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Toilet Talks for World Toilet Day

MARCUS ERRIDGE

A week-long virtual event (12-19 November) to raise awareness around World Toilet Day

November 11, 2019 in Notebook.

Gandhi, patriotism and intercultural dialogue for democracy

CRISTIANO GIANOLLA

A reflection on how Gandhi’s legacy may help to address contemporary challenges

October 3, 2019 in Speakers' corner.

Migrant bodies exist

CRISTIANO GIANOLLA

The place of migrants’ body in the neoliberal market society

May 8, 2019 in Speakers' corner.

Celebrating Women in Science

On challenges and opportunities to achieve full and equal access to and participation in science for women

February 11, 2019 in Notebook.

The Hungarian Government’s legal trick to make homelessness invisible

ELETTRA REPETTO

There is a need to devise human rights-based strategies to fight the criminalization of homelessness

January 28, 2019 in Beginnings.

Human rights in the time of populism

VITO TODESCHINI

An interview with Sam Zarifi, Secretary-General of the International Commission of Jurists

December 17, 2018 in Notebook.

Europe needs the philosophy of migration

CRISTIANO GIANOLLA

How to cope with a philosophical vacuum that challenges western liberal democracies?

December 10, 2018 in Agora.

Liberté, égalité, laïcité: How French secularism leads to the violation of human rights

PASCALE PÉAN

The impact of full-face bans on Muslim women’s rights

December 3, 2018 in Beginnings.

Bathroom Discrimination: A Human Rights Violation

MARCUS ERRIDGE

Gender-based discrimination, public bathroom access, and the human right to sanitation in the USA

November 19, 2018 in Agora.

The Urgenda decision of the Dutch Appeals Court: Using international human rights law to urge the State to do more in combating climate change

OTTO SPIJKERS

A judgment reminding of the threat posed by climate change to human rights

November 5, 2018 in Speakers' corner.

Brazil in Danger: Three Time Bombs

A timely analysis of the second round of Brazilian presidential elections

BOAVENTURA DE SOUSA SANTOS

October 26, 2018 in Speakers' corner.
https://www.timesofmalta.com/mobile/articles/view/20181013/local/stage-set-for-another-migration-clash-between-italy-and-malta.691462

The Italian Job: human rights considerations of the Diciotti incident

FRANCESCA MUSSI

The summer of 2018 will be remembered as one of the hottest in Italy with regard to migration. Here we consider three legal issues related to the last contentious case.

October 18, 2018 in Agora.

The Neglected Status of Press Freedom in the International Human Rights Debate: An Explanation

WIEBKE LAMER

On the centrality of press freedom to democratic theory and human rights

July 30, 2018 in Notebook.

Hunger as a Weapon of War

VITO TODESCHINI

Starvation and denial of humanitarian assistance in contemporary conflicts

June 25, 2018 in Agora.

The safeguard of journalist source protection in times of war

SIMON LEVETT

The journalist and source relationship and the right to receive information

June 6, 2018 in Speakers' corner.

Human rights through the lens: Locating the dignity of the vulnerable subjects of atrocity photographs

TAIF ALKHUDARY

Understanding the relationship between dignity and vulnerability through the eye of the camera

May 21, 2018 in Beginnings.

Religious pluralism and the European Court of Human Rights: An assessment through the looking glass of Article 9 ECHR

NATALIE ALKIVIADOU

A comparative assessment of the Court’s treatment of Islamic and Christian dress and symbols.

March 26, 2018 in Agora.

Unpacking the Gambia’s transition to democracy: Coalition ruled but can they govern?

PA SAKO DARBOE

Democracy won, but it remains to be seen how the new government will work

January 2, 2018 in Beginnings.

Interview with Prof. Manfred Nowak

ANGELA MELCHIORRE

We have to be more self-confident, skilful and proactive to defend human rights in times of ‘evil forces’.

August 28, 2017 in Notebook.

Bridging the Gap: Refugees, Rights and a Place in the World

JANA LOEW

The experience of Refugee Radio Network

July 24, 2017 in Beginnings.

Contextualizing Muslim communities’ integration processes in the European Union: Current challenges and the ways forward

CARLOTTA GIORDANI

On developing new shared roots and identity patterns in European societies

July 10, 2017 in Beginnings.

The Emergence of Sub-National Human Rights Institutions and their Role in the International Human Rights Regime

ANDREW WOLMAN

A discussion of the development of sub-national institutions and their relationship with other actors

June 19, 2017 in Beginnings.

Change through Collaboration: Fostering Healthy Food Systems and Protecting the Right to Food

LAURA SCHUBERT

A reflection on alternative food systems jointly devised by the State and civil society

June 5, 2017 in Beginnings.

Impact of local communities’ resilience strategies on the occurrence of natural disasters: Practical experiences in Mozambique

SOFIA VASCO, ALBERTO ABDUL LATIFO LOIOLA, MIGUEL NATHA

The fight against floods in Cariaco through the voices of people

May 24, 2017 in Symposia.

The Urgenda decision of the Dutch District Court: Using tort law to urge the State to do more in combating climate change

OTTO SPIJKERS

A landmark case on the relationship between human rights and climate change

May 22, 2017 in Symposia.

United Nations Human Rights Council: What about climate change?

DYANTHA BOXUM

Improving the institutional protection of human rights from climate change

May 19, 2017 in Symposia.

The Human Right to a Healthy Environment and International Jurisprudence

FERNANDA BARBOSA LOSS

How international law responds to the interconnection between the environment and human life

May 17, 2017 in Symposia.

Symposium: Human Rights, the Environment and Climate Change

Four contributions that explore the human rights dimension of the environment and climate change

May 14, 2017 in Symposia.

Call for Contributions: 2017 – A Year in Elections

The right to participate in public affairs is a fundamental human right. We are launching “2017 – A Year in Elections”. Are you an election practitioner or academic? Share your assessment and experience with us!

March 20, 2017 in Homepage.

Child Labour and Education: Towards Participative Agency of Working Children in Paraguay

ANGELA BERTOCCO

Exploring the active and participative role of working children as social, political and economic subjects

March 8, 2017 in Beginnings.

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