism-challenges-and-opportunities-for-human-rights/) - Harnessing new technologies, activists confront challenges like algorithmic bias and misinformation. A strong emphasis on an ethical and responsible use to advance human rights must be made. Despite risks, technology can empower activism, promoting collective action, accountability and democracy worldwide.
- [AI and human rights: forging the universal source code](https://www.gchumanrights.org/preparedness/ai-and-human-rights-forging-the-universal-source-code/) - Emphasising collaboration among diverse stakeholders—government, businesses, human rights defenders, and intergovernmental organisations, the FRA Forum 2024 highlighted the need for a human rights vision to address technological challenges like AI. Despite discrepancies, a collective common ground has called for a digital future rooted in dignity and justice.
- [AI’s chilling impact on child sexual abuse material: A wake-up call for the international community](https://www.gchumanrights.org/preparedness/ais-chilling-impact-on-child-sexual-abuse-material-a-wake-up-call-for-the-international-community/) - Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM) remains a pressing concern, and accessible AI tools generating hyper-realistic content exacerbate this digital crisis, endangering children, obstructing investigations, and undermining legal certainty and effectiveness of laws. It is time for global awareness of AI CSAM’s alarming implications.
- [Rising voices, green choices: Europe's equality drive against climate change](https://www.gchumanrights.org/preparedness/rising-voices-green-choices-europes-equality-drive-against-climate-change/) - Climate change is closely linked to the imperative for social justice. As addressed at the Fundamental Rights Forum 2024, it is crucial to tackle inequalities, elevate marginalised groups and establish comprehensive policies that account for a sustainable future.
- [Contradictions in EU climate politics and the fight for justice](https://www.gchumanrights.org/preparedness/contradictions-in-eu-climate-politics-and-the-fight-for-justice/) - The European Union’s approach to climate change is marked by inconsistencies that threaten climate justice. This blog post explores how the EU’s shifting strategies impact global climate efforts and the need for a more solidarist, human rights-focused approach.
- [The quiet crisis: shrinking civil society space for queer rights in Southern Africa](https://www.gchumanrights.org/preparedness/the-quiet-crisis-shrinking-civil-society-space-for-queer-rights-in-southern-africa/) - In Southern Africa emergency laws are shrinking the space for queer civil society actors. It is worth exploring how COVID-19 era and post-pandemic policies are weaponised to suppress LGBTIQ+ organising —and why queer rights must be central to preparedness planning.
- [The Future of Human Rights Education: A Strategic Exchange Between the UN and the Global Campus](https://www.gchumanrights.org/gc-news/the-future-of-human-rights-education-a-strategic-exchange-between-the-un-and-the-global-campus/) - On 6 May 2025, on the occasion of a convening of the Global Campus Council, Elena Ippoliti, Coordinator of the Human Rights Education Unit of the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, joined us for an exchange on the future of human rights education. The event served as an opportunity to renew our long-standing partnership with the OHCHR across education, research, and engagement with students and young graduates.
- [Deusto University’s Journal of Human Rights Marks Its 100th Issue – Featuring a Contribution from EMA Faculty](https://www.gchumanrights.org/gc-news/deusto-universitys-journal-of-human-rights-marks-its-100th-issue-featuring-a-contribution-from-ema-faculty/) - Cuadernos Deusto de Derechos Humanos (Deusto University’s Journal of Human Rights), published by the Pedro Arrupe Human Rights Institute at the University of Deusto, has released its 100th issue. EMA elected Chairperson Prof. Thérèse Murphy (Queen's Belfast University) and EMA Programme Director Dr. Orla Ní Cheallacháin contributed a chapter titled 'Legal Literacy: A Key Competence in Human Rights Education'.
- [The Awards of the Biennale Architettura 2025](https://www.gchumanrights.org/gc-news/international/the-awards-of-the-biennale-architettura-2025/) - The Awards Ceremony of the 19th International Architecture Exhibition took place on Saturday 10 May 2025 at Ca’ Giustinian, Venice.
- [Cross-Network Faculty Exchange Showcases Commitment to Academic Excellence and International Collaboration](https://www.gchumanrights.org/gc-news/cross-network-faculty-exchange-exchange-showcases-commitment-to-academic-excellence-and-international-collaboration/) - The Global Campus has successfully completed a number of transformative faculty exchanges across its regional Master's programs, advancing its mission to strengthen human rights education through shared expertise and pedagogical innovation. This is a vibrant example of our cross-regional collaboration.
- [China’s digital influence in the MENA region: A mixed blessing for MENA countries?](https://www.gchumanrights.org/preparedness/chinas-digital-influence-in-the-mena-region-a-mixed-blessing-for-mena-countries/) - China’s growing digital influence in the MENA region through the Digital Silk Road initiative offers economic and technological benefits but raises concerns about human rights, making it imperative for the EU to offer concrete and affordable alternatives to Chinese technologies.
- [Incubating Talent, Empowering Voices: Global Campus alumni on Their Writing and Advocacy Journey](https://www.gchumanrights.org/gc-news/alumni-training-blog-authors/) - When Global Campus students graduate they become Global Campus alumni. What stays the same is the Global Campus’ commitment to them and our shared commitment to human rights. The Regional Correspondents scheme is one of the ways we nurture these commitments.
- [“My Rights” Reels Contest: Central Asian Teens Advocate for Children's Rights Through Videos](https://www.gchumanrights.org/gc-news/my-rights-reels-contest-central-asia/) - What do teenagers think about children’s rights? How do they see and experience these rights in their daily lives? To explore these questions, GC Central Asia, based at the OSCE Academy in Bishkek, launched the "My Rights" Reels Contest, aimed at engaging teenagers in a creative and interactive way.
- [Biennale Architettura 2025: Intelligens. Natural. Artificial. Collective](https://www.gchumanrights.org/gc-news/international/biennale-architettura-2025-intelligens-natural-artificial-collective/) - The 19th International Architecture Exhibition, titled Intelligens. Natural. Artificial. Collective., curated by Carlo Ratti and organised by La Biennale di Venezia, will open to the public from 10 May to 23 November 2025, 2025, at the Giardini, the Arsenale and at the Forte Marghera. The pre-opening will take place on 8-9 May; the awards ceremony and inauguration will be held on 10 May 2025.
- [The Global Campus Alumni Mentoring Programme 2024: A Journey of Learning and Growth](https://www.gchumanrights.org/gc-news/alumni-mentoring-programme-2024/) - The Global Campus Alumni Mentoring Programme connects alumni seeking to advance their human rights careers with professionals volunteering to mentor them. Over six months, mentees receive tailored guidance to achieve their goals, while mentors share their knowledge and experience.
- [The future of hybrid learning: Insights from Uruguay and Estonia](https://www.gchumanrights.org/preparedness/the-future-of-hybrid-learning-insights-from-uruguay-and-estonia/) - Hybrid learning models in Uruguay and Estonia highlight the importance of teacher training, robust digital infrastructure, and inclusive policies for enhancing digital education, offering valuable insights for other countries to ensure equitable and inclusive quality education during emergencies.
- [International Conference in Yerevan Highlights Human Rights in Crisis](https://www.gchumanrights.org/gc-news/international-conference-in-yerevan-highlights-human-rights-in-crisis/) - With the special participation of Raji Sourani, and in collaboration with Maastricht University and Right Livelihood, the Center for European Studies at Yerevan State University—the GC Caucasus hub— recently organised a two-day conference to explore the urgent challenges and human consequences of war, conflict and displacement.
- [Second Issue of the Global Campus of Human Rights Magazine](https://www.gchumanrights.org/gc-news/second-issue-of-the-global-campus-of-human-rights-magazine/) - Following the success of the second online Global Campus of Human Rights Conversation, the Global Campus of Human Rights published the second edition of its seasonal Magazine (both in English and Italian).
- [Launch of the First Issue of the Seasonal Global Campus of Human Rights Magazine](https://www.gchumanrights.org/gc-news/launch-of-the-first-issue-of-the-seasonal-global-campus-of-human-rights-magazine/) - The Global Campus of Human Rights launched the first edition of its seasonal Magazine (English and Italian versions) following the success of the first online Global Campus of Human Rights Conversation.
- [The Global Campus celebrates the launch of the Annual Report 2020](https://www.gchumanrights.org/gc-news/the-global-campus-celebrates-the-launch-of-the-annual-report-2020/) - The Global Campus inaugural Annual Report features a bit of history; the achievements of our members around the world; how we responded to the pandemic; our focus on the rights of children; our deep connections with the arts; research; and data on our activities. A sneak peek at 2021 gives you a taste of what we are working on.
- [Launch of the Third Issue of the Seasonal Global Campus of Human Rights Magazine](https://www.gchumanrights.org/gc-news/launch-of-the-third-issue-of-the-seasonal-global-campus-of-human-rights-magazine/) - The Global Campus of Human Rights published the third edition of its seasonal Magazine (English and Italian versions) following the success of the third online Global Campus of Human Rights Conversation.
- [The Buenos Aires Human Rights Week gathered expertise around issues of science and human rights](https://www.gchumanrights.org/gc-news/international/the-buenos-aires-human-rights-week-gathered-expertise-around-issues-of-science-and-human-rights/) - On 1 and 2 March, the ​​Centro Cultural Borges in Buenos Aires hosted the International Conference on Science and Human Rights, organised by the GC member Centro Internacional de Estudios Políticos (Universidad Nacional de San Martín) in partnership with the Global Campus network.
- [Eighth Issue of the Global Campus of Human Rights Magazine](https://www.gchumanrights.org/gc-news/eighth-issue-of-the-global-campus-of-human-rights-magazine/) - Following the success of many important activities of our network, the Global Campus of Human Rights published the eighth edition of its seasonal Magazine in English and Italian.
- [Annual Report 2022: Mobilising Young People for a Human Rights Based World Order](https://www.gchumanrights.org/gc-news/annual-report-2022-mobilising-young-people-for-a-human-rights-based-world-order/) - Our Annual Report 2022 celebrates not only the achievements of the seven regional Global Campus Master’s programmes in human rights around the world but also the many other activities (research, professional training, advocacy, emergency support, awareness raising, …) we have developed at our HQ in Venice, in one of ‘our regions’.
- [Ninth Issue of the Global Campus of Human Rights Magazine](https://www.gchumanrights.org/gc-news/ninth-issue-of-the-global-campus-of-human-rights-magazine/) - Following the success of many important activities of our network, the Global Campus of Human Rights published the ninth edition of its seasonal Magazine in English and Italian.
- [Biennale Arte 2024: Foreigners Everywhere](https://www.gchumanrights.org/gc-news/biennale-arte-2024-foreigners-everywhere/) - The 60th International Art Exhibition, titled Stranieri Ovunque – Foreigners Everywhere, will open to the public from Saturday April 20 to Sunday November 24, 2024, at the Giardini and the Arsenale; it will be curated by Adriano Pedrosa and organised by La Biennale di Venezia.
- [Seventh Issue of the Global Campus of Human Rights Magazine](https://www.gchumanrights.org/gc-news/seventh-issue-of-the-global-campus-of-human-rights-magazine/) - Following the success of many important activities of our network, the Global Campus of Human Rights published the seventh edition of its seasonal Magazine in English and Italian.
- [Sixth Issue of the Global Campus of Human Rights Magazine](https://www.gchumanrights.org/gc-news/sixth-issue-of-the-global-campus-of-human-rights-magazine/) - Following the success of many important activities of our network, the Global Campus of Human Rights published the sixth edition of its seasonal Magazine in English and Italian.
- [The Global Campus Annual Report 2021 celebrates human rights defenders across our network](https://www.gchumanrights.org/gc-news/the-global-campus-annual-report-2021-celebrates-human-rights-defenders-across-our-network/) - Our Annual Report 2021 demonstrates our contribution to empowering current and future human rights defenders through our multiple activities: master’s programmes, vocational training, cross-cultural exchanges, advocacy programmes, and much more. But the year 2021 marks a turning point in our history, driven by dramatic developments on our globe.
- [Launch of the Fourth Issue of the Seasonal Global Campus of Human Rights Magazine](https://www.gchumanrights.org/gc-news/launch-of-the-fourth-issue-of-the-seasonal-global-campus-of-human-rights-magazine/) - The Global Campus of Human Rights published the fourth edition of its seasonal Magazine (English and Italian versions) following the success of the fourth online Global Campus of Human Rights Conversation.
- [Global Campus of Human Rights Statement on the Recent Events in Israel and Palestine](https://www.gchumanrights.org/gc-news/global-campus-of-human-rights-statement-on-the-recent-events-in-israel-and-palestine/) - As members of the Global Campus of Human Rights community, we are witnessing the ongoing conflict and massive human suffering in Palestine and Israel with horror and dismay. We express profound empathy and solidarity with victims on all sides of the conflict, whomever they may be.
- [Tenth Issue of the Global Campus of Human Rights Magazine](https://www.gchumanrights.org/gc-news/tenth-issue-of-the-global-campus-of-human-rights-magazine/) - Following the success of many important activities of our network, the Global Campus of Human Rights published the tenth edition of its seasonal Magazine in English and Italian.
- [Eleventh Issue of the Global Campus of Human Rights Magazine](https://www.gchumanrights.org/gc-news/eleventh-issue-of-the-global-campus-of-human-rights-magazine/) - Following the success of many important activities of our network, the Global Campus of Human Rights published the eleventh edition of its seasonal Magazine in English and Italian.
- ['Authoring Justice': new online course on storytelling for change with Prof. Andrew Leon Hanna](https://www.gchumanrights.org/gc-news/projects/authoring-justice-new-online-course-on-storytelling-for-change-with-prof-andrew-leon-hanna/) - The Global Campus of Human Rights is proud to launch its first-ever specialised online course called “Authoring Justice”, born out of a longstanding collaboration with Prof. Andrew Leon Hanna, award winning author of 25 Million Sparks: The Untold Story of Refugee Entrepreneurs (Cambridge University Press).
- [GC Online Conversations: “The value of education and projects regarding Sustainability: Local and International Perspectives”](https://www.gchumanrights.org/gc-news/conversations/gc-online-conversations-the-value-of-education-and-projects-regarding-sustainability-local-and-international-perspectives/) - You are cordially invited to join us for the 7th Global Campus of Human Rights Online Conversation. The conversation will take place on Wednesday 21 February 2024 at 11 am (CET) via zoom.
- [Twelfth Issue of the Global Campus of Human Rights Magazine](https://www.gchumanrights.org/gc-news/twelfth-issue-of-the-global-campus-of-human-rights-magazine/) - Following the success of many important activities of our network, the Global Campus of Human Rights published the twelfth edition of its seasonal Magazine in English and Italian.
- [Interview with Judge Ivana Jelić](https://www.gchumanrights.org/gc-news/interview-with-judge-ivana-jelic/) - The Press Office had the occasion to interview the Judge of the European Court of Human Rights Ivana Jelić during our CEDU training course that took place in our Venice Headquarters from 11-14 April 2024.
- [Call for the first #Sport4HumanRights campaign for the Venice Marathon 2024](https://www.gchumanrights.org/gc-news/call-for-the-first-sport4humanrights-campaign-for-the-venice-marathon-2024/) - The Global Campus of Human Rights, the most extensive human rights education network in the world consisting of about 100 leading universities, is committed to increase awareness of human rights by connecting with the culture of sports initiatives at local and international levels. The Sports Culture through their diverse disciplines with engaged activists are closely related to human rights and to education.
- [Venice Statement: Reconceptualising Exile for Human Rights Defenders at Risk](https://www.gchumanrights.org/gc-news/venice-statement-reconceptualising-exile-for-human-rights-defenders-at-risk/) - We, the Global Campus of Human Rights and Right Livelihood, convened members of the global human rights community in Venice on 24 and 25 May 2024 for the fourth annual Conference on the Global State of Human Rights. Among them was a group of Human Rights Defenders (HRDs) courageously continuing their important work despite being forced outside of their countries of origin by repressive governments and an increasingly perilous environment.
- [Ceremony of the Awarding of Diplomas of the “European Master’s Programme in Human Rights and Democratisation” 2023/2024](https://www.gchumanrights.org/gc-news/ceremony-of-the-awarding-of-diplomas-of-the-european-masters-programme-in-human-rights-and-democratisation-2023-2024/) - In a grand celebration of academic excellence and human rights advocacy, the European Master’s Programme in Human Rights and Democratisation (EMA, Global Campus Europe) marked the end of another successful academic year with its Diploma Awarding Ceremony held on 22 September 2024.
- [Thirteen Issue of the Global Campus of Human Rights Magazine](https://www.gchumanrights.org/gc-news/thirteen-issue-of-the-global-campus-of-human-rights-magazine/) - Following the success of many important activities of our network, the Global Campus of Human Rights published the 13th edition of its seasonal Magazine in English and Italian.
- [2024 Right Livelihood Award](https://www.gchumanrights.org/gc-news/2024-right-livelihood-award/) - From our partner Right Livelihood: STOCKHOLM – Press Release - This year’s Right Livelihood Laureates have each made a profound impact on their communities and the global stage. Their unwavering commitment to speaking out against forces of oppression and exploitation, while strictly adhering to non-violent methods, resonates far beyond their communities.
