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Ö1 Interview über das neue UNESCO-Zentrum für Menschenrechte

UNESCO Chair Gerd Oberleitner im Interview mit Ö1 über das neue UNESCO-Zentrum für Menschenrechte

Conference on Human Rights at the Local and Regional Levels and official opening of the UNESCO Center for Human Rights

On the 9th February 2021 the online Conference on Human Rights at the Local and Regional Levels took place.

ILA Study Group on the Role of Cities in International Law: City Reports Now Online!

Supporting Scholars at Risk

The second episode "Why are scholars at risk?" of the Arqus podcast "Knowledge pills" is released

Young Researcher’s Day on Human Rights Research

In the framework of the Academy and Conference on Human Rights at the Local Level the UNESCO Chair organized a Young Researcher’s Day on 1 February…

Eröffnung des UNESCO-Zentrums für Menschenrechte und Interview mit UNESCO Chair Gerd Oberleitner

Interview mit REWI-Professor und UNESCO Chair Gerd Oberleitner über seine Arbeit zu Menschenrechten und menschlicher Sicherheit und das neue…

Interdisciplinary Doctoral Programme

Human Rights, Democracy, Diversity and Gender - apply now with your CV and the ountline of your dissertation project!

Now published: The European Union and Human Rights: Law and Policy

Book chapters on "The EU’s engagement with human rights defenders" and "EU practices on measuring human rights" contributed to the new publication…

New Publication: "Research on Human Rights at the Local and Regional Levels"

Human Rights Go Local – Volume 2: “Research on Human Rights at the Local and Regional Levels: Methods, Practices, Approaches”

by Isabella Meier,…

New Publication: "A Research Agenda for Human Rights"

Gerd Oberleitner and Klaus Starl contributed a chapter in the book "A Research Agenda for Human Rights" on "Understanding human rights at the local…

Seminar: Human Rights Cities explained – why do we need them?

Now on YouTube: 10 December 2020, 9:00-10:15 via Zoom, hosted by Centre on Law & Social Transformation, University of Bergen, with a contribution from…

Apply now: European Master in Human Rights and Democratisation

Call for Applications for 2021/2022 now open until 15 February/19 April 2021

Belarus: Human Rights Abuses Massive, Systematic and Proven Beyond Doubt

"Helsinki on the Hill" Podcast: Prof. Wolfgang Benedek talks about the OSCE Report on Belarus

Book Launch: European Yearbook on Human Rights 2020

Available on YouTube: Keynote by Prof. Linos-Alexandre Sicilianos, former President of the European Court of Human Rights, on the occasion of 70 Years…

Model Universal Periodic Review: Diplomatic Success

24-27 November 2020: Students of the Law Faculty of the University of Graz among best 3 teams, Philipp Kainer best individual speaker

Book launch and closing event of the Advanced Academic Partnership for Legal and Human Rights Education (AAPLHRE)

The event marks the successful completion of the Advanced Academic Partnership for Legal and Human Rights Education (AAPLHRE) between the University…