A great diversity of strategies are deployed in order to create awareness of and expose current human rights violations. Social media and digital technologies are used as a modern and quick method for ‘naming & shaming’. Undoubtedly this is a positive development when it leads to ‘Walls of...

The European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) officially titled the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms was opened for signature in Rome on 4 November 1950 and will turn 70 this autumn. The Conference on 70th anniversary of the ECHR is jointly organized by the...

CALL FOR APPLICATIONS STRANIAK FELLOWSHIP – RESEARCH FELLOW FOR PROJECT ON VULNERABILITY AND CLIMATE-RELATED MOBILITY funded by the Hermann and Marianne Straniak Foundation Place: Ludwig Boltzmann Institute of Human Rights Freyung 6, 1010 Vienna, Austria Start: 3 February 2020 ideally Duration...

Dear Sir or Madam, The Fondation René Cassin – International Institute of Human Rights organizes its 50th Summer School from 1st to 26th of July 2019 in Strasbourg (France). This high-quality training was created by René Cassin, Nobel Peace Prize in 1970, and is dedicated to high level students...

Dear all, We’re delighted to announce that the Call for Papers for the 2019 conference in Potsdam, Germany, is now available on the conference website: https://www.uni-potsdam.de/en/ahri2019.html 15 February 2019 Abstract submission starts 8 March 2019 Deadline for abstract...

Faculty of Law, Charles University Prague, Czech Republic November 29 - 30, 2018   THURSDAY 13:00 – 17:00   (Room No. 38) 13:00 – 14:45 Panel 1: UDHR – theoretical issues   Pavel Šturma: Invitation and Introduction to the topic Nona Kubanychbek: Role and legal effect of the...