- [Third Joint Annual Engaged Artivist Award on Atrocity Prevention and Human Rights: Call for Applications](https://www.gchumanrights.org/gc-news/third-joint-annual-engaged-artivist-award-on-atrocity-prevention-and-human-rights-call-for-applications/) - The Global Campus of Human Rights (GC) and the Auschwitz Institute for the Prevention of Genocide and Mass Atrocities (AIPG), in collaboration with the Institute for Genocide and Mass Atrocity Prevention (I-GMAP) at Binghamton University, are thrilled to announce the call for applications for the third edition of the Joint Annual Engaged Artivist Award on Atrocity Prevention and Human Rights. Eligible Artivists may submit their applications from October 10 until December 10, 2024 (Human Rights Day).
- [Global Campus of Human Rights: EMA awarded theses 2022/2023](https://www.gchumanrights.org/gc-news/global-campus-of-human-rights-ema-awarded-theses-2022-2023/) - We are glad to announce that the Global Campus Europe / EMA awarded theses 2022/2023 selected for the publication are online and you can find them at our Repository.
- [EMA call for applications for the academic year 2025/2026](https://www.gchumanrights.org/gc-news/ema-call-for-applications-for-the-academic-year-2025-2026/) - Admissions to the 2025/2026 edition of the European Master’s Programme in Human Rights and Democratisation are open!
- [Global Campus Human Rights Journal: New Issue is Now Online](https://www.gchumanrights.org/gc-news/global-campus-human-rights-journal-new-issue-is-now-online/) - Volume 7, Issues 1-2, of the Global Campus Human Rights Journal is now online on the e-journal website!
- [Call for Papers: Global Campus Human Rights Journal (Volume 8, 2024)](https://www.gchumanrights.org/gc-news/call-for-papers-global-campus-human-rights-journal-volume-8-2024/) - We are excited to announce a new call for papers to the Global Campus Human Rights Journal (GCHRJ)! GCHRJ is established as a peer-reviewed bi-annual publication dedicated to serving as a forum for rigorous sholarly analysis and critical commentary in the fields of human rights and democratisation at the local, national, regional and global levels.
- [Empowering global talents for human rights: more crucial than ever](https://www.gchumanrights.org/gc-news/empowering-global-talents-for-human-rights/) - For over 20 years, the Global Campus of Human Rights has been at the forefront of addressing persistent and emerging challenges, from global inequalities and environmental justice to conflict, migration, democracy promotion, and adapting to technological advances.
- [Interview with 2024 Right Livelihood laureate, Forensic Architecture](https://www.gchumanrights.org/gc-news/interview-with-2024-right-livelihood-laureate-forensic-architecture/) - The Press Office of the Global Campus of Human Rights had the opportunity to interview the 2024 Right Livelihood Laureate Forensic Architecture about their role as activists, their findings and their aims.
- [Interview with Blanca Alfaro, President Magistrate of the Supreme Electoral Tribunal of Guatemala](https://www.gchumanrights.org/gc-news/interview-with-blanca-alfaro-president-magistrate-of-the-supreme-electoral-tribunal-of-guatemala/) - Mr Demetrio Lazagna, academic responsible of Global Campus trainings on election observation and technical assistance, had the opportunity to interview the President Magistrate of the Supreme Electoral Tribunal of Guatemala Ms Blanca Alfaro in occasion of her attendance, alongside a delegation of Congressmen of the Congress of the Republic of Guatemala, to the training Strengthening Political Processes Through Technical Assistance, which took place at Global Campus headquarters in Venice, Lido from 13 to 16 June 2024, in its third edition.
- [Bridging or widening the gap? Assessing digitalisation's impact on inclusive education for vulnerable children in Africa](https://www.gchumanrights.org/preparedness/bridging-or-widening-the-gap-assessing-digitalisations-impact-on-inclusive-education-for-vulnerable-children-in-africa/) - Technological solutions and digitalisation have the potential to improve access to education for vulnerable populations and support inclusivity. However, their effectiveness is contingent upon addressing underlying socio-economic challenges. Without tackling these issues, the impact remains negligible.
- [Interview with Adriana Caravelli](https://www.gchumanrights.org/gc-news/conversations/interview-with-adriana-caravelli/) - The Press Office had the occasion to interview Adriana Caravelli sharing her experience in the CEDU Training.
- [Students of the GC Arab World Master’s programme address Lebanon’s Displacement Crisis](https://www.gchumanrights.org/gc-news/lebanon-displacement-crisis/) - Against the backdrop of Lebanon’s ongoing war-induced displacement crisis, a group of young policy researchers, experts, and stakeholders gathered last month at the University of Saint Joseph (USJ) in Beirut for a roundtable event aimed at confronting one of the country’s most urgent and complex humanitarian challenges. The event served as a platform to present key findings and recommendations developed by GC Arab World students.
- [Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Uzbekistan’s engagement with the UN Human Rights Council](https://www.gchumanrights.org/preparedness/kazakhstan-kyrgyzstan-and-uzbekistans-engagement-with-the-un-human-rights-council/) - A comparative look at Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Uzbekistan’s participation in the UN Human Rights Council reveals both regional commitment to human rights mechanisms and persistent domestic challenges that call for deeper reform and continued international engagement.
- [The future of education must drop techno-solutionism: Insights from the cases of Cambodia and the Philippines](https://www.gchumanrights.org/preparedness/the-future-of-education-must-drop-techno-solutionism-insights-from-the-cases-of-cambodia-and-the-philippines/) - Technology is a tool and must not be seen as an end in itself but as a means to facilitate broader educational and social objectives. Technology’s celebrated integration into education often masks deep inequalities and the profit-driven ties between the state and capital.
- [Right Livelihood Laureate Sheila Watt-Cloutier teams up with Global Campus for online course “Authoring Justice”](https://www.gchumanrights.org/gc-news/right-livelihood-laureate-sheila-watt-cloutier-teams-up-with-global-campus-for-online-course-authoring-justice/) - Environmental, Cultural and Human Rights Advocate Sheila Watt-Cloutier is to share insights on writing about climate justice and indigenous rights with the students of our online course “Authoring Justice”.
- [Introducing GC Human Rights Preparedness](https://www.gchumanrights.org/preparedness/introducing-gc-human-rights-preparedness/) - #BuildBackBetter is one of the hashtags from the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic. It speaks to hope, and to history too.
- [Children Behind Bars in Times of COVID-19: Are Governments Prepared?](https://www.gchumanrights.org/preparedness/children-behind-bars-in-times-of-covid-19-are-governments-prepared/) - Since deprivation of liberty has a particularly severe impact on the physical and mental health and development of children, who are still in their formative years, the Convention on the Rights of the Child permits the detention of children only as a measure of last resort.
- [The Video of Their Crimes: Protecting the Right to Record](https://www.gchumanrights.org/preparedness/the-video-of-their-crimes-protecting-the-right-to-record/) - As a result of these brave acts of citizen journalism, we have come to the knowledge of many cases involving excessive use of force by the police under the guise of enforcing COVID-19 lockdown orders. Were it not for some of these citizen videos, we would never be privy to these violations and this reminds me of
- [Coming Home to Human Rights](https://www.gchumanrights.org/preparedness/coming-home-to-human-rights/) - You might be familiar with the old proverb about the butterfly effect. It’s the idea that tiny, unstoppable actions, like a butterfly flapping its wings, can cause a chain reaction in places on the other side of the world.
- [A post-pandemic era: Human Rights challenges for a ‘new normal’](https://www.gchumanrights.org/preparedness/a-post-pandemic-era-human-rights-challenges-for-a-new-normal/) - A global pandemic such as the one we are experiencing is one of those disruptive events that can generate momentum to revisit some of our basic assumptions and to delineate creative ways to shape the future(s).
- [A Feminist Human Rights Preparedness for Pandemics and Other Emergencies](https://www.gchumanrights.org/preparedness/a-feminist-human-rights-preparedness-for-pandemics-and-other-emergencies/) - La humanidad es todavía algo que hay que humanizar: Humanity is still something to be humanised.
- [Human Rights Community — Preparing for the Next Major Crisis](https://www.gchumanrights.org/preparedness/human-rights-community-preparing-for-the-next-major-crisis/) - Eamon Gilmore, the EU Special Representative for Human Rights, welcomes GC Human Rights Preparedness as innovative, important and essential.
- [COVID-19 and Economic, Social and Cultural Rights](https://www.gchumanrights.org/preparedness/covid-19-and-economic-social-and-cultural-rights/) - In this contribution I would like to take look at the response to the COVID-19 pandemic from the perspective of a UN human rights treaty body, namely the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, which, because of its mandate, has a particular responsibility in this respect.
- [Preparedness? Unpreparedness? Or Punctuated Preparedness?](https://www.gchumanrights.org/preparedness/preparedness-unpreparedness-or-punctuated-preparedness/) - ‘Punctuated.’ It’s not a widely-used word, and I can’t think of a time in the past when I considered it. Yet ever since the arrival of COVID-19, it feels about right.
- [Predicting Preparedness Through the 2019 Global Health Index: Mistakes and Lessons Learned](https://www.gchumanrights.org/preparedness/predicting-preparedness-through-the-2019-global-health-index-mistakes-and-lessons-learned/) - Preparedness means more than being good at planning or having processes in place. It also means being good at predictions.
- [COVID-19 Opportunities for Asian Inter- and Intra-Regional Integration](https://www.gchumanrights.org/preparedness/covid-19-opportunities-for-asian-inter-and-intra-regional-integration/) - The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed shortcomings that countries are struggling to overcome.
- [Rights of LGBTIQ+ Persons in Africa During COVID-19](https://www.gchumanrights.org/preparedness/rights-of-lgbtiq-persons-in-africa-during-covid-19/) - Since the new wave of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in December 2019, many states around the world have taken drastic steps including lockdowns and quarantine to ensure minimal spread of the virus.
- [Sunlight Is the Best Disinfectant: Press Freedom, Pandemics and Why Journalism Is in Dire Need of Support](https://www.gchumanrights.org/preparedness/sunlight-is-the-best-disinfectant-press-freedom-pandemics-and-why-journalism-is-in-dire-need-of-support/) - Neither sunlight nor disinfectant will cure COVID-19 (even if Donald Trump seems to think the opposite).
- [Fulfilling Urban Poor Women’s Rights During COVID-19: The Case of Indonesia](https://www.gchumanrights.org/preparedness/fulfilling-urban-poor-womens-rights-during-covid-19-the-case-of-indonesia/) - The COVID-19 pandemic has hit urban poor women severely, including in Indonesia. The state as a duty-bearer with respect to human rights has struggled to assist them; more specifically, the state’s efforts in curbing the pandemic have not reached them.
- [Responding to COVID-19: The Extraterritorial Human Rights Obligations Perspective](https://www.gchumanrights.org/preparedness/responding-to-covid-19-the-extraterritorial-human-rights-obligations-perspective/) - Do states have human rights obligations beyond borders to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic? This post argues that states have extraterritorial obligations grounded in international human rights law to respond to a pandemic.
- [Human Rights Preparedness of African States for the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency](https://www.gchumanrights.org/preparedness/human-rights-preparedness-of-african-states-for-the-covid-19-public-health-emergency/) - A number of human rights issues have emerged regarding how African states went about declaring states of emergency and implementing emergency measures in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
- [COVID-19, ESC Rights and Societal Resilience](https://www.gchumanrights.org/preparedness/covid-19-esc-rights-and-societal-resilience/) - It is becoming increasingly clear that the COVID-19 pandemic is both a consequence and cause of deepening social inequalities. An effective human rights-based response requires us to firmly prioritise the realisation of economic, social and cultural (ESC) rights and to envisage global solidarity mechanisms that will render this possible.
- [The COVID-19 Crisis and International Assistance](https://www.gchumanrights.org/preparedness/the-covid-19-crisis-and-international-assistance/) - The rules that govern international assistance in emergency situations are found in two different legal orders: international humanitarian law and human rights law. This post examines developments concerning the latter.
- [Protecting People with Disabilities in the Ebbs and Flows of the COVID-19 Pandemic](https://www.gchumanrights.org/preparedness/protecting-people-with-disabilities-in-the-ebbs-and-flows-of-the-covid-19-pandemic/) - The COVID-19 pandemic and measures taken to combat it are having a disproportionate impact on people with disabilities. To protect their rights during this pandemic and post-crisis, their needs must be taken into account in global response and recovery efforts.
- [The Potential for Digital Solutions in Voter Engagement in Africa](https://www.gchumanrights.org/preparedness/the-potential-for-digital-solutions-in-voter-engagement-in-africa/) - The inability of countries to ordinarily hold elections and undertake electioneering is one of the many disruptions brought by the COVID-19 pandemic.
- [#BuildBackBetterAfrica](https://www.gchumanrights.org/preparedness/buildbackbetterafrica/) - ‘The COVID-19 pandemic is a public health emergency—but it is far more. It is an economic crisis. A social crisis. And a human crisis that is fast becoming a human rights crisis.’ António Guterres, Secretary General United Nations
- [The 10th Woman](https://www.gchumanrights.org/preparedness/the-10th-woman/) - The word crisis derives from krinomai, an ancient Greek word with meanings such as separating and sorting, but also distinguishing and deciding. A crisis creates a moment of truth and a possible wormhole to the future, to another future. Today, however, we are only acquainted with the negative connotation of this word. And that is unfortunate since a crisis can be so much more than a disaster.
- [Impact of COVID-19 on the Rights and Lives of Disabled People Living in Social Care Institutions](https://www.gchumanrights.org/preparedness/impact-of-covid-19-on-the-rights-and-lives-of-disabled-people-living-in-social-care-institutions/) - COVID-19 has exacerbated challenges faced by disabled people who live in institutions. Their rights have been disproportionately impacted and in some cases their very survival is at risk. This coronavirus affirms once more that the human rights-based approach to disability is, literally, lifesaving.
- [Hand Washing in Kenya’s Informal Settlements and the Impact on Prevention of COVID-19](https://www.gchumanrights.org/preparedness/hand-washing-in-kenyas-informal-settlements-and-the-impact-on-prevention-of-covid-19/) - This paper explores the importance of governments, key stakeholders and donors in the WASH sectors working collaboratively towards improving and increasing access to safe water in the informal settlements towards mitigating the risk of transmission of COVID-19.
- [An International Human Rights Perspective on Elections in Times of Crisis](https://www.gchumanrights.org/preparedness/an-international-human-rights-perspective-on-elections-in-times-of-crisis/) - Emergencies pose challenges to the holding of elections. States’ obligation to protect the life, health and security of their population stands in tension to their obligation to respect the right to political participation and related political freedoms. How do we reconcile these dimensions from a human rights perspective?
- [The 2015 European Refugee Crisis: A perspective on preparedness in text and photo](https://www.gchumanrights.org/preparedness/the-2015-european-refugee-crisis-a-perspective-on-preparedness-in-text-and-photo/) - In 2015 a flow of migrants and refugees seemed to suddenly take Europe by surprise. It led to violations of human rights and loss of lives. What were the reasons behind and how could Europe have prepared better?
- [Ensuring compliance with data protection law when using GenAI: The case of higher education institutions](https://www.gchumanrights.org/preparedness/ensuring-compliance-with-data-protection-law-when-using-genai-the-case-of-higher-education-institutions/) - European universities using GenAI, such as ChatGPT, for administrative services must comply with the General Data Protection Regulation. This includes managing personal data carefully, ensuring transparency, and adhering to principles like data minimisation and accuracy to protect privacy and uphold students’ rights.
- [Another blow in Myanmar’s withering human rights record](https://www.gchumanrights.org/preparedness/another-blow-in-myanmars-withering-human-rights-record/) - In 2024 Myanmar’s military junta re-introduced another repressive measure that further sabotaged the human rights of its people—conscription. How has this affected Myanmar’s vulnerable groups, already at the receiving end of the regime’s barbarity since the dawn of the coup?
- [Global Gathering in Venice: Youth Leaders and Experts Working Together for Child Rights](https://www.gchumanrights.org/gc-news/global-gathering-in-venice-youth-leaders-and-experts-working-together-for-child-rights/) - Our long-awaited meeting of Child Rights Regional Experts and Youth Advisory Group members finally took place March 19-21 at our Global Campus HQ in Venice!
- [‘If you don’t have to, don’t breathe’: Air pollution in the Balkans](https://www.gchumanrights.org/preparedness/if-you-dont-have-to-dont-breathe-air-pollution-in-the-balkans/) - Air quality is crucial for healthy life and an issue that affects everyone. Long-standing concerns regarding air pollution in the Balkans continue to seriously impact the lives of people there and steps must be taken to address it.
- [Education key to protecting human rights in Palestine](https://www.gchumanrights.org/preparedness/education-key-to-protecting-human-rights-in-palestine/) - Education is a fundamental human right, which could transform Palestinian society by empowering marginalised groups like disabled children and girls. Whilst social norms create barriers, Palestinian authorities can play a vital role in creating a more inclusive curriculum and secure learning environment.
