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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.
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.
From Human Rights to Rights of Nature? Read More »
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.
The hijab ban and human rights of Muslim women in Europe Read More »
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.
Dissolving schools in Thailand: Where are children’s best interests? Read More »
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. The Press Office of the Global Campus of Human Rights was invited and is participating to the pre-opening days which started
Biennale Arte 2024: Foreigners Everywhere Read More »
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.
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 for pandemics: Lessons from COVID-19 for human rights-based changes Read More »
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?
The Culture Vaccine: boosting creative ‘immunity’ in the aftermath of COVID-19 Read More »
Panel Rights-based approach and the right to science: Manfred Nowak (GC), Guillermo Anlló (UNESCO), Thérèse Murphy (GC & European Group on Ethics in Science and New Technologies), Eran Nagan (EU Delegation), George Ulrich (GC) On 1 and 2 March, the Centro Cultural Borges in Buenos Aires hosted the International Conference on Science and Human Rights,
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. 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
Ninth Issue of the Global Campus of Human Rights Magazine Read More »