Programme for Studies
on Human Rights in Context
Latest news
IMPACTUM in CONTEXT Podcast – Episode 28 is now online!
In this month’s episode, our host Prof Dr Clara Burbano-Herrera interviews Captain Nelson Cano Sánchez (INPEC) about the role of the National Penitentiary School in training prison staff, promoting human rights-based education and research, supporting reintegration initiatives, expanding collaborations with universities, and enhancing international cooperation in line with the Mandela Rules. Listen now on our website (here) and on Spotify (here).
New book release: Human Rights in Latin American Prisons
We are delighted to announce our new book, "Human Rights in Latin American Prisons: Towards a More Comprehensive Understanding", is out!
Edited by Prof Dr Clara Burbano Herrera & Prof Dr Yves Haeck, it explores violence, overcrowding & human rights in Latin American prisons.
All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood.
United Nations, Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Article 1
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.