- [The Reinvention of Multilateralism](https://www.gchumanrights.org/preparedness/the-reinvention-of-multilateralism/) - When the UN founding members promoted the entry into force of the Constitution of the World Health Organization in 1948 they declared inequality in the promotion of health and control of communicable diseases a common threat.
- [The UN Cybercrime Convention: why it endangers human rights defenders and journalists](https://www.gchumanrights.org/preparedness/the-un-cybercrime-convention-why-it-endangers-human-rights-defenders-and-journalists/) - The UN Convention on Cybercrime was adopted in spite of multiple concerns regarding the unlimited prosecution powers it grants states. In Latin America, where human rights defenders and journalists are constantly harassed and threatened, this Convention could add to their vulnerability.
- [Female Genital Mutilation: Freeing African women from the shadow of the knife](https://www.gchumanrights.org/preparedness/female-genital-mutilation-freeing-african-women-from-the-shadow-of-the-knife/) - Millions of women and girls throughout the African continent are still subjected to female genital mutilation with devastating consequences of lifelong pain and trauma. The international community must help African states battling centuries of prejudice to eradicate this brutal practice.
- [The COVID-19 Health Emergency and the Right to Decent Housing in Latin America](https://www.gchumanrights.org/preparedness/the-covid-19-health-emergency-and-the-right-to-decent-housing-in-latin-america/) - "Home is not where you were born; home is the place where all your desires for escape, cease." Naguib Mahafoud
- [A Human Rights-Based Approach to the Next Emergency Depends on Local Preparedness](https://www.gchumanrights.org/preparedness/a-human-rights-based-approach-to-the-next-emergency-depends-on-local-preparedness/) - Human rights crises emerge at the local level. Local governments are now at the forefront of human rights implementation and protection. A human rights-based approach to responding to the inevitable next emergency will depend on the preparedness of local governments.
- [The African Commission’s Response to the COVID-19 pandemic](https://www.gchumanrights.org/preparedness/the-african-commissions-response-to-the-covid-19-pandemic/) - The African Commission has emerged as a key voice promoting a continent-wide human rights response to COVID-19, while urging a shift in focus to tackle the massive underlying structural inequalities starkly exposed by the pandemic.
- [COVAX, Pandemic Vaccines and Duties of International Assistance Based on Human Rights](https://www.gchumanrights.org/preparedness/covax-pandemic-vaccines-and-duties-of-international-assistance-based-on-human-rights/) - What would constitute a first step in a human-rights based approach to the global allocation of pandemic vaccines? One possibility would be to encourage states parties to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights to acknowledge their indirect obligations of participation and diligence.
- [COVID-19, Health and Human Rights: the Inter-American System’s Response](https://www.gchumanrights.org/preparedness/covid-19-health-and-human-rights-the-inter-american-systems-response/) - The Inter-American Commission (IACHR) and the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (I/A Court) are responding to the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on human rights.
- [Human Rights Between Ideology and Emancipation](https://www.gchumanrights.org/preparedness/human-rights-between-ideology-and-emancipation/) - Attention is focused on the COVID-19 pandemic, yet there are other ongoing crises including in the responses to people ‘on the move’ or migration.
- [When You Protect Workers, You Protect Everybody: Labour and COVID-19](https://www.gchumanrights.org/preparedness/when-you-protect-workers-you-protect-everybody-labour-and-covid-19/) - A lack of labour rights, particularly workplace health and safety standards, makes entire populations vulnerable to disaster.
- [Kenyan Evictions Violate Human Rights and the Rule of Law](https://www.gchumanrights.org/preparedness/kenyan-evictions-violate-human-rights-and-the-rule-of-law/) - The Kenyan government’s recent evictions in Kariobangi, Nairobi, contravened a court order and the constitution, as well as breaching international human rights law and causing additional hardship to poverty-stricken citizens already adversely impacted by COVID-19.
- [Religion in Lockdown](https://www.gchumanrights.org/preparedness/religion-in-lockdown/) - How have religious leaders and communities responded to challenges created by the COVID-19 pandemic, both immediate and long-term? In particular, what were their responses to measures implemented in most countries early in the pandemic that affected religious life?
- [Designing a City That Belongs to All of Us](https://www.gchumanrights.org/preparedness/designing-a-city-that-belongs-to-all-of-us/) - The COVID-19 pandemic creates the necessary momentum to transform short-term solutions into permanent policies in addressing inequalities in cities. For us to be the better version of ourselves individually and collectively, the time to redesign our cities is now.
- [Human Rights and the Gender Digital Divide in Africa’s COVID-19 Era](https://www.gchumanrights.org/preparedness/human-rights-and-the-gender-digital-divide-in-africas-covid-19-era/) - The emergence of coronavirus has meant an increased dependence on technology. What does this mean for gender equality and the human rights of African women with limited use and access to the internet?
- [The Plight of Filipina Domestic Workers in Times of COVID-19](https://www.gchumanrights.org/preparedness/the-plight-of-filipina-domestic-workers-in-times-of-covid-19/) - Stories of abuse and exploitation linked to the overseas domestic-work industry have always dominated the airwaves in the Philippines. However, the global pandemic has added a new layer of ill-treatment for Filipino female domestic workers.
- [Fighting COVID-19: Better to do Too Much Than Too Little?](https://www.gchumanrights.org/preparedness/fighting-covid-19-better-to-do-too-much-than-too-little/) - This post reflects on supranational and domestic human rights exception regimes and the decisions made by states to restrict or derogate from their human rights obligations. Using France as an example, the post looks into how things can go wrong.
- [COVID-19, SDGs and Disaster Preparedness](https://www.gchumanrights.org/preparedness/covid-19-sdgs-and-disaster-preparedness/) - The international community’s awareness of the growing occurrence of pandemics and comparable disasters emerges from instruments like the Agenda for Sustainable Development. However, the soft law nature of such tools leaves their implementation to the inconsistent ‘good faith’ of national actions.
- [COVID-19: African Countries Need Internet Access Now](https://www.gchumanrights.org/preparedness/covid-19-african-countries-need-internet-access-now/) - The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted barriers to Internet access in Africa. Overcoming these barriers requires more attention to human rights-based approaches and creative collaborations.
- [Freedom of Assembly in the Time of COVID](https://www.gchumanrights.org/preparedness/freedom-of-assembly-in-the-time-of-covid/) - What are the current international standards regarding the restrictions imposed by states on the freedom of assembly? While certain limitations are necessary for the protection of public health, states should bear in mind the scope of their international obligations.
- [Whose Fundamental Rights? Why COVID-19 tests the foundations of constitutional democracies](https://www.gchumanrights.org/preparedness/whose-fundamental-rights-why-covid-19-tests-the-foundations-of-constitutional-democracies/) - Under the state of emergency, governments have curtailed numerous fundamental rights. Since epistemic uncertainty makes it difficult to determine whether this is constitutionally warranted, we are witnessing a dispute over the nature and future of constitutional democracy.
- [Ugandan COVID-19 Response Exacerbates Violation of Sex Workers’ Socio-Economic Rights](https://www.gchumanrights.org/preparedness/ugandan-covid-19-response-exacerbates-violation-of-sex-workers-socio-economic-rights/) - Criminalisation of sex work in Uganda has increased violence against sex workers and left them vulnerable to violation of their socio-economic rights to work, food, housing and health services during the enforcement of public health measures to counter the spread of COVID-19.
- [Zimbabwe’s COVID-19 Remote Education Measures Failing Children with Disabilities: Potential Solutions](https://www.gchumanrights.org/preparedness/zimbabwes-covid-19-remote-education-measures-failing-children-with-disabilities-potential-solutions/) - COVID-19 increased challenges to providing inclusive education for children with disabilities in Zimbabwe. Although alternative programmes have been introduced, these rely heavily on remote learning which excludes many children with disabilities, due to lack of resources, technology, support and training.
- [In the Wrong Place, At the Wrong Time: How Bolsonaro's far-right populism drove Brazil into chaos during the COVID-19 pandemic](https://www.gchumanrights.org/preparedness/in-the-wrong-place-at-the-wrong-time-how-bolsonaros-far-right-populism-drove-brazil-into-chaos-during-the-covid-19-pandemic/) - Having underestimated the SARS-CoV-2 virus and politicised its control, Brazil faces an extreme public health crisis. At the heart of the handling of the pandemic by its government lies an anti-human rights rhetoric derived from far-right populist politics.
- [Could We Meet Online? Creative Protests During COVID-19](https://www.gchumanrights.org/preparedness/could-we-meet-online-creative-protests-during-covid-19/) - Lockdowns compounding lack of freedom. The COVID-19 pandemic has made voicing one’s views and protesting together impossible at times. But has this led to total silence? No. People across the globe have managed to express themselves, alone or together, offline and online, in new and creative ways.
- [Emergency Measures, Human Rights and the Rule of Law in Face of COVID-19](https://www.gchumanrights.org/preparedness/emergency-measures-human-rights-and-the-rule-of-law-in-face-of-covid-19/) - Apart from being a public health emergency, the COVID-19 pandemic is also a global crisis of public law and human rights. Emergency measures introduced in many countries pose concerns from the perspective of constitutional and international law.
- [Is Mandatory Vaccination Against COVID-19 Justifiable Under the European Convention on Human Rights?](https://www.gchumanrights.org/preparedness/is-mandatory-vaccination-against-covid-19-justifiable-under-the-european-convention-on-human-rights/) - Mandatory vaccination interferes with personal integrity but may be necessary to safeguard public health. However, states must consider all relevant factors in context and ensure such policies do not place disproportionate burdens on those hesitant about vaccination.
- [So Brazil has Closed its Land Borders: Who Cares?](https://www.gchumanrights.org/preparedness/so-brazil-has-closed-its-land-borders-who-cares/) - The Brazilian federal government has closed the country's land borders, citing the need to contain the COVID-19 pandemic. Lacking in legal grounding, the closure increases the vulnerability of migrants, including their exposure to human rights violations.
- [The Role of Freedom of Religion or Belief in Tackling the COVID-19 Pandemic](https://www.gchumanrights.org/preparedness/the-role-of-freedom-of-religion-or-belief-in-tackling-the-covid-19-pandemic/) - COVID-related restrictions have unduly impacted freedom of religion or belief of individuals and communities globally, while religious minorities have suffered disproportionately during the pandemic. However, faith communities can play an important role in overcoming this crisis and future ones.
- [Enforced Disappearance, Conflict Textiles and Human Rights ‘From Below’](https://www.gchumanrights.org/preparedness/enforced-disappearance-conflict-textiles-and-human-rights-from-below/) - The perpetration of disappearances is a crisis which has worsened in the context of COVID-19. Conflict textiles are embroidered pieces of fabric which depict disappearances and other forms of violence, and are created to highlight and condemn these acts. They are a form of activism ‘from below’ that respond to human rights violations.
- [COVID-19: Safeguarding Rights of Individuals Against Normalisation of Emergency Measures](https://www.gchumanrights.org/preparedness/covid-19-safeguarding-rights-of-individuals-against-normalisation-of-emergency-measures/) - International human rights law is geared toward protecting rights of individuals. COVID-19, however, necessitated widespread restrictions placing the common good above personal liberties. Such derogations should be explicit, clearly defined and limited to safeguard against creeping normalisation of exceptional provisions.
- [Rethinking the Significance of Data Protection Rights in Times of Crisis](https://www.gchumanrights.org/preparedness/rethinking-the-significance-of-data-protection-rights-in-times-of-crisis/) - COVID-19 has highlighted an increasingly powerful and intrusive digital culture. While data protection is often sacrificed for the public good in emergencies, it is important to recognise and safeguard its vital role in defending other rights, particularly in difficult times.
- [COVID-19: Threat to rights tests European LGBTIQ+ community resilience](https://www.gchumanrights.org/preparedness/covid-19-threat-to-rights-tests-european-lgbtiq-community-resilience/) - COVID-19 has been difficult for all, with lockdowns hitting minorities even harder. Governments have exploited the pandemic to ramp up existing anti-LGBTIQ+ discrimination, highlighting the European LGBTIQ+ movement’s need to strengthen support for activists and diversify funding sources.
- [Human Rights Due Diligence in International Security: EMA Alumna Leads Exclusive Student Workshop](https://www.gchumanrights.org/gc-news/human-rights-due-diligence-in-international-security-ema-alumna-leads-exclusive-student-workshop/) - Tiina Vahtras, an EMA Alumna, recently presented an extensive session for current EMA students aiming to bridge the gap between human rights protection policy and practice. The principles and application of human rights due diligence in international security sector assistance were the main topics of the workshop
- [Becoming a mother in the Balkans: How happiest day can turn into worst nightmare](https://www.gchumanrights.org/preparedness/becoming-a-mother-in-the-balkans-how-happiest-day-can-turn-into-worst-nightmare/) - Balkans medical professionals routinely subject women to unnecessary violence and humiliation whilst they are in labour, resulting in lasting injury, trauma, miscarriages and deaths of newborn infants. States must ensure women can give birth safely in a supportive atmosphere.
- [Key human rights judgments give Balkan states necessary push to end discrimination against Roma pupils](https://www.gchumanrights.org/preparedness/key-human-rights-judgments-give-balkan-states-necessary-push-to-end-discrimination-against-roma-pupils/) - The European Court of Human Rights recently delivered two important judgments ruling that overrepresentation of Roma pupils in schools in North Macedonia and Albania was prejudicial, subtly lowering the threshold for finding this type of segregation discriminatory.
- [Femicide in the Balkans: An alarming situation](https://www.gchumanrights.org/preparedness/femicide-in-the-balkans-an-alarming-situation/) - Balkan states must develop serious strategies to prevent violence against women and girls. Serbia and Albania witnessed 28 femicides by the end of August 2023. 24 in Serbia, the youngest victim just two years old, while in Bosnia and Herzegovina a man posted the killing of his ex-partner on Instagram. Most perpetrators were fathers, sons, partners or ex-partners and violence preceded most murders.
- [Legal gender recognition in North Macedonia: a question dividing society](https://www.gchumanrights.org/preparedness/legal-gender-recognition-in-north-macedonia-a-question-dividing-society/) - For years, transgender people have battled traditional norms in order to gain social acceptance. Now, North Macedonia is faced with an international obligation which will hopefully provide the push to take much-needed steps to enable legal gender recognition.
- [Hydropower Plants in the Western Balkans: Protecting or destroying nature?](https://www.gchumanrights.org/preparedness/hydropower-plants-in-the-western-balkans-protecting-or-destroying-nature/) - ‘We don’t call water a resource; we call it a sacred element. … [I]t’s about reciprocity. That’s the only way we are going to learn how to shift our culture from an extraction culture to a balanced and harmonious culture with the land.’ (Xiye Bastida, Mexican climate activist)
- [Human Rights Education: A way of overcoming division?](https://www.gchumanrights.org/preparedness/human-rights-education-a-way-of-overcoming-division/) - As Nelson Mandela said: ‘Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world’. Reshaping the Balkans’ partitioned schools to focus on inclusion and human rights could help challenge societal divisions and prejudices.
- [Migrant Voting in Argentina and throughout Latin America: A Disputed Right](https://www.gchumanrights.org/preparedness/migrant-voting-in-argentina-and-throughout-latin-america-a-disputed-right/) - Political participation is often a difficult threshold for migrants to cross in their adopted countries. The 2023 Argentinian elections showed their engagement is fundamental to deepening democracy and public debate. It is worth examining obstacles, myths and truths of a disputed right.
- [Challenges, Lights and Shadows of Xiomara Castro's Government in Honduras](https://www.gchumanrights.org/preparedness/challenges-lights-and-shadows-of-xiomara-castros-government-in-honduras/) - After 12 years of social and democratic erosion under previous regimes, Xiomara Castro´s government has the chance to make structural transformations in Honduras. It is worth exploring three main axes to analyse what the new government has done and what needs to be done.
- [A new shift to the right in Latin America?](https://www.gchumanrights.org/preparedness/a-new-shift-to-the-right-in-latin-america/) - Public and political influence of the extreme right has grown exponentially in Latin America. Jair Bolsonaro has already held power in Brazil while paleolibertarian Javier Milei was recently elected president in Argentina. What dangers does this pose for democracy?
- [Deconstructing Border Walls: Tackling the Dominican Republic’s anti-Haitian racism](https://www.gchumanrights.org/preparedness/deconstructing-border-walls-tackling-the-dominican-republics-anti-haitian-racism/) - Haitian migration to the Dominican Republic has been marked by a long history of inequalities and human rights violations. Construction of a 160km wall dividing the two countries is the latest physical manifestation of the barriers this immigrant population faces.
- [The Difficulties of Being a Migrant and Processing Documents in Argentina during the COVID-19 Pandemic](https://www.gchumanrights.org/preparedness/the-difficulties-of-being-a-migrant-and-processing-documents-in-argentina-during-the-covid-19-pandemic/) - In Argentina the COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the consequences that irregular migration brings in terms of access to housing, labour and social assistance. Regularisation policies have impacted on migrants’ lives in a context where xenophobic discourses dominate the agenda. Existing initiatives to mitigate this scenario should be accompanied by state actions to reverse such a trend.
