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Appeal from “The Dolomites embracing human rights”: the right to peace is a...

Prepared by the Human Rights Centre and the UNESCO Chair in Human Rights, Democracy and Peace of the University of Padua, and launched on September 13th 2015 during the big event "The Dolomites Embrace...

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European Court of Human Rights: Unlawful detention of Tunisian migrants in...

On 1 September 2015, the European Court of Human Rights delivered a Chamber judgment in the case of Khlaifia and Others v. Italy, which condemned Italy for the violation of Article 5.1 (right to...

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Peace Paths: Annual Conference of the International Peace Bureau for the 70th...

On the 70th anniversary of the entry into force of the Charter of the United Nations, “Peace Paths”, the Annual Conference of the International Peace Bureau (IPB) will be held in Padua on the 23rd and...

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Winter School: "Microfinance in Action"

The project "Microfinance in Action", a Winter School that will take place in Nepal from September 26 to 10 October 2015, has been selected and founded by the Veneto Region (Italy) and the Human Rights...

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United Nations: Italy will be reviewed at the 56th session of the UN...

The 56th session of the UN Committee for economic, social and cultural rights will be held in Geneva from 21st September to 9th October. This body is composed by 18 independent experts, in charge of...

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Council of Europe: ECRI meets civil society organizations and academia, Human...

On the 17th September 2015, during its country visit to Italy, a delegation of the European Commission against Racism and Intolerance of the Council of Europe held a meeting with civil society...

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United Nations: the Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture presents...

The United Nations Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture (SPT) presented its confidential preliminary observations to the Government of Italy, ending a seven-day visit which aimed at assessing the...

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United Nations: the Committee for Economic, Social and Cultural Rights...

On 9 October 2015, at the end of the 56th session held in Geneva from 21st September to 9th October, the UN Committee for Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (CESCR) adopted the concluding...

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The Paduan excellence: the Italian Yearbook of Human Rights by the Human...

The fifth edition of the Italian Yearbook of Human Rights (Marsilio Editori; Peter Lang for the English version) has been awarded with the prize “Scuola Strumento di Pace Italia 2015, un libro per i...

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Italy ratifies the UN Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness

On September 29th 2015, with law n. 125/2015, Italy has ratified and implemented the UN Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness, approved in New York on August 30th 1961.  The UN Convention aims...

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Italian Government approves National Action Plan against Racism, Xenophobia...

With the National Plan of Action against Racism, Xenophobia and Intolerance, the Minister of Labor and Social Policies, with a mandate in integration issues, is planning to enforce a remarkable set of...

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Italian Parliament approved new law giving more relevance to the bond between...

With law n. 173 of October 19th 2015 on the right to preserve the emotional bond between minors and foster families, the Italian Parliament amended the current legislation on the right to family of the...

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Federico Mayor and Roberto Savio: for a global threat, a global response is...

In the aftermath of the terrorist attacks that hit Paris on Friday 13 November 2015, the web portal ‘Other News’ has published a short article by Federico Mayor, former General Director of UNESCO, and...

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EIUC: Master in Democratic Governance in the MENA region (DE.MA)

The European Inter-University Center for Human Rights and Democratisation has opened the application procedure for the Master in Democratic Governance in the MENA region. The Master has come to its...

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Italy ratifies the Third Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of...

On November 4th 2015 the Italian Parliament approved the ratification of the Third Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child. The Protocol, adopted by the United Nations General...

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November 20th: Italy celebrates Universal Children’s Day

With Resolution 836(IX) of December 14th 1954, the United Nations General Assembly declared November 20th the Universal Children’s Day, recalling the adoption of the UN Convention on the Rights of the...

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United Nations: Filippo Grandi of Italy is the new High Commissioner for...

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, following consultations with the Chairs of Member States regional groups, informed the General Assembly of his intention to appoint Filippo Grandi of Italy...

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First Fundamental Rights Documents in Europe

The academic publisher Intersentia (Antwerp) has recently edited “First Fundamental Rights Documents in Europe”, a collective volume containing different analysis of the most important documents,...

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European Master’s Programme in Human Rights and Democratisation 2016/2017:...

Applications are open for the European Master’s Programme in Human Rights and Democratisation (E.MA) 2016/2017, organized by the European Inter-University for Human Rights and Democratisation (EIUC)....

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“Join us, become a Human Rights expert”: the video is out!

The Master’s degree course in Human Rights and Multilevel Governace of the University of Padova provides students with the knowledge and the competences required to protect and promote human rights...

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