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Call for Papers: Human Rights Cities Against Authoritarianism and Populism

Call for Papers for the 11th Human Rights Paper Session as a part of the World Human Rights Cities Forum (WHRCF) held in Gwangju, South Korea from the 13th to the 15th of May 2026

Call for Applications: EMA's Daniela Napoli Fellowships 2026/27

The European Master's in Human Rights and Democratisation (EMA) offers two fellowships at the premises of the Global Campus in Venice, Lido

New publication: HRGL Vol 6 - human rights-based budgeting

We are delighted to introduce our new publication, “Local Governments and Human Rights-Based Approaches to Budgeting – Pathways to Accountability”.

Padova Model UPR 2025

Students from University of Graz win second place in two categories at the Model UPR simulation hosted by University of Padua

Call for Registration: 5th Academy and Conference Human Rights Go Local

We cordially invite you to register for the multi-day online participatory forum “Human Rights Go Local: What Works”. The 2026 edition will scrutinize human rights-based budgeting approaches regarding their effectiveness to promote local governments’ accountability. We will discover how these budgeting approaches can serve to make human rights a reality for all.

FreeAc Lecture Series: Circular Economy for Sustainable Development

On 16 December 2025, within the Erasmus+ project Promoting Academic Freedom in Ukraine, coordinated by the University of Graz, a guest lecture by Ukrainian scholar Dr. Kateryna Nesterova took place as part of the Ukrainian Voices lecture series.

Ukrainian study group explores human rights localisation in Graz

FreeAc Lecture Series: Ukraine and the World as the Ship of Theseus

On 2 December 2025, the online guest lecture “Ukraine and the World as the Ship of Theseus: The Perfect Storm” took place at the University of Graz within the Erasmus+ project “Promoting Academic Freedom in Ukraine” (FreeAc). The event continued the series “Ukrainian Voices: Academic Freedom in a Changing World”.