- [A Job to Die For? Journalists at risk in Latin America](https://www.gchumanrights.org/preparedness/a-job-to-die-for-journalists-at-risk-in-latin-america/) - Professional assassins are murdering more and more Latin American investigative reporters with impunity. Who are the perpetrators? What can be done to safeguard the media in the firing line?
- [Killings of Environmental Defenders in Latin America](https://www.gchumanrights.org/preparedness/killings-of-environmental-defenders-in-latin-america/) - Latin America and the Caribbean is the most insecure region for land and environmental defenders. States must be prepared to protect human rights defenders and implement public policies tackling the root causes of violence, including rethinking the extractive matrix.
- [Lithium: Mining Key Fossil Fuel Alternative Threatens Indigenous Rights in Latin America](https://www.gchumanrights.org/preparedness/lithium-mining-key-fossil-fuel-alternative-threatens-indigenous-rights-in-latin-america/) - Bolivia, Argentina and Chile have the world’s largest reserves of lithium, a key resource for the energy transition from fossil fuels. However, intensive mining poses a major environmental risk for the region and the rights of indigenous communities.
- [The use of new technologies in cases of enforced disappearances: Its pros and cons](https://www.gchumanrights.org/preparedness/the-use-of-new-technologies-in-cases-of-enforced-disappearances-its-pros-and-cons/) - The Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances published a report on how new technologies can benefit or hinder the investigation of cases of enforced disappearances. Undoubtedly, new technologies will shape how the issue of missing people in Latin America is addressed.
- [Academic freedom in the European Union: A human rights approach](https://www.gchumanrights.org/preparedness/academic-freedom-in-the-european-union-a-human-rights-approach/) - 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.
- [EU Pharmaceutical Law Reform: A Chance to Meet Human Rights Standards](https://www.gchumanrights.org/preparedness/eu-pharmaceutical-law-reform-a-chance-to-meet-human-rights-standards/) - The European Commission has announced the largest reform of EU pharmaceutical legislation in over 20 years. It is worth exploring key elements of the proposals in light of the international human right to health and the duty to international assistance and cooperation.
- [Using the non-retrogression principle to prevent far-right erosion of rights](https://www.gchumanrights.org/preparedness/using-the-non-retrogression-principle-to-prevent-far-right-erosion-of-rights/) - In Europe, far right political parties are introducing new legislation which represents a step backward in the progressive realisation of human rights. The principle of non-retrogression could be a useful tool in facing these challenges.
- [Can Human Rights Law Stop Weight Stigma Causing Healthcare Bias?](https://www.gchumanrights.org/preparedness/can-human-rights-law-stop-weight-stigma-causing-healthcare-bias/) - Overweight people can experience discrimination in many settings including healthcare. The World Health Organisation is calling for a de-stigmatising approach in public policies to address obesity. How can human rights law help?
- [Human Rights Approach Could Bridge Digital Divide](https://www.gchumanrights.org/preparedness/human-rights-approach-could-bridge-digital-divide/) - COVID-19 intensified the shift to online services, already accelerated in the wake of the 2008 financial crisis. But digitalisation excludes many older people, whose lack of computer skills, devices and internet access, may prevent them from receiving essential information and banking, health and social care services.
- [Economics and Human Rights Must Work Together to Protect the Most Vulnerable](https://www.gchumanrights.org/preparedness/economics-and-human-rights-must-work-together-to-protect-the-most-vulnerable/) - Economics and human rights have never been close friends. Human rights advocates have rarely engaged with financial systems. Economists, in turn, have rarely considered human right law precepts. However, COVID-19 intensified the need for mutual co-operation to safeguard the most disadvantaged, particularly women, who have suffered disproportionate negative socio-economic impact from the pandemic.
- [COVID-19 Restrictions on Reproductive Healthcare: Balancing rights in times of crisis](https://www.gchumanrights.org/preparedness/covid-19-restrictions-on-reproductive-healthcare-balancing-rights-in-times-of-crisis/) - Containing the spread of COVID-19 means curtailing some human rights. However, questions must be raised when governments allow people to attend large sporting events and sit indoors in restaurants and bars but ban partners from prenatal consultations and childbirth.
- [COVID-19 Vaccine Study Highlights Importance of Sex and Gender Inclusivity in Medical Research](https://www.gchumanrights.org/preparedness/covid-19-vaccine-study-highlights-importance-of-sex-and-gender-inclusivity-in-medical-research/) - We need to develop a human rights-based approach to the design and conduct of science. As part of this, it is vital to include a sex/gender perspective in clinical trials and scientific studies, including in the development of new vaccines.
- [EU’s faltering stance on human rights amid armed conflicts in Ukraine and Palestine](https://www.gchumanrights.org/preparedness/eus-faltering-stance-on-human-rights-amid-armed-conflicts-in-ukraine-and-palestine/) - The European Union faces growing criticism for inadequate response to the Ukrainian and Palestinian conflicts, especially compared to that of the United States, China and Russia. Given Donald Trump’s second mandate as US president, the EU must reaffirm commitment to human rights and global stability.
- [The rise of far-right movements in the EU: human rights at stake in the old continent?](https://www.gchumanrights.org/preparedness/the-rise-of-far-right-movements-in-the-eu-human-rights-at-stake-in-the-old-continent/) - Recent elections have seen a surge in far-right movements, raising concerns about the future of human rights across the European Union. This post delves into the potential consequences of this political shift and its impact on the continent.
- [Has Russia’s Toxic Masculinity Fuelled War Crimes?](https://www.gchumanrights.org/preparedness/has-russias-toxic-masculinity-fuelled-war-crimes/) - Human rights defenders and activists report that Russian soldiers are raping large numbers of Ukrainian women and children. Russia’s long history of toxic masculinity and culture of violence, championed by current president Vladimir Putin, may help explain these horrific crimes.
- [Independent Media Flee Russia to Evade Censorship Over War in Ukraine](https://www.gchumanrights.org/preparedness/independent-media-flee-russia-to-evade-censorship-over-war-in-ukraine/) - Russia has a long history of media censorship but since invading Ukraine, state propaganda has reached enormous levels. Most independent journalists have fled the country so they can report factually on current events. Others are protesting from within.
- [‘Long Live Belarus!’ A retrospective of protests in Belarus](https://www.gchumanrights.org/preparedness/long-live-belarus-a-retrospective-of-protests-in-belarus/) - On February 24, 2022, I woke up in a new reality. My morning began before dawn with phone calls, messages and emails from family, colleagues and friends telling me that Russia had attacked Ukraine, with tanks entering from the territory of Belarus.
- [Fragile Human Rights of Tatars in Occupied Crime](https://www.gchumanrights.org/preparedness/fragile-human-rights-of-tatars-in-occupied-crime/) - Russia continues to persecute opponents of its unlawful seizure of Crimea, particularly the Tatars, many of whose leaders have been exiled, imprisoned or disappeared. The international community must support local activists in their bid to end human rights violations.
- [Struggle for Equality Amid Rise of Abduction for the Purpose of Forced Marriage in Post-Soviet Eurasia](https://www.gchumanrights.org/preparedness/struggle-for-equality-amid-rise-of-abduction-for-the-purpose-of-forced-marriage-in-post-soviet-eurasia/) - Even in the 21st century, women are subject to extreme human rights abuses such as abduction for the purpose of marriage, which is still common in post-Soviet Eurasia. Better social education, political support and well-functioning legal systems are necessary to end this barbaric practice.
- [Life of sexual minorities in the realm of Armenia](https://www.gchumanrights.org/preparedness/life-of-sexual-minorities-in-the-realm-of-armenia/) - In modern Armenia, homophobic attitudes prevail, supported by state ignorance about prejudice against LGBTQIA+ people, hate speech propagated by executives, church representatives and public intolerance. Marginalised groups experience regular verbal, physical and sexual harassment, family violence and police threats, violating their fundamental rights.
- [The Impact of the Russian-Ukrainian war on Ukrainian children in state care](https://www.gchumanrights.org/preparedness/the-impact-of-the-russian-ukrainian-war-on-ukrainian-children-in-state-care/) - The Russian invasion of Ukraine has had a long-lasting disastrous impact on vulnerable children in state institutions. Children, including those with disabilities, have had to survive without essential resources and additional assistance while many have become victims of war crimes, including abduction.
- [Georgia’s deinstitutionalisation of state childcare must ensure quality alternatives which put children first](https://www.gchumanrights.org/preparedness/georgias-deinstitutionalisation-of-state-childcare-must-ensure-quality-alternatives-which-put-children-first/) - The state is responsible for ensuring the wellbeing and rights of children placed in alternative care. Any misconduct by caregivers must be immediately identified and responded to promptly and appropriately. It is crucial that children have a voice in decision-making.
- [The Nova Kakhovka dam disaster: Another Chernobyl?](https://www.gchumanrights.org/preparedness/the-nova-kakhovka-dam-disaster-another-chernobyl/) - The destruction of the Nova Kakhovka dam necessitated instant humanitarian action, yet, it will have massive far-reaching economic and social consequences over a much greater geographical area, including potential displacement and population migration risks.
- [Ukraine Must Protect Rights of Older People Suffering Greater Impact of Russian Invasion](https://www.gchumanrights.org/preparedness/ukraine-must-protect-rights-of-older-people-suffering-greater-impact-of-russian-invasion/) - The Russia-Ukraine war is causing extreme hardship for elderly Ukrainians, many of whom face ill health, limited mobility and lack of money. The Ukrainian government must work together with humanitarian organisations to safeguard the human rights of older people.
- [Global business sector must step up to climate change obligations](https://www.gchumanrights.org/preparedness/global-business-sector-must-step-up-to-climate-change-obligations/) - The UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights remain relevant in terms of addressing business responsibilities regarding climate change. However, the private sector should be obligated to contribute towards climate financing, given the urgent need in the Pacific.
- [External Processing of Asylum Applications: Lessons Learned](https://www.gchumanrights.org/preparedness/external-processing-of-asylum-applications-lessons-learned/) - External processing of asylum applications promises to help prevent migrant and refugee tragedies but lessons must be learned from countries already implementing this. One way forward is to overhaul international protection to enable external processing to continue while benefiting asylum seekers and countries concerned.
- [Climate-Related Emergencies on the Rise in Asia and the Pacific: Are We Prepared?](https://www.gchumanrights.org/preparedness/climate-related-emergencies-on-the-rise-in-asia-and-the-pacific-are-we-prepared/) - Climate change has increased both the frequency and intensity of natural disasters in the past decade, particularly in the Asia-Pacific. A transformative adaptation and mitigation effort is essential to ensure resilience and sustainable development in the region.
- [How Long do Emergencies Last? The case of Tibet](https://www.gchumanrights.org/preparedness/how-long-do-emergencies-last-the-case-of-tibet/) - As the world focuses on the latest crises like Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, other much older emergencies such as Tibet are ongoing. Dialogue should remain at the heart of conflict resolution while the international community must duly recognise every country.
- [Fleeing Sri Lanka’s Economic Emergency](https://www.gchumanrights.org/preparedness/fleeing-sri-lankas-economic-emergency/) - Sri Lanka’s financial crisis, fuelled by government mismanagement and mounting foreign debt, has led to spiralling costs, drastic shortages and violent protests, with citizens fleeing to nearby India. The international community must act to protect rights of economic refugees.
- [Tackling Ongoing Violence and Human Rights Abuses in Post-Coup Myanmar](https://www.gchumanrights.org/preparedness/tackling-ongoing-violence-and-human-rights-abuses-in-post-coup-myanmar/) - After the recent military takeover, Myanmar continues to suffer. Hundreds have been killed or injured, thousands have been arrested or have fled across borders while millions face shortages of food, water and medical supplies. How can the international community help?
- [Climate Change in Asia-Pacific: Impending dangers and possible solutions](https://www.gchumanrights.org/preparedness/climate-change-in-asia-pacific-impending-dangers-and-possible-solutions/) - Developing countries in Asia-Pacific, particularly the Pacific Islands, are at greatest risk from imminent climate change disaster, despite having contributed least to global warming. Industrialised nations must meet their pledges and support crucial mitigation and adaption strategies in the region.
- [The Plight of Asia-Pacific Migrants Stranded in Afghanistan](https://www.gchumanrights.org/preparedness/the-plight-of-asia-pacific-migrants-stranded-in-afghanistan/) - Nepalese and Filipino citizens are amongst those foreign nationals still trapped in Afghanistan where the Taliban seized power earlier this year, emphasising how the international community remains ill-equipped to face crises which escalate overnight, leaving the vulnerable without immediate aid.
- [Empowering young people to defend human rights](https://www.gchumanrights.org/preparedness/empowering-young-people-to-defend-human-rights/) - In the recently concluded Summit of the Future, the United Nations ambitiously pledged to ensure meaningful and systematic participation of youth in crucial multilateral dialogues. This comes as young human rights defenders face ongoing barriers to engaging and empowering their communities.
- [Energy Injustice: MENA countries must help those in need](https://www.gchumanrights.org/preparedness/energy-injustice-mena-countries-must-help-those-in-need/) - Energy justice is a relatively new concept aimed at fair distribution of energy costs and benefits. Between oil-rich gulf and energy-poor MENA countries, energy justice, or lack thereof, overlaps with human rights, politics and international relations within and outside the region.
- [Middle Eastern Countries Must Act to Stem Food Insecurity Fallout from Russian Ukrainian Crisis](https://www.gchumanrights.org/preparedness/middle-eastern-countries-must-act-to-stem-food-insecurity-fallout-from-russian-ukrainian-crisis/) - Food is a fundamental human right, yet it remains the most violated right of all. Despite UN efforts to end world hunger, the Russia-Ukraine crisis has led to sanctions and export restrictions, making food security all the more precarious.
- [COVID-19 Driving Child Marriage for Refugee Girls in Middle East North Africa (MENA)](https://www.gchumanrights.org/preparedness/covid-19-driving-child-marriage-for-refugee-girls-in-middle-east-north-africa-mena/) - Children’s rights activists and international aid agencies in Lebanon and throughout the Middle East North Africa (MENA) region claim school closures, rising poverty rates and lack of legal barriers mean more underage refugee girls being forced to marry during COVID-19.
- [Barriers to Refugee and Migrant COVID-19 Vaccination in Lebanon Persist](https://www.gchumanrights.org/preparedness/barriers-to-refugee-and-migrant-covid-19-vaccination-in-lebanon-persist/) - Lebanon’s COVID-19 national vaccination campaign, launched in February 2021, covers all residents, including refugees and migrants. Nevertheless, favouritism in the vaccine roll-out and limited access to information and resources remains a major hindrance for refugee and migrant groups.
- [Mitigating Period Poverty Amongst Refugee Women in Lebanon](https://www.gchumanrights.org/preparedness/mitigating-period-poverty-amongst-refugee-women-in-lebanon/) - Period poverty remains a major challenge in Lebanon, especially for refugees. With the country on the verge of economic collapse, the government is not prioritising gender equality but local and international organisations are working to help vulnerable women and girls.
- [Gender discrimination against young women in Palestine](https://www.gchumanrights.org/preparedness/gender-discrimination-against-young-women-in-palestine/) - Gender-based discrimination in Palestine significantly hinders the professional and public progress of young women, despite their high levels of education. Societal norms, unemployment and violence further exacerbate these inequalities. Supportive policies, leadership training and community engagement are essential to correct this.
- [Where are African solutions to Africa problems?](https://www.gchumanrights.org/preparedness/where-are-african-solutions-to-africa-problems/) - The African Union has been criticised for not doing enough to help the continent overcome its many crises. Why do African leaders still run to the West for help and could the Union do more to fulfil its mandate of finding African solutions to African problems?
- [Big tech’s role in African elections: A double-edged sword](https://www.gchumanrights.org/preparedness/big-techs-role-in-african-elections-a-double-edged-sword/) - Global technology giants are shaping the future of African politics in complex and myriad ways. Big tech offers powerful tools to engage citizens and enhance democracy. However, tighter regulation and greater accountability is needed to combat voter manipulation, misinformation and privacy concerns.
- [African LGBTQ+ communities battling harms of dangerous conversion therapy](https://www.gchumanrights.org/preparedness/african-lgbtq-communities-battling-harms-of-dangerous-conversion-therapy/) - For generations, African families, schools, religious sects and peer groups have tried to ‘convert’ those who identify as LGBTQ+ in an effort to force them to conform to the heterosexual narrative promoted as ‘homogeneous’. However, individuals undergo serious physical and psychological suffering in the name of this pseudo-therapy.
- [Uganda Must Repeal Colonial Laws to Guarantee Media Freedom](https://www.gchumanrights.org/preparedness/uganda-must-repeal-colonial-laws-to-guarantee-media-freedom/) - Much has changed since Uganda gained independence in 1962. Yet the country retains colonial laws that impede proper functioning of the media and freedom of expression. State intimidation of journalists also breaches international human rights standards.
