Programme for Studies
on Human Rights in Context

Research

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Team

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Teaching

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Latest news

We are delighted to announce our forthcoming book 'Human Rights Behind Bars: Tracing vulnerability in prison populations from a multidisciplinary perspective', Clara Burbano Herrera and Yves Haeck (eds), Springer, 2021.

Call for Papers "Captured by the Past: Monuments - Conflict - Law”. Monuments are not about the past; they are about the present as they reflect our understanding of history and our values. What should be done about the monuments whose messages are incompatible with the fundamental principles? More info

Our Directors Profs Clara Burbano Herrera and Yves Haeck were part of a group of experts in drafting the “Nijmegen Principles and Guidelines on Interim Measures for the Protection of Human Rights”. We are proud to share these Principles and Guidelines with you and we hope they will contribute to the effective protection of persons currently in extreme and imminent danger around the world.

We are glad to communicate that Prof Dr Clara Burbano Herrera has been appointed Registrar of the Turkey Tribunal. The Turkey Tribunal was created in 2020 to investigate the increasing number of allegations of human rights abuses committed by the Turkish government in recent years. Video

Blog

Abortion is no longer a crime in Mexico

Hyper-Presidentialism Undermining the judicial system in El Salvador

Fairness to Victims in Proceedings Before The ICC: Lessons from the Inter-American Court of HR

Upcoming Events

Public Hearings: 'Turkey Tribunal’
United Nations Office at Geneva
20 Sep, 09:00 GMT-7 – 25 Sep, 18:00 GMT-7
United Nations Office at Geneva, Palais des Nations, 1211 Genève, Switzerland
Expert Workshop 'Human Rights Behind Bars'
Ghent University
01 Nov, 08:00 – 06 Nov, 18:00
Ghent University, Universiteitstraat, 9000 Gent, België
Expert Workshop "Captured by the Past: Monuments-Conflict-Law"
Zoom
21 Jan 2022, 08:00 – 12:00
Zoom

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Human Rights
Courses and Traineeships

An extensive list of the top LLM, MA, and MSc Human Rights programmes, Short Human Rights courses, and Summer Schools in Europe.

Courses & Traineeships

About Us

Our research vision is to conduct studies on the promotion, advancement, and respect of human rights, democracy, and the rule of law. We reflect on how international human rights bodies function, and how to inspire better interaction between domestic and international law within its wider social and political context.

The programme is embedded within the Faculty of Law and Criminology and the Human Rights Centre of Ghent University.

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Programme for Studies on Human Rights in Context