- [COVID-19 Exacerbates Deep-Rooted Homophobia in Uganda and Throughout Africa](https://www.gchumanrights.org/preparedness/covid-19-exacerbates-deep-rooted-homophobia-in-uganda-and-throughout-africa/) - Human rights activists have to resist governments using COVID-19 to discriminate further against the already persecuted LGBTIQ+ community in a continent where traditionalists view sexual minorities as un-African and hate speech from extremist religious and political leaders fuels homophobic violence.
- [Low Supply and Public Mistrust Hinder COVID-19 Vaccine Roll-out in Africa](https://www.gchumanrights.org/preparedness/low-supply-and-public-mistrust-hinder-covid-19-vaccine-roll-out-in-africa/) - While developed nations are on track in immunising their citizens against COVID-19, Africa lags far behind. The continent needs more supplies but governments and scientific institutions must try harder to dispel widespread public mistrust causing high levels of vaccine hesitancy.
- [Eswatini: A call for justice amidst repression in Africa’s absolute monarchy](https://www.gchumanrights.org/preparedness/eswatini-a-call-for-justice-amidst-repression-in-africas-absolute-monarchy/) - Citizens of the absolute monarchy of Eswatini face ongoing repression with a recent state crackdown resulting in deaths and arrests of human rights defenders. The international community, including its southern African neighbours, must renew efforts to establish justice and democracy.
- [The Normalisation of Emergency Powers: Lessons from UK counterterrorism legislative practice](https://www.gchumanrights.org/preparedness/the-normalisation-of-emergency-powers-lessons-from-uk-counterterrorism-legislative-practice/) - COVID-19 vaccination programmes give reason to hope that emergency public health measures can soon be repealed. However, a historical perspective on emergency measures in response to terrorism suggests caution is required in order to avoid the ‘normalisation’ of these measures.
- [Cross-Border Medical Research and Human Rights: A complex legacy](https://www.gchumanrights.org/preparedness/cross-border-medical-research-and-human-rights-a-complex-legacy/) - The worldwide spread of COVID-19 has highlighted the relationship between global health law and human rights. However, a recent court case in Kenya reveals the intrinsic link between inequalities and economic concerns capable of limiting national and international rights standards.
- [Local Government, Technology and COVID-19: The case of Indonesia](https://www.gchumanrights.org/preparedness/local-government-technology-and-covid-19-the-case-of-indonesia/) - An effective social assistance programme is a must for countries around the world, including Indonesia, to make sure the most vulnerable groups in society are fully taken care of. Indonesia’s experience of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 illustrates the key role that local government can play in this regard, in particular how it can harness technology in the service of human rights.
- [Halted in the Tracks: Insecurities affecting rights in education in Nigeria](https://www.gchumanrights.org/preparedness/halted-in-the-tracks-insecurities-affecting-rights-in-education-in-nigeria/) - Insecurity in terms of abduction from schools and the COVID-19 pandemic have halted slow but positive gains in the Nigerian education sector, impacting negatively on rights in education. Budgeting to secure the learning environment is needed to ensure that the human right to education is put back on track.
- [Emergency Helplines in Emergency Times](https://www.gchumanrights.org/preparedness/emergency-helplines-in-emergency-times/) - The national child helpline in India received a record number of calls during the country’s first COVID-19 lockdown in 2020. Its ability to provide a safety net for children’s protection rights can be an inspiration for other countries.
- [Editor’s Choice](https://www.gchumanrights.org/preparedness/editors-choice/) - To mark its first anniversary, GC Human Rights Preparedness is introducing a new feature. It is called Editor’s Choice. We hope you enjoy it.
- [Mitigating the Impact of COVID-19 on HIV Responses in Africa](https://www.gchumanrights.org/preparedness/mitigating-the-impact-of-covid-19-on-hiv-responses-in-africa/) - People living with HIV can face difficulties in accessing HIV/AIDS treatments and services; restrictive measures adopted by states in combating the COVID-19 pandemic aggravate their circumstance. The impact of these measures poses a substantial threat to health systems and programmes designed to fast track the elimination of HIV/AIDS by 2030.
- [Realising the Rights of Pregnant Girls During and After COVID-19 School Closures](https://www.gchumanrights.org/preparedness/realising-the-rights-of-pregnant-girls-during-and-after-covid-19-school-closures/) - COVID-19 school closures have put girls at increased risk of unintended pregnancies. This in turn puts them at increased risk of dropping out or being excluded from school. Article 10(c) CEDAW obliges States Parties to eliminate the gender stereotypes that block girls’ education rights.
- [Reproductive Rights in Times of COVID-19](https://www.gchumanrights.org/preparedness/reproductive-rights-in-times-of-covid-19/) - Restrictions introduced to protect public health at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic had devastating consequences for the access to sexual and reproductive health services around the world. Conservative governments have cynically used COVID-19 to restrict reproductive rights. Are there any positive developments that can give us hope?
- [The Rise of Domestic Violence in Mauritius: A pandemic within the pandemic](https://www.gchumanrights.org/preparedness/the-rise-of-domestic-violence-in-mauritius-a-pandemic-within-the-pandemic/) - There is a direct correlation between the COVID-19 pandemic and the rise of violence against women in Mauritius. Domestic violence is a pandemic within the pandemic which often gets blurred out in discourse and policy. There is an urgent call for action to address this chaotic situation.
- [Surviving Forced Migration versus Starting a New Life: Perspectives from Austrian labour market integration programmes](https://www.gchumanrights.org/preparedness/surviving-forced-migration-versus-starting-a-new-life-perspectives-from-austrian-labour-market-integration-programmes/) - Refugees and asylum seekers face particular legal and practical obstacles in accessing the labour market. The proclaimed ‘right to work’ is of little help to them. Two Austrian labour market integration projects have created opportunities for apprenticeship training and employment.
- [The Cost of Lies: We Need to Talk about the Freedom of Expression](https://www.gchumanrights.org/preparedness/the-cost-of-lies-we-need-to-talk-about-the-freedom-of-expression/) - Freedom of expression is in the eye of the storm created by the COVID-19 pandemic, clashing in particular with efforts to combat misinformation and disinformation that have been spreading online.
- [Pandemic Management During the Republic of Venice](https://www.gchumanrights.org/preparedness/pandemic-management-during-the-republic-of-venice/) - As early as the 15th century, the Republic of Venice vigorously attempted to curb the waves of plague pandemic by utilising, among other measures, preventive healthcare. While not a precursor to the right to health, the Venetian experience is of great historical significance.
- [Consular Assistance as a Right for African Domestic Workers Distressed Abroad](https://www.gchumanrights.org/preparedness/consular-assistance-as-a-right-for-african-domestic-workers-distressed-abroad/) - The Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons, especially women and children, recently explained the basis of an international law obligation to provide consular assistance to victims or purported victims of trafficking. This development provides clarity on the right of African women migrant domestic workers stranded abroad to demand consular assistance from their government representatives.
- [Our Alumni Together for Climate Justice and the Right of Future Generations - a remarkable gathering in Athens](https://www.gchumanrights.org/gc-news/our-alumni-together-for-climate-justice-and-the-right-of-future-generations-a-remarkable-gathering-in-athens/) - As part of the growing emphasis of the Global Campus of Human Rights on the value of its alumni network, the Global Campus Alumni (GCA) recently organised their largest three-day event in years in Athens, Greece.
- [The EU NGO Forum 2023 through the eyes of GC Alumnae](https://www.gchumanrights.org/gc-news/the-eu-ngo-forum-2023-through-the-eyes-of-gc-alumnae/) - Cláudia Aguirre, 2022 alumna of the GC Europe Master’s programme (EMA), and Carolina Muzzillo, 2021 alumna of the GC South East Europe Master’s programme (ERMA), joined the EU-NGO Forum and shared with us energetic accounts of their participation.
- [Global Campus Policy Observatory: Policy Briefs 2024 are Now Online](https://www.gchumanrights.org/gc-news/global-campus-policy-observatory-policy-briefs-2024-are-now-online/) - The Global Campus of Human Rights recently published the Policy Briefs 2024 following the successful completion of the 6th edition of the Global Campus Policy Observatory, which revolved around the research project on ‘The digitalisation of education systems and its impact on human rights, with particular attention to the right to education’ .
- [COVID-19 and intrastate Armed Conflicts in Africa](https://www.gchumanrights.org/preparedness/covid-19-and-intrastate-armed-conflicts-in-africa/) - It is clear that the COVID-19 pandemic presents a threat to international peace and security, particularly in Africa, which continues to shoulder the bulk of world hostilities and intrastate armed conflict. A conversation around strategies to mitigate the effects of COVID-19 in this context is therefore critical.
- [Building Back Better on the Right to Education amid the COVID-19 Era in South Africa](https://www.gchumanrights.org/preparedness/building-back-better-on-the-right-to-education-amid-the-covid-19-era-in-south-africa/) - Lockdown-induced restrictions due to COVID-19 have taken a toll on education. With remote teaching being the only feasible way to impart knowledge, underprivileged learners have been disadvantaged. Catch-up classes may be a way to achieve realisation of the right to education.
- [Global Campus alumnae present at the Council of Europe's Conference on Digital Resilience in Montenegro](https://www.gchumanrights.org/gc-news/global-campus-alumnae-present-at-the-council-of-europes-conference-on-digital-resilience-in-montenegro/) - Organised in partnership with the authorities of Montenegro, the event focused on exploring challenges and opportunities to build digital resilience, with a special focus on the role of youth.
- [Local Integration: A durable solution to the escalating refugee crisis during COVID-19](https://www.gchumanrights.org/preparedness/local-integration-a-durable-solution-to-the-escalating-refugee-crisis-during-covid-19/) - The COVID-19 pandemic emphasises the importance of integrating refugees into local communities. Doing so is a form of preparedness.
- [Being Trans During a Pandemic: Un-preparedness of the Italian labour system](https://www.gchumanrights.org/preparedness/being-trans-during-a-pandemic-un-preparedness-of-the-italian-labour-system/) - In Italy, the COVID-19 pandemic is having a disproportionately negative socio-economic impact on trans persons. With an increase in unemployment rates and discriminatory dynamics, and a pause in pivotal debates at institutional and social level, the already limited space given to trans workers has become narrower and narrower.
- [The Impact of COVID-19 on Human Rights Response During Concurrent Protection Crises in Cameroon](https://www.gchumanrights.org/preparedness/the-impact-of-covid-19-on-human-rights-response-during-concurrent-protection-crises-in-cameroon/) - Cameroon is currently facing several human rights protection concerns. The Northern regions suffer from Boko Haram insurgency, the East registers attacks from Central African Republic rebels, and the Northwest and Southwest are facing a violent conflict. Coupled with COVID-19, human rights response has been severely affected.
- [The Glocal Twist of the Pandemic](https://www.gchumanrights.org/preparedness/the-glocal-twist-of-the-pandemic/) - The COVID-19 pandemic is both global and local at the same time. To fight the pandemic, it takes global efforts, collaboration across all national borders, and it will only be successful if local and individual actors complete the efforts.
- [The Right to Life and COVID-19](https://www.gchumanrights.org/preparedness/the-right-to-life-and-covid-19/) - The way in which authorities have dealt with the COVID-19 pandemic raises fundamental issues under the right to life. At the least, wilful failure to take reasonable steps to prevent deaths will violate the duty to protect life.
- [Memorial Liquidation: An assault on memory and systematic violation of human rights](https://www.gchumanrights.org/preparedness/memorial-liquidation-an-assault-on-memory-and-systematic-violation-of-human-rights/) - Two well-known human rights NGOs from the Russian Federation were banned by the decisions of its judiciary in December 2021. It is a case study that reveals the link between a corrupt judiciary and an authoritarian state for which human rights are the greatest threat.
- [Eurocities, Migration Work and Global Campus of Human Rights launch new MOOC on co-designing migrant integration](https://www.gchumanrights.org/gc-news/projects/eurocities-migration-work-and-global-campus-of-human-rights-launch-new-mooc-on-co-designing-migrant-integration/) - Is your city truly inclusive? What steps do local authorities need to take to meet the needs of refugees and migrants? If these questions are on your mind, the online course ‘Co-designing migrant integration in your city’ is for you!
- [COVID-19’s lasting effects on forced migrants’ rights at the EU’s southern frontier](https://www.gchumanrights.org/preparedness/covid-19s-lasting-effects-on-forced-migrants-rights-at-the-eus-southern-frontier/) - The situation of people arriving by boat to Malta on the EU’s southernmost frontier was precarious before COVID-19. During the pandemic, it got considerably worse: migrants were perceived as a threat and their rights were curtailed. This legacy has proven durable.
- [Interview with 2024 Right Livelihood Laureate, Joan Carling](https://www.gchumanrights.org/gc-news/conversations/interview-with-2024-right-livelihood-laureate-joan-carling/) - "Receiving the Right Livelihood Award is both a profound honour and a significant responsibility."
- [The 29th Lisbon Forum of the Council of Europe - A Contribution by a GC Alumna](https://www.gchumanrights.org/gc-news/the-29th-lisbon-forum-of-the-council-of-europe-a-contribution-by-a-gc-alumna/) - The Lisbon Forum was an invaluable platform for connecting with individuals dedicated to addressing climate change and economic crimes.
- [Unlocking Professional Growth: Global Campus Celebrates Impactful Internship Journeys](https://www.gchumanrights.org/gc-news/unlocking-professional-growth-global-campus-celebrates-impactful-internship-journeys/) - The program, made possible by the Global Campus's extensive network, exposes interns to a myriad of human rights topics, including child rights, women's rights, refugee protection, legal case management, climate change, and migration.
- [Global Campus Alumni Engage at "Human Rights 75 Youth Dialogue" in Geneva](https://www.gchumanrights.org/gc-news/global-campus-alumni-engage-at-human-rights-75-youth-dialogue-in-geneva/) - The delegation was composed of alumni who are already working in Geneva, and others who came from other regions specifically for the event.
- [Global Campus Alumni join the Fundamental Rights Forum in Vienna](https://www.gchumanrights.org/gc-news/global-campus-alumni-join-the-fundamental-rights-forum-in-vienna/) - As much as we are grateful that this opportunity has allowed us to connect with a variety of human rights actors and reflect on emerging issues, we would much rather use it as a call for action to every individual both within the Forum’s confines and beyond.
- [6th edition of the GC Policy Observatory](https://www.gchumanrights.org/events/6th-edition-of-the-gc-policy-observatory/) - The current 6th edition of the Global Campus Policy Observatoryrevolves around the research project on 'The digitalisation of education systems and its impact on human rights, with particular attention to the right to education', which is funded by the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MAECI) and by the European Commission.
- [Global Campus Internship Programme 2024: a key step for launching the careers of our graduates](https://www.gchumanrights.org/gc-news/global-campus-internship-programme-2024-a-key-step-for-launching-the-careers-of-our-graduates/) - As the Global Campus prepares for the next round of internships, the achievements of the 2023-2024 cohort set a high standard.
- [New Publication on Practical Skills for Human Rights Experts: Lessons Learnt from an Exchange Between Right Livelihood Laureates and Global Campus Alumni](https://www.gchumanrights.org/gc-news/new-publication-on-practical-skills-for-human-rights-experts-lessons-learnt-from-an-exchange-between-right-livelihood-laureates-and-global-campus-alumni/) - The publication is both a record of these impactful workshops and a valuable resource for human rights defenders, activists, and anyone engaged in advocacy and social change.
- [Performing Music and Human Rights: A photo essay of doing arts with refugees in Greece](https://www.gchumanrights.org/preparedness/performing-music-and-human-rights-a-photo-essay-of-doing-arts-with-refugees-in-greece/) - Syria, Ukraine, Afghanistan, among tens of countries, are facing the greed of tyrants who threaten the lives of millions of people. Greece is one of the main routes into the European Union for refugees and migrants mostly from Africa and the Middle East. In 2016, when I arrived in Thessaloniki, Greece, the Balkan route through
- [‘The shadow pandemic’: the correlation of COVID-19 measures and domestic violence](https://www.gchumanrights.org/preparedness/the-shadow-pandemic-the-correlation-of-covid-19-measures-and-domestic-violence/) - Home may not be a safe place for women. This became all the more evident when domestic violence incidents soared because staying at home was imposed in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. States are obliged to protect women against their abusers during and after the crisis.
- [The environmental scenario in the post-Soviet region: reflections on challenges to justice and sustainability](https://www.gchumanrights.org/preparedness/the-environmental-scenario-in-the-post-soviet-region-reflections-on-challenges-to-justice-and-sustainability/) - The challenges that climate change is bringing to us today raise concerns about the well-being of present and future generations. It is important to understand that perspectives on this topic vary greatly depending on the context, historical background, and narrative disseminated.
- [EMA cohort 2023-24 study visit to Kosovo: learning about a post-conflict country](https://www.gchumanrights.org/gc-news/ema-cohort-2023-24-study-visit-to-kosovo-learning-about-a-post-conflict-country/) - The study trip to Kosovo has been an annual highlight in the EMA programme for twenty years. Concluding the first semester, visiting Kosovo represents the culmination of the topics studied in the first semester and is an opportunity for students to better understand how human rights work looks like on the ground.
- [COVID-19 Lockdown and Migrant Workers in Kolkata, India](https://www.gchumanrights.org/preparedness/covid-19-lockdown-and-migrant-workers-in-kolkata-india/) - In this photo essay, I have tried to document the stories of some of those who had migrated to big cities in India and got trapped due to a COVID-19 lockdown.
- [From Recipient to Participant: Community empowerment as a solution to food insecurity in the COVID-19-affected South Africa](https://www.gchumanrights.org/preparedness/from-recipient-to-participant-community-empowerment-as-a-solution-to-food-insecurity-in-the-covid-19-affected-south-africa/) - What are the true requirements for ending world hunger? Drawing lessons from community-driven food growing initiatives in South Africa, we advocate for a human rights-based approach to build communities with localised and participatory food systems.
- [Moving Towards a New History of Social Rights](https://www.gchumanrights.org/preparedness/moving-towards-a-new-history-of-social-rights/) - Contrary to common wisdom, social rights are not twentieth-century additions to the human-rights corpus. A foray into their deeper history reveals the factors that have impeded the human rights project over the centuries, with vital lessons for today.
- [Discriminated homosexuality in India: the overriding effect of social morality over constitutional morality](https://www.gchumanrights.org/preparedness/discriminated-homosexuality-in-india-the-overriding-effect-of-social-morality-over-constitutional-morality/) - A Supreme Court’s decision has denied the right to same-sex marriage in India, raising questions about constitutional equality versus societal norms. The lack of legal recognition for LGBTQIA+ unions highlights urgent needs for rights, reform, and anti-discrimination policies.
- [Selective Solidarity and Discrimination in the EU Response to Refugees](https://www.gchumanrights.org/preparedness/selective-solidarity-and-discrimination-in-the-eu-response-to-refugees/) - European solidarity towards people fleeing the war in Ukraine exposes discriminatory treatment of other asylum seekers. The decision to activate the Temporary Protection Mechanism to provide immediate protection to Ukrainian refugees shows that when there is political will, another approach is possible.
- [A Different Vaccine? Towards decent and humane leadership](https://www.gchumanrights.org/preparedness/a-different-vaccine-towards-decent-and-humane-leadership/) - The COVID-19 pandemic has triggered unprecedented challenges. Several solutions have been provided. A decent leadership that entails elements of empathy and humanity is proposed as a different type of ‘vaccine’.
- [The Right of Children to a Healthy Environment: Intergenerational rights are children’s rights](https://www.gchumanrights.org/preparedness/the-right-of-children-to-a-healthy-environment-intergenerational-rights-are-childrens-rights/) - The term ‘intergenerational equity’ relates to the rights of ‘future generations’ which is often taken to refer to those ‘yet to be born’. Child/youth climate activists are however demonstrating that present children intersect with future generations, and that intergenerational rights are children’s rights.
- [Deepening the Woes: The COVID-19 pandemic and the right to health of persons with albinism in Ghana](https://www.gchumanrights.org/preparedness/deepening-the-woes-the-covid-19-pandemic-and-the-right-to-health-of-persons-with-albinism-in-ghana/) - The COVID 19 pandemic has increased stigma and discrimination against persons with albinism in Ghana with negative effects on their health.
- [Not an Optional Extra: Engaging with children, and their human rights, in times of emergency](https://www.gchumanrights.org/preparedness/not-an-optional-extra-engaging-with-children-and-their-human-rights-in-times-of-emergency/) - There is no adequate protection without meaningful participation: we cannot protect children at any time, but arguably especially in emergencies, if we do not listen to their experiences and engage with their views.
- [Green transition and First Nations’ rights in light of the drawbacks of COVID-19 intertwined with the Russian invasion of Ukraine](https://www.gchumanrights.org/preparedness/green-transition-and-first-nations-rights-in-light-of-the-drawbacks-of-covid-19-intertwined-with-the-russian-invasion-of-ukraine/) - A human rights-based approach to development must be used when approving new extractive projects in traditional First Nations territories. It will foster meaningful participation and address inequalities stemming from resource-based development while ensuring preparedness to deal with geopolitical and health challenges.
- [Is Africa’s Post-COVID ‘Return to Normal’ Premature?](https://www.gchumanrights.org/preparedness/is-africas-post-covid-return-to-normal-premature/) - As we celebrate having survived COVID-19, one distinct contrast remains—vaccination levels vary widely throughout the world. While most global north countries have hit their targets, Africa lags far behind, making it too early to abandon precautionary measures.
- [Codifying Human Rights Approaches Into the Law of Disaster Response](https://www.gchumanrights.org/preparedness/codifying-human-rights-approaches-into-the-law-of-disaster-response/) - The International Law Commission’s project on the Protection of Persons in the Event of Disasters explicitly adopts a human rights-based approach to its core subject. Whether this will lead to harder forms of justiciability will largely depend on the capacity to frame disasters not as natural events but as both drivers and consequences of economic inequality.
- [Interview with Sima Samar, 2012 Right Livelihood Laureate](https://www.gchumanrights.org/gc-news/interview-with-sima-samar-2012-right-livelihood-laureate/) - The Press Office of the Global Campus of Human Rights had the honour to interview 2012 Right Livelihood Laureate Sima Samar about her important work as an Afghan activist and her participation in our EMA Graduation Ceremony.
- [The critical role of international election observers in Kyrgyzstan](https://www.gchumanrights.org/preparedness/the-critical-role-of-international-election-observers-in-kyrgyzstan/) - International election observers have significantly contributed to Kyrgyzstan's democratisation and transitional justice in the aftermath of the 2005 and 2010 political upheavals. It is worth reflecting on election observation as not merely a technical exercise but also a deeply human rights-oriented endeavour.
- [The Taliban’s Interference in the Delivery of Humanitarian Aid in Afghanistan](https://www.gchumanrights.org/preparedness/the-talibans-interference-in-the-delivery-of-humanitarian-aid-in-afghanistan/) - Under the Taliban’s rule the people of Afghanistan are struggling with an unprecedented humanitarian crisis, complaining about ethnic discrimination in the allocation and distribution of aid by local officials of donor institutions. Integrating human rights at the core of humanitarian actions can ensure a holistic and inclusive response for the most vulnerable groups.
- [Why is Data Accessibility a Human Rights Issue?](https://www.gchumanrights.org/preparedness/why-is-data-accessibility-a-human-rights-issue/) - The COVID-19 pandemic revealed a gap between existing technical capabilities in data analytics and the ability of public authorities to use them. While some societies were able to implement solutions based on data analytics, others, due to low mobile internet penetration, lack of appropriate legal frameworks or limited digital literacy in the population, were forced to rely on traditional forms of response to the spread of SARS-CoV-2.
- [The Manifesto of Darkness: An Examination of Taliban’s Ideals](https://www.gchumanrights.org/preparedness/the-manifesto-of-darkness-an-examination-of-talibans-ideals/) - The future of human rights in Afghanistan is dark. Since the Taliban regime needs recognition by the international community, they do not fully execute their ideals in society. Nonetheless, the chief justice’s recently published book on the Islamic Emirate system has been endorsed by their leader and reveals statements having serious implications for the promotion and protection of human rights.
- [‘HIV Jane’ and ‘COVID Geni’: What does COVID-19 mean for the human rights of those working in the sex industry?](https://www.gchumanrights.org/preparedness/hiv-jane-and-covid-geni-what-does-covid-19-mean-for-the-human-rights-of-those-working-in-the-sex-industry/) - People working in the sex industry have been severely affected by the social and economic crisis stemming from COVID-19. As a business generating immense profits worldwide, whether in person or online, it is time to bring this industry into the global debate over business and human rights, with a focus on gender and intersectional perspectives.
- [The EU proposal on countering violence against women: Challenging patriarchy in intergovernmental institutions](https://www.gchumanrights.org/preparedness/the-eu-proposal-on-countering-violence-against-women-challenging-patriarchy-in-intergovernmental-institutions/) - The European Union (EU) proposal for a Directive on combating violence against women and domestic violence deserves some key reflections as the draft challenges the patriarchal structure of intergovernmental bodies of the EU.
- [The EdTech startup landscape in the MENA region: the sleeping giant](https://www.gchumanrights.org/preparedness/the-edtech-startup-landscape-in-the-mena-region-the-sleeping-giant/) - Despite being overlooked in the global education technologies (EdTech) landscape, the MENA region holds immense potential with over 250 million children and youth. Enhancing regulatory frameworks, technology access, and data protection can ensure quality education for all learners in the region.
- [A business and human rights treaty: Limping to leaping forward](https://www.gchumanrights.org/preparedness/a-business-and-human-rights-treaty-limping-to-leaping-forward/) - To move forward the process of negotiating an international legally binding instrument on business and human rights, practical steps are proposed in terms of 3 Ps: principles, provisions, and process.
- [The Taliban Rule and the Radicalisation of Education in Afghanistan](https://www.gchumanrights.org/preparedness/the-taliban-rule-and-the-radicalisation-of-education-in-afghanistan/) - Since their takeover of power in Afghanistan, the Taliban have made several decisions to radicalise the education and higher education systems, on the basis of an extremely conservative interpretation of Sharia. The consequences are dire and far-reaching, affecting certain disadvantaged groups more than others. The most affected are young girls whose access to secondary education is banned.
- [Are International Human Rights Mechanisms Enough for Protecting Children's Rights in Iran?](https://www.gchumanrights.org/preparedness/are-international-human-rights-mechanisms-enough-for-protecting-childrens-rights-in-iran/) - Following the killing, arrest and beating of children during the protests against the death of Mahsa Amini in Iran, the passivity and silence of international mechanisms and organisations have been criticised. The establishment of a fact-finding mission to investigate human rights violations in Iran may turn out to be an effective international measure for accountability, but more needs to be done urgently.
- [COVID-19 Disrupts Fight Against Child Marriage and FGM in Africa](https://www.gchumanrights.org/preparedness/covid-19-disrupts-fight-against-child-marriage-and-fgm-in-africa/) - Essential COVID-19 measures interrupted the battle against female genital mutilation and child marriage. With restrictions now eased, Africa must renew efforts to combat these human rights abuses which blight the lives of millions of women and girls.
- [Literature and Human Rights: The Case of the Hazaras in Afghanistan](https://www.gchumanrights.org/preparedness/literature-and-human-rights-the-case-of-the-hazaras-in-afghanistan/) - Victims of human rights violations are often reduced to numbers while their pain and suffering remain unreflected. Novels such as The Kite Runner resist against this treason to truth. Through a generalisable example, real or fictious storytelling brings to the reader the mostly unrecognised identity of victims as well as the experience of their challenges.
- [‘Use Your Voice’: Lessons from the Pompidou Group project to empower children with parents who use drugs](https://www.gchumanrights.org/preparedness/use-your-voice-lessons-from-the-pompidou-group-project-to-empower-children-with-parents-who-use-drugs/) - Children whose parents use drugs are an invisible population. Shame, stigma and the fear of separation from their family often prevent them from seeking help. Seemingly, parents who use drugs sometimes encounter difficulties in coping with addiction and parenthood at the same time.
- [Indigenous spirituality and worldview as an alternative approach to deal with the cause of COVID-19](https://www.gchumanrights.org/preparedness/indigenous-spirituality-and-worldview-as-an-alternative-approach-to-deal-with-the-cause-of-covid-19/) - In the battle against COVID-19, a neglected but extremely knowledgeable voice is that of Indigenous or indigenising religions. These groups have both biological and spiritual insight that could contribute to the discussion around resiliency, behaviour adaptation and contributory environmental concerns.
- [Winds of far-right sweeping Europe: What to expect when it comes to human rights in Italy?](https://www.gchumanrights.org/preparedness/winds-of-far-right-sweeping-europe-what-to-expect-when-it-comes-to-human-rights-in-italy/) - Last elections in Italy marked the victory of the far right, confirming a European tendency of recent years. This shift poses some basic questions for the country and the European Union in relation to an effective promotion and protection of human rights.
- [Lesson from Ukraine: In the midst of war, there is a need for the heightened human rights diligence](https://www.gchumanrights.org/preparedness/lesson-from-ukraine-in-the-midst-of-war-there-is-a-need-for-the-heightened-human-rights-diligence/) - The Russian aggression in Ukraine prompted the discussion on the scope of human rights obligations of business actors in times of armed conflict. Are they obliged to continue the provision of services in Ukraine? Can they suspend their activities, even if they provide essential services such as medicines?
- [The 1968 United Nations debate on human rights and tech](https://www.gchumanrights.org/preparedness/the-1968-united-nations-debate-on-human-rights-and-tech/) - The nexus between human rights and tech is more foundational to the evolution of the international human rights legal project than we normally think.
- [Religious minorities and the loss of their ‘collective effervescence’ in rituals during the COVID-19 pandemic](https://www.gchumanrights.org/preparedness/religious-minorities-and-the-loss-of-their-collective-effervescence-in-rituals-during-the-covid-19-pandemic/) - Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, religious minorities suffered limitations on their religious rights. Due to such limitations, religious minorities lost what is called the ‘collective effervescence’ of their rituals and started transitioning to a new religious digitalization.
- [Democracy as the expired vaccine for Mexico: the return to a militarist state](https://www.gchumanrights.org/preparedness/democracy-as-the-expired-vaccine-for-mexico-the-return-to-a-militarist-state/) - Mexico is increasingly moving away from democracy and proof of this is the return of militarism through institutionalised populism. Is there a medicine for such a disease or will the remaining institutions do the work?
- [The Culture Vaccine: boosting creative ‘immunity’ in the aftermath of COVID-19](https://www.gchumanrights.org/preparedness/the-culture-vaccine-boosting-creative-immunity-in-the-aftermath-of-covid-19/) - Is the post-pandemic era the momentum for mainstreaming a cultural rights-based approach, given the undeniable recovery qualities of culture creation and enjoyment, along with an increased attention to cultural rights defenders as human rights defenders?
- [Preparing for pandemics: Lessons from COVID-19 for human rights-based changes](https://www.gchumanrights.org/preparedness/preparing-for-pandemics-lessons-from-covid-19-for-human-rights-based-changes/) - COVID-19 exacerbated prevailing structural power inequalities and worsened fundamental human rights of vulnerable groups. Three sets of priorities are identified for the future. They concern ‘old normal’ prevention, lessons sharing, and mobilisation promotion, in order to advance rights-based changes.
- [Preparing responses to crises: Key lessons learnt from the impact of COVID-19 on marginalised communities](https://www.gchumanrights.org/preparedness/preparing-responses-to-crises-key-lessons-learnt-from-the-impact-of-covid-19-on-marginalised-communities/) - The COVID-19 pandemic was a large-scale human disaster on all fronts. It is worth identifying four structural defects in the governance response, ten lessons that need to be imbibed and a five point agenda for change.
- [Dissolving schools in Thailand: Where are children's best interests?](https://www.gchumanrights.org/preparedness/dissolving-schools-in-thailand-where-are-childrens-best-interests/) - 15,000 small schools in Thailand are at risk of being dissolved by the government to reduce public expenditure. Millions of children would face a violation of their right to education. Thailand must terminate this policy for the best interests of all children.
- [The hijab ban and human rights of Muslim women in Europe](https://www.gchumanrights.org/preparedness/the-hijab-ban-and-human-rights-of-muslim-women-in-europe/) - 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.
- [From Human Rights to Rights of Nature?](https://www.gchumanrights.org/preparedness/from-human-rights-to-rights-of-nature/) - A novel approach to environmental protection has emerged in the law, known as Rights of Nature (RoN). RoN proponents claim that nature is a legal subject possessing inherent rights. This ecocentric discourse shows striking similarities with human rights law.
- [Children and adolescents’ voices from the UNSAM Technical High School as a sign of hope and educational change](https://www.gchumanrights.org/preparedness/children-and-adolescents-voices-from-the-unsam-technical-high-school-as-a-sign-of-hope-and-educational-change/) - The right to education in Argentina has been a constitutional paramount since 1853 in all its territories. However, many children and adolescents find themselves forgotten by the national education system. The UNSAM Technical High School is an inspiring educational place that follows from the premise of not leaving any child and adolescent behind.
- [Rethinking environmental, social, and governance (ESG) investing for successful sustainability and human rights](https://www.gchumanrights.org/preparedness/rethinking-environmental-social-and-governance-esg-investing-for-successful-sustainability-and-human-rights/) - Addressing the climate emergency and pressing sustainability issues requires rethinking the way in which the economy operates. Directing capital toward sustainable initiatives and divesting from harmful ones are key to building resilience for future generations. However, are ESG investments capable to fulfil these objectives under the current format?
- [Can the right to education be restricted during health crises? Remarks on the Caucasus and the issue of planning state response](https://www.gchumanrights.org/preparedness/can-the-right-to-education-be-restricted-during-health-crises-remarks-on-the-caucasus-and-the-issue-of-planning-state-response/) - COVID-19 affected the right to education. The lack of strategic planning often made states’ response ineffective, harming the education process. It is necessary to develop a roadmap to ensure the state positive obligations to safeguard the right to education during crises.
- [Memory at the margins of the official narrative in Kosovo](https://www.gchumanrights.org/preparedness/memory-at-the-margins-of-the-official-narrative-in-kosovo/) - It is time to step out of the yoke of the official narrative of Kosovo’s patriotic identity, to ignore it and offer in response other narratives, unofficial stories by ordinary people, narrations from the margins of the community affected by the war. Ultimately, non-monumental stories that belong to everyday life.
- [Digital technology, the right to education and the issue of inclusivity in South Africa: lessons from COVID-19](https://www.gchumanrights.org/preparedness/digital-technology-the-right-to-education-and-the-issue-of-inclusivity-in-south-africa-lessons-from-covid-19/) - In South Africa, the shifting from physical to virtual education due to COVID-19 has created inequalities among learners from urban areas who could continue with online schooling and learners from rural areas and also learners with disabilities who were deprived of their right to education.
- [From crisis to social transformation: Embracing a feminist human rights-based approach to preparedness](https://www.gchumanrights.org/preparedness/from-crisis-to-social-transformation-embracing-a-feminist-human-rights-based-approach-to-preparedness/) - COVID-19 provided a context to advocate for change in crisis response and recovery efforts. To ensure just and inclusive responses to future emergencies, it is crucial to retain this momentum by adopting a feminist human rights-based approach to preparedness, rather than feminised approaches followed in states such as Ireland and Germany.
- [The protection of children against harmful practices in the digital space: Should Article 21 of the ACRWC be pushed further?](https://www.gchumanrights.org/preparedness/the-protection-of-children-against-harmful-practices-in-the-digital-space-should-article-21-of-the-acrwc-be-pushed-further/) - The upsurge in harmful digital practices targeting children raise concerns about the adequacy of protective measures under the ACRWC, and whether African youngsters are efficiently safeguarded. Recently adopted frameworks have been introduced to address these gaps and improve protection.
- [Equitable and accessible digital education in low-income countries: Policy recommendations for Armenia, Moldova, and Ukraine](https://www.gchumanrights.org/preparedness/equitable-and-accessible-digital-education-in-low-income-countries-policy-recommendations-for-armenia-moldova-and-ukraine/) - Strategic investments in digital infrastructure, community learning hubs, and public-private partnerships are essential to provide all children, regardless of their socioeconomic background, with equal access to high-quality education and achieve equitable and inclusive digital education.
- [Global Campus Student Abstracts 2024 on the topic Just Transition recently published!](https://www.gchumanrights.org/gc-news/international/global-campus-student-abstracts-2024-on-the-topic-just-transition-recently-published/) - The Global Classroom 2024 programme, which focused on the theme "Just Transition: Conditions for Change of the Global Order," brought together students from eight regional Master's programmes in the Global Campus network to share their different viewpoints.
- [Reflecting on the Student Conference in Kyrgyzstan on 'Just Transition': A Transformative Learning and Bonding Experience for 30 Students from Around the World](https://www.gchumanrights.org/gc-news/international/reflecting-on-the-student-conference-in-kyrgyzstan-on-just-transition-a-transformative-learning-and-bonding-experience-for-30-students-from-around-the-world/) - The students, representing over 20 nationalities, presented historical and contemporary case studies on transitional justice processes.
- [Getting ready for the GC International Student Conference on Just Transition, Bishkek, 17-21 June](https://www.gchumanrights.org/gc-news/international/getting-ready-for-the-gc-international-student-conference-on-just-transition-bishkek-17-21-june/) - We eagerly anticipate the start of this unique program and look forward to the warm welcome from the staff of the 8th GC Master’s Programme, the MAHRS in Central Asia, launched last year in Bishkek.
- [Annual Report 2023: Moving Towards a New Era for Human Rights](https://www.gchumanrights.org/gc-news/international/annual-report-2023-moving-towards-a-new-era-for-human-rights/) - With the establishment of this eighth regional hub, the Global Campus has significantly expanded its presence in Central Asia, complementing existing hubs in Europe, South East Europe, Africa, Asia-Pacific, the Caucasus, Latin America and the Caribbean, and the Arab World. This expansion amplifies the reach and efficacy of our university network, propelling our mission of promoting human rights and democracy on a global scale.
- [Global Campus of Human Rights and Amina Bouayach Honoured with North-South Prize for Human Rights Contributions](https://www.gchumanrights.org/gc-news/international/global-campus-of-human-rights-and-amina-bouayach-honoured-with-north-south-prize-for-human-rights-contributions/) - The Global Campus of Human Rights has been selected, by the jury of the award, in acknowledgment of its pivotal efforts in providing accessible and top-tier education in the realm of Human Rights.
- [Celebrating the Opening of GC Central Asia](https://www.gchumanrights.org/gc-news/international/celebrating-the-opening-of-gc-central-asia/) - The launch event simultaneously commemorated the 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration for Human Rights (UDHR)
- [Addressing structural challenges in education systems: The educational and technological divide in Cambodia and the Philippines](https://www.gchumanrights.org/preparedness/addressing-structural-challenges-in-education-systems-the-educational-and-technological-divide-in-cambodia-and-the-philippines/) - The deepening digital divide in the Philippines and Cambodia is scrutinised to highlight its impact on educational inequities exacerbated by COVID-19. There is an urgent need for structural reforms that goes beyond posturing and techno-related solutions to ensure equitable access to quality education.
- [Gender digital divide: The new face of inequality in the MENA region](https://www.gchumanrights.org/preparedness/gender-digital-divide-the-new-face-of-inequality-in-the-mena-region/) - In the MENA region, the pronounced gender digital divide hinders women's socio-economic equality. To prevent women from becoming second-class citizens in technology, a human rights-based approach to educational technology and changes in educational systems and cultural norms are needed.
- [Leveraging teacher development to overcome structural challenges and technological disparities in education](https://www.gchumanrights.org/preparedness/leveraging-teacher-development-to-overcome-structural-challenges-and-technological-disparities-in-education/) - Addressing the systemic exploitation of teachers in the Philippines and Cambodia is essential for realising the full potential of educational technology. Only by dismantling the oppressive structures that overburden and underpay educators we can ensure equitable and effective education for all students.
- [The limits of ‘one person, one vote’ in the age of disillusionment and anti-politics: Experiences from the Philippines and Indonesia](https://www.gchumanrights.org/preparedness/the-limits-of-one-person-one-vote-in-the-age-of-disillusionment-and-anti-politics-experiences-from-the-philippines-and-indonesia/) - The context and dynamics of suffrage and the overall ability of citizens to claim their rights have changed. Inequality, which the COVID-19 pandemic magnified, and extreme polarisation deter citizens from meaningful participation. A rights-based approach to address these problems is imperative.
- [Closing the gap in European IDPs protection through a holistic European convention](https://www.gchumanrights.org/preparedness/closing-the-gap-in-european-idps-protection-through-a-holistic-european-convention/) - 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.
- [Duty to Protect: Nationalism and LGBTIQ+ Freedoms in Serbia and Bosnia-Herzegovina](https://www.gchumanrights.org/preparedness/duty-to-protect-nationalism-and-lgbtiq-freedoms-in-serbia-and-bosnia-herzegovina/) - A series of attempts to ban LGBTIQ+ events and content in Serbia and Bosnia-Herzegovina hinder freedoms of assembly and expression. Upholding democratic values of tolerance and inclusivity is vital to combat exclusionary politics and ensure equality for all.
- [A claim for climate justice and protection measures: IDPs in Asia-Pacific are at risk](https://www.gchumanrights.org/preparedness/a-claim-for-climate-justice-and-protection-measures-idps-in-asia-pacific-are-at-risk/) - Climate change and natural disasters' impact on IDPs in Asia-Pacific must be viewed from a climate justice perspective. A rights-based approach, prevention measures, and participation in decision-making are crucial in building a protection system for IDPs.
- [When crisis or war comes: Shortcomings of the emergency response to internal displacement in Ukraine and a way forward](https://www.gchumanrights.org/preparedness/when-crisis-or-war-comes-shortcomings-of-the-emergency-response-to-internal-displacement-in-ukraine-and-a-way-forward/) - The case of Ukraine shows that preparedness plans are instrumental, civic involvement is crucial, and a capable state is a must for adequate emergency response to internal displacement. Otherwise, the human rights-based approach will remain a mere formality.
- [Protecting climate change refugees in the 21st century: A call to action for African leaders](https://www.gchumanrights.org/preparedness/protecting-climate-change-refugees-in-the-21st-century-a-call-to-action-for-african-leaders/) - In Southern Africa and other regions alike the majority of refugees are fleeing from climate disasters. Yet, international refugee law is silent on the matter. This leaves vulnerable groups at greater risk of human rights violations including statelessness and persecution.
- [Young people’s mental health at stake: Have we forgotten the COVID-19 pandemic? Consequences, risks and human rights](https://www.gchumanrights.org/preparedness/young-peoples-mental-health-at-stake-have-we-forgotten-the-covid-19-pandemic-consequences-risks-and-human-rights/) - International bodies have warned that the world is a more difficult place for young people as a result of COVID-19. Three years on, children and young people are still suffering from mental health consequences. To prepare for future pandemics, a human rights approach and a new medical perspective on adolescent mental health should be provided.
- [COVID-19 regulations in Zimbabwe: Impacts on informal traders and lessons for the future](https://www.gchumanrights.org/preparedness/covid-19-regulations-in-zimbabwe-impacts-on-informal-traders-and-lessons-for-the-future/) - Whereas the COVID-19 pandemic adversely affected the human rights of all persons globally, society’s poor and vulnerable faced elevated risks. The plight of Zimbabwe’s informal traders during the COVID-19 induced lockdown is emblematic.
- [Reflecting on key dilemmas about ensuring human rights in the age of technology](https://www.gchumanrights.org/preparedness/reflecting-on-key-dilemmas-about-ensuring-human-rights-in-the-age-of-technology/) - The age of technology is shaping the current and future challenges to human rights protection. Academia can foster spaces for dialogue and exchange of views, such as the 2023 Euregio Summer School which is in a cooperation with the Global Campus of Human Rights and focuses on the interplay between human dignity, human rights and digital technologies.
- [What can we do about online hate speech and abuse: А chat with ChatGPT](https://www.gchumanrights.org/preparedness/what-can-we-do-about-online-hate-speech-and-abuse-а-chat-with-chatgpt/) - There are potential applications of ChatGPT and similar AI language models in identifying offensive and violent language online. Analysts can play a role in refining these models – something especially crucial for languages spoken by limited populations.
- [The ChatGPT effect in higher education](https://www.gchumanrights.org/preparedness/the-chatgpt-effect-in-higher-education/) - The integration of GenAI in education raises significant human rights concerns. Any information input into the platform, including personal information, is used as training data for the model. This practice risks infringing on the right to privacy and the right to data protection. Quality of education is also impacted by GenAI accuracy concerns and misinformation, undermining the right to education.
- [Not just another story: The power of applied human rights](https://www.gchumanrights.org/preparedness/not-just-another-story-the-power-of-applied-human-rights/) - A photojournalistic project tells the collapse of a state through the personal stories of its citizens. How applied human rights set the ability to understand complex human rights matters in a low-threshold manner? The example of Lebanon.
- [It happened to boys and men too](https://www.gchumanrights.org/preparedness/it-happened-to-boys-and-men-too/) - Wartime sexual violence serves as a tool for constructing and negotiating power among various cultural, religious, and ethnic groups. Consequently, it is of utmost importance to address all forms of sexual violence that occurred during the war in Kosova, regardless of the gender of the victims.
- [Bullet or hunger: The urgent need to protect the Sudanese and South Sudanese people affected by the armed conflict](https://www.gchumanrights.org/preparedness/bullet-or-hunger-the-urgent-need-to-protect-the-sudanese-and-south-sudanese-people-affected-by-the-armed-conflict/) - Parties to the Sudanese armed conflict continue to violate fundamental norms of international humanitarian law and human rights law, resulting in mass civilian casualties, with two dangerous choices: remaining in the bullet zones or fleeing to other countries and risking to die of hunger.
- [COP 28: Weighed and found wanting](https://www.gchumanrights.org/preparedness/cop-28-weighed-and-found-wanting/) - Hopes were high that COP 28 might be a game-changer against the climate crisis. A closer look at the outcomes of the climate summit, however, say otherwise.
- [Giulia Cecchettin’s murder: the femicide that awoke Italy to its patriarchal reality](https://www.gchumanrights.org/preparedness/giulia-cecchettins-murder-the-femicide-that-awoke-italy-to-its-patriarchal-reality/) - 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.
- [How does the right to respect for private life protect the child born in surrogacy? Findings in ECtHR case law](https://www.gchumanrights.org/preparedness/how-does-the-right-to-respect-for-private-life-protect-the-child-born-in-surrogacy-findings-in-ecthr-case-law/) - 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.
- [Child participation: an advocacy tool for the rights of children from de facto states](https://www.gchumanrights.org/preparedness/child-participation-an-advocacy-tool-for-the-rights-of-children-from-de-facto-states/) - Child participation is an effective tool to advocate for the rights of children residing in unrecognised or de facto states. In acknowledging the importance of meaningful child participation, it is worth calling for further endeavour for research on the rights of children in de facto states.
- [A European human rights perspective on the use of ICT in election campaigns](https://www.gchumanrights.org/preparedness/a-european-human-rights-perspective-on-the-use-of-ict-in-election-campaigns/) - 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.
- [Journeys of identity: Moroccan LGBTIQ+ experiences in migration across Germany and beyond](https://www.gchumanrights.org/preparedness/journeys-of-identity-moroccan-lgbtiq-experiences-in-migration-across-germany-and-beyond/) - In a context of insecurity and health crisis, along with the criminalisation of acts between people of the same sex, in Morocco LGBTIQ+ rights to life, freedom from discrimination, and freedom of expression and association are violated. Affected people have mainly fled to Germany, despite the hardships in this ‘Eldorado’ state.
- [Tunisia's new local governance project and the risk to jeopardise political stability and democratisation](https://www.gchumanrights.org/preparedness/tunisias-new-local-governance-project-and-the-risk-to-jeopardise-political-stability-and-democratisation/) - The new local architecture developed unilaterally by President Said presents a model of governance bound to pose serious challenges to democracy-building efforts in a young democracy like Tunisia. Above all, it would continue to widen the gap between citizens - particularly young people increasingly disengaged from political life - and those in power.
- [How is ChatGPT regulated by the EU AI Act: Reflections on higher education](https://www.gchumanrights.org/preparedness/how-is-chatgpt-regulated-by-the-eu-ai-act-reflections-on-higher-education/) - The AI Act, an EU regulation effective from August 2024, emphasises protecting human rights by ensuring AI transparency, safety, and ethical standards. It mandates clear labelling of AI-generated content to prevent misinformation and protect privacy. Educational institutions using AI, like ChatGPT, must comply, safeguarding students' rights and fostering ethical AI integration.
- [Towards a right of access to the internet in education: Exploring emerging developments in Africa and beyond](https://www.gchumanrights.org/preparedness/towards-a-right-of-access-to-the-internet-in-education-exploring-emerging-developments-in-africa-and-beyond/) - The debate over the ‘right of access to the internet’ remains contentious among scholars, yet numerous countries have enshrined it as a means to bridge the digital divide, particularly in education. In Africa, while such initiatives are still lacking, notable progress has been achieved.

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- [Networking events](https://www.gchumanrights.org/research/networking-events/) - Explore global human rights conferences, workshops and networking events organised by the Global Campus, bringing together experts, academics and policymakers.
- [Joint Projects](https://www.gchumanrights.org/research/joint-projects/) - Research Global Human Rights Research Joint Projects The Global Campus of Human Rights leads and contributes to collaborative research projects addressing some of the most pressing human rights challenges worldwide.Through partnerships with international organisations, academic institutions and civil society, our joint initiatives combine research, policy engagement and practical impact across diverse regional contexts. Advancing Child
- [Research](https://www.gchumanrights.org/research/) - Explore global research, publications and policy initiatives on human rights and democracy from the Global Campus network.
- [News](https://www.gchumanrights.org/news/) - Stay updated with the latest human rights news, events and global initiatives from the Global Campus network.
- [GC Europe](https://www.gchumanrights.org/masters-programmes/gc-europe/) - Study human rights in Europe with the EMA Master’s Programme. Join a network of leading universities and build a global career in human rights.
- [GC Asia-Pacific](https://www.gchumanrights.org/masters-programmes/gc-asia-pacific/) - Study human rights in Asia-Pacific through an international Master’s programme combining fieldwork, research and regional mobility.
- [Master's Programmes](https://www.gchumanrights.org/masters-programmes/) - Explore international Master’s programmes in human rights and democracy across eight regions. Study with a global network of leading universities.
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- [To The Rightouse Serie 3](https://www.gchumanrights.org/latest/to-the-rightouse-podcast-series/to-the-rightouse-serie-3/) - Explore how human rights can reshape politics and democracy through expert conversations in this Global Campus podcast series.
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- [Regional Correspondents Scheme](https://www.gchumanrights.org/human-rights-preparedness/regional-correspondents-scheme/) - Join a human rights writing programme for Global Campus alumni. Develop research, advocacy and editorial skills through expert training and publishing.
- [Meet the team](https://www.gchumanrights.org/human-rights-preparedness/meet-the-team/) - Meet the global network of editors, researchers and experts behind the Global Campus Human Rights Preparedness platform.
- [Contribute](https://www.gchumanrights.org/human-rights-preparedness/contribute/) - Submit your contribution to the Global Campus Human Rights blog. Share insights on human rights, crises, resilience and rights-based responses.
- [Human Rights Preparedness](https://www.gchumanrights.org/human-rights-preparedness/) - Expert insights and debate on human rights in times of crisis, with a focus on resilience, justice and rights-based responses worldwide.
- [Current Students](https://www.gchumanrights.org/current-students/) - Discover resources, research programmes and global opportunities for students of the Global Campus of Human Rights.
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- [Barbara Strasser](https://www.gchumanrights.org/who-we-are/staff/childrens-rights/barbara-strasser/) - Who We Are / Staff / Children's Rights Barbara Strasser Children’s Rights Manager Barbara Strasser oversees the development and implementation of children’s rights projects under the Global Campus - Right Livelihood cooperation, in close coordination with Child Rights Specialists in the 8 regional hubs of the Global Campus. Barbara is a child protection specialist with
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- [Premises and Technical Services](https://www.gchumanrights.org/who-we-are/staff/premises-and-technical/) - Who We Are / Staff Premises and Technical Services Ensuring the smooth operation of the Global Campus HQ through reception, maintenance, and compliance with safety and privacy standards, as well as catering services. Luca Fantinel Premises and Technical Services Manager Luca Fantinel manages the headquarters facility at the Monastery of San Nicolò on the island
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- [Elisa Aquino](https://www.gchumanrights.org/who-we-are/staff/communications/elisa-aquino/) - Who We Are / Staff / Communications Elisa Aquino Communications Manager Elisa Aquino coordinates and implements communication and PR efforts to enhance the organization’s visibility, and fosters connections with partners, influencers, and supporters. Elisa has been working for the Global Campus since 2016, where her first initiative was establishing the press and fundraising office. Previously,
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- [Who we are](https://www.gchumanrights.org/who-we-are/) - Who we are With eight regional programmes delivered by over 100 prestigious universities, the Global Campus is the world's largest network for postgraduate education in human rights and democratisation. The vision of the Global Campus of Human Rights is to foster new generations of human rights experts able to contribute to a world in which
- [Dr. Chiara Altafin](https://www.gchumanrights.org/who-we-are/staff/research/dr-chiara-altafin/) - Who We Are / Staff / Research Dr. Chiara Altafin Research Manager Dr. Chiara Altafin leads various research activities and projects, with a primary focus on strengthening research, education, training, network-building, and advocacy for children's rights. Chiara co-leads the ‘AI4HR’ research project (2024-29) aimed to create a ‘AI for Human Rights Toolkit’ designed with, and
- [Research](https://www.gchumanrights.org/who-we-are/staff/research/) - Who We Are / Staff Research Responsible for developing research-based knowledge and supporting projects at the Global Campus HQ and regional hubs in collaboration with participating universities. Dr. Chiara Altafin Research Manager Dr. Chiara Altafin leads various research activities and projects, with a primary focus on strengthening research, education, training, network-building, and advocacy for children’s
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- [CEDU - Application Form](https://www.gchumanrights.org/training-and-courses/cedu/cedu-application-form/) - CEDU Corso sulla Convenzione Europea dei Diritti dell’Uomo IscrizioneRaccomandiamo di procedere quanto prima all’iscrizione in quanto i posti disponibili sono limitati.Le domande dei candidati idonei verranno accettate in base all’ordine di arrivo; i dettagli per il pagamento della quota di iscrizione verranno comunicati in questa seconda fase. Il Global Campus of Human Rights si riserva
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- [Gaia Balbo](https://www.gchumanrights.org/who-we-are/staff/communications/gaia-balbo/) - Who We Are / Staff / Communications Gaia Balbo Web Marketing Executive Officer Gaia Balbo is responsible for designing, implementing, and monitoring digital marketing campaigns, as well as managing content publishing and social media strategies. In addition to her core responsibilities, Gaia manages the GC Instagram account and oversees content publication for the GC Human
- [IEO](https://www.gchumanrights.org/training-and-courses/ieo/) - Training and Courses Online Training for International Electoral Observers 13 – 17 October 2025 19th edition Date & Place 13 – 17 October 2025online Fees and Scholarships € 475 (VAT included) Scholarship opportunities Application Deadlines 10 September 2025 for scholarship applicants 30 September 2025 for self-funded applicants Entry Requirements Fluency in English Experience of/interest in
- [Jack Rossi](https://www.gchumanrights.org/who-we-are/staff/premises-and-technical/jack-rossi/) - Who We Are / Staff / Premises and Technical Services Jack Rossi Premises and General Services Support officer Jack Rossi provides professional support in the management of facilities and general services. Jack Rossi provides professional support in the management of facilities and general services, while also assisting with reception and front-desk operations. Drawing on prior
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- [Capacity Development](https://www.gchumanrights.org/thematic-areas/capacity-development/) - Thematic Areas Capacity Development The Capacity Development Programme is an emerging pillar of the Global Campus work and targets least developed or developing countries, countries in transition, emerging democracies, and democracies under pressure. The programme supports the development or enhancement of human rights education and research at universities currently outside our network, particularly in underrepresented
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- [IEO - Scholarship Application Form](https://www.gchumanrights.org/training-and-courses/ieo/ieo-scholarship-application-form/) - Online Training for International Electoral Observers Application for scholarship applicants The full application, including certificates and CV, has to be submitted in English. Please include a non-certified English translation if necessary.You will be evaluated only after the deadline.For any problem concerning your submission, please contact the Training secretariat: training.ieo@gchumanrights.org Please enable JavaScript in your browser
- [Human Rights Defenders](https://www.gchumanrights.org/thematic-areas/human-rights-defenders/) - Thematic areas Human Rights Defenders In an ever-changing world with shrinking civic space, the Global Campus strives to protect and strengthen the work of human rights defenders. We do this through educational, scholarship/fellowship and networking opportunities. Supporting Human Rights Defenders as a joint responsibility Supporting human rights defenders is community building. From our collaboration with
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- [Jobs](https://www.gchumanrights.org/who-we-are/jobs/) - Who We Are Jobs The Global Campus of Human Rights is a globally recognised leader in human rights education and training. With a reach spanning 8 regions, it serves over 6,000 students and participants worldwide, offering diverse programmes that promote human rights and democratisation across the globe. While its headquarters are based in Venice (Italy),
- [Authoring Justice](https://www.gchumanrights.org/training-and-courses/authoring-justice/) - Training and Courses Authoring Justice 12 May - 20 July 2025 2nd edition Date & Place 12 May-20 July 2025online Fee € 800 € 600 (early rate) € 500 (GC students & alumni rate) Scholarships available Application Deadline 2 May 2025 13 April 2025 (early rate) 2 May 2025 (GC students & alumni rate) Entry
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- [Manfred Nowak](https://www.gchumanrights.org/who-we-are/staff/gc-secretariat/manfred-nowak/) - Who We Are / Staff / Secretariat Manfred Nowak Secretary General Manfred Nowak is an Austrian human rights expert and academic who served as the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Torture (2004–2010) and as a judge at the Human Rights Chamber for Bosnia and Herzegovina (1996–2003). Manfred Nowak is Professor of Human Rights and Director
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- [Manu Krishan](https://www.gchumanrights.org/who-we-are/staff/childrens-rights/manu-krishan/) - Who We Are / Staff / Children's Rights Manu Krishan Global Study Programme Manager Manu Krishan is responsible for coordinating all activities related to the dissemination and follow-up of the UN Global Study on Children Deprived of Liberty. During the implementation of the UN Global Study, he served as the Coordinator and Assistant to the
- [John Paul P. A. Amah​](https://www.gchumanrights.org/who-we-are/staff/childrens-rights/john-paul-amah/) - Who We Are / Staff / Children's Rights John Paul P. A. Amah Children’s Rights Officer​ John Paul P. A. Amah, an alumnus of the GC Europe / EMA programme, contributes to the Children’s Rights Team, focusing particularly on child participation. John Paul P. A. Amah joined the Global Campus as an intern in 2021,
- [Sara Brogliato](https://www.gchumanrights.org/who-we-are/staff/training-and-project/sara-brogliato/) - Who We Are / Staff / Training and Project Sara Brogliato Executive Project Officer Sara Brogliato supports the various organisational phases of training events and summer schools, ensuring seamless coordination from planning to execution. Sara holds a Master’s degree in Comparative International Relations from Ca’ Foscari University, with a thesis focusing on contemporary U.S. history,
- [Elena Battaglia](https://www.gchumanrights.org/who-we-are/staff/training-and-project/elena-battaglia/) - Who We Are / Staff / Training and Project Elena Battaglia Executive Project Officer Elena Battaglia supports international applicants throughout enrollment in training courses and summer schools, ensuring a smooth experience during their stay in Venice. Elena joined the Global Campus in September 2016 and has since contributed to the successful implementation of all training
- [Alberta Rocca](https://www.gchumanrights.org/who-we-are/staff/training-and-project/alberta-rocca/) - Who We Are / Staff / Training and Project Alberta Rocca Training & Project Manager Alberta Rocca ensures the successful implementation of educational activities carried out at Global Campus HQ in Lido, Venice such as training programmes and summer schools. Alberta oversees the planning and execution of the Training and Project Department’s activities at every
- [Francesco Ganeo](https://www.gchumanrights.org/who-we-are/staff/premises-and-technical/francesco-ganeo/) - Who We Are / Staff / Premises and Technical Services Francesco Ganeo General Services & Premises Officer In his dual role as General Services and Premises Officer, Francesco Ganeo assists his colleagues with logistics, building maintenance, and catering. Francesco joined the Global Campus in February 2022 and serves as a versatile team member. Previously, he built
- [Francesco Rossi](https://www.gchumanrights.org/who-we-are/staff/premises-and-technical/francesco-rossi/) - Who We Are / Staff / Premises and Technical Services Francesco Rossi IT Officer Francesco Rossi is a seasoned Senior Service Support Specialist with a comprehensive 360-degree understanding of IT. With over two decades of experience, including in Italy and Catalonia, Francesco brings a diverse skill set and in-depth knowledge of IT systems to his
- [Luca Fantinel](https://www.gchumanrights.org/who-we-are/staff/premises-and-technical/luca-fantinel/) - Who We Are / Staff / Premises and Technical Services Luca Fantinel Premises and Technical Services Manager Luca Fantinel manages the headquarters facility at the Monastery of San Nicolò on the island of Lido, Venice. Luca has worked for the Global Campus since 2004, including 11 years as Finance Manager. He is currently responsible for
- [Cristina Moras](https://www.gchumanrights.org/who-we-are/staff/premises-and-technical/cristina-moras/) - Who We Are / Staff / Premises and Technical Services Cristina Moras Receptionist | Assistant to the Repository Coordinator In her dual role as assistant to the Librarian and receptionist, Cristina Moras provides clerical and documentation support, while also welcoming staff, students, and guests at the reception. Cristina joined the Global Campus in 2016 and
- [Stefania Saccarola](https://www.gchumanrights.org/who-we-are/staff/research/stefania-saccarola/) - Who We Are / Staff / Research Stefania Saccarola Librarian & Digital Repository Coordinator Stefania Saccarola manages our library resources, assists students and faculty with information retrieval, and ensures efficient access to books, journals, databases, and digital resources. Stefania began working for GC Europe / EMA in 2001, where she built the library from scratch
- [Hazem Mizyed](https://www.gchumanrights.org/who-we-are/staff/academic-partnerships/hazem-mizyed/) - Who We Are / Staff / Academic Partnerships Hazem Mizyed Global Campus Alumni Coordinator Hazem Mizyed, an alumnus of GC Arab World (ArMA), coordinates the Global Campus Alumni community and manages programmes aimed at supporting our graduates. Hazem organises key activities for the Global Campus Alumni (GCA) network, including the GCA Careers Programme, coordinates GCA
- [Manuela Pegoraro](https://www.gchumanrights.org/who-we-are/staff/academic-partnerships/manuela-pegoraro/) - Who We Are / Staff / Academic Partnerships Manuela Pegoraro Academic Partnerships Manager Manuela Pegoraro fosters the consolidation and growth of the Global Campus international network, including its 100+ members and partners. Manuela manages cross-regional activities, including the International Conference and the Global Classroom, hosted annually by one of our regional hubs. She works closely
- [Martina Urbinati](https://www.gchumanrights.org/who-we-are/staff/gc-europe/martina-urbinati/) - Who We Are / Staff / GC Europe Martina Urbinati EMA Executive Officer Martina Urbinati liaises with students regarding certificates, inquiries about the EMA Programme’s structure, and other administrative procedures, ensuring the smooth day-to-day operations of the academic environment. Martina joined the EMA team in 2022. She is also responsible for designing and implementing the
- [Elisabetta Zennaro](https://www.gchumanrights.org/who-we-are/staff/gc-europe/elisabetta-zennaro/) - Who We Are / Staff / GC Europe Elisabetta Zennaro EMA Executive Officer Having worked for the Global Campus in various capacities since 2008, Elisabetta Zennaro liaises with EMA professors and students on matters related to meetings, certificates, and academic records. Elisabetta joined the EMA team in 2016. She is also responsible for managing student
- [Dr. Inge Zwart](https://www.gchumanrights.org/who-we-are/staff/gc-europe/dr-inge-zwart/) - Who We Are / Staff / GC Europe Dr. Inge Zwart EMA Fellow Dr. Inge Zwart assists with the daily organisation of the EMA programme, provides student support, teaches academic and research skills, and is responsible for the rolling seminar on the Philosophy of Human Rights. Inge holds a PhD in Information Studies from Uppsala
- [Francesca Sante](https://www.gchumanrights.org/who-we-are/staff/communications/francesca-sante/) - Who We Are / Staff / Communications Francesca Sante Communication and Graphic Design Officer With a multifaceted background in marketing, content, and design, Francesca Sante is responsible for graphic design and supports the implementation of social media initiatives. With over six years of experience in the media industry, Francesca began her career as a radio
- [Valeria Zanrosso](https://www.gchumanrights.org/who-we-are/staff/finance/valeria-zanrosso/) - Who We Are / Staff / Finance Valeria Zanrosso General Services Officer Valeria Zanrosso is responsible for organising all services related to our events and travel arrangements, at both local and international level. Prior to joining the Global Campus, Valeria worked for several years on international art exhibitions in Venice. She holds a Master’s degree
- [Sara Lai](https://www.gchumanrights.org/who-we-are/staff/finance/sara-lai/) - Who We Are / Staff / Finance Sara Lai Finance Officer Sara Lai supports the finance team with accounting tasks, processing invoices, tracking transactions, and managing and verifying records. Before joining the Global Campus, Sara worked as a sale assistant in Venice. Email: sara.lai@gchumanrights.org
- [Isabella Vianello](https://www.gchumanrights.org/who-we-are/staff/finance/isabella-vianello/) - Who We Are / Staff / Finance Isabella Vianello Finance Officer Isabella Vianello has been working as an accountant for the Global Campus since 2010, managing relations with member universities, students, alumni, and interns. Previously, she gained experience in both Italy and England as a tour operator assistant and later as an accountant. Email: isabella.vianello@gchumanrights.org
- [Paolo Rech](https://www.gchumanrights.org/who-we-are/staff/finance/paolo-rech/) - Who We Are / Staff / Finance Paolo Rech Finance Manager With extensive experience as a Controller and CFO in both large companies and nonprofit institutions, Paolo Rech oversees budgeting, financial planning, grant management, and compliance. Paolo interfaces with our main donors, such as the European Commission, provides accurate reporting, and ensures compliance with contracts
- [Dania Ferrarese](https://www.gchumanrights.org/who-we-are/staff/finance/dania-ferrarese/) - Who We Are / Staff / Finance Dania Ferrarese Finance Officer Dania Ferrarese has been working as an accountant for the Global Campus since 2010, managing relations with customers, suppliers, and tax consultants. Previously, Dania worked in hotels in Venice, handling reservations, hospitality, accounting, and human resources. Email: dania.ferrarese@gchumanrights.org | accounting@gchumanrights.org
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- [Elisabetta Noli](https://www.gchumanrights.org/who-we-are/staff/gc-secretariat/elisabetta-noli/) - Who We Are / Staff / Secretariat Elisabetta Noli Administrative and Human Resources Director With a background as Vice-President of the Italian Section of Amnesty International, Elisabetta Noli has held various managerial roles at the Global Campus (and its previous iterations) since 1998. Elisabetta Noli oversees the implementation of the Global Campus’ activities, approves expenditures,
- [Reconceptualising Exile](https://www.gchumanrights.org/thematic-areas/human-rights-defenders/reconceptualising-exile/) - Human Rights Defenders Reconceptualising Exile In 2022, the Global Campus of Human Rights and Right Livelihood launched the “Reconceptualising Exile” programme. This initiative gathers human rights activists and scholars from around the world, who have been forced into exile by repressive regimes.The aim of this programme is three-fold. First, we provide fellows with holistic support
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