440:. This campaign worked to combat human trafficking and the exploitation and abuse of women and children. The centre also held a West and Central Africa Consultation on the African Charter on Democracy alongside other organizations. Discussions were held regarding unconstitutional changes of government, safeguarding the integrity of electoral processes, ending corruption, and aiding in development. The Centre also held a panel discussion in October regarding maternal health concerning the quadrupling of the maternal mortality rate in the past decade as well as related issues and challenges.
314:. The BHRC maintains goals that include the organization of internships with leading human rights organizations throughout the world. They maintain relations with human rights organizations, universities, and government agencies. In addition, they seek to gain attention for human rights topics in the Buffalo community by organizing speakers, conferences, and symposia with leading human rights speakers. They hope âto garner greater exposure and community support for the recognition, promotion, and protection of international human rights.â
282:, predominantly the role of slavery and segregation, as being integrally important to their practice and study of human rights. In 2009, the university launched the Pauli Murray Project which is a program that makes use of human rights thinking and techniques to branch out in the Durham community, seeking reconciliation regarding past practices of segregation and slavery. In November 2011, the DHRC announced that it would unveil a historic marker in honor of
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University Human Rights Centre (Centro di Ateneo). In carrying out its activities, the Centre cooperates with regional ombudspersons and other human rights institutions, local authorities, schools and NGOs. The Centre is also responsible for managing the regional
Archive âPeace Human Rightsâ, one of the main instruments through which the Region of Veneto promotes the culture of human rights, peace, cooperation to development and solidarity.
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Next to research activities such as conferences and the publication of working papers and books, HRP offers summer and post-graduate fellowships to prepare students for human rights careers. Through the
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Among its several publications, since 2011, the Human Rights Centre of the
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The Centre played a crucial role in drafting the Model Law of HIV in South Africa, which was adopted in
November by the SADC Parliamentary Forum. Other important research by the Centre included access to medicines and the African Commission on Human and Peoplesâ Rights adopted this resolution. The
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in Cuba. Concerning health injustice, the HRC is investigating mental health problems in
Albania as well as access to healthcare for workers in post-Katrina New Orleans. In the Summer of 2010, the HRC announced the beginning of its Sexual Violence and Accountability Project where they will study the
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The Global Campus integrates the educational activities of the
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Since 2013, the Centre has been supporting a new MA Degree
Programme in Human Rights and Multi-level Governance, taught in English, which is supervised by the Department of Political Science, Law and International Studies, part of the School of Economics and Political Science of the University of
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The BHRC organized a speaker series called The
Comparative Human Rights and Practice series in the spring of 2010. This series included talks about justice in Sierra Leone, international politics of civilian protection, sex trafficking in the United States, indigenous rights in the Americas, and
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Weissbrodt, founder of the Human Rights Center, is notorious for his work on the
Guantanamo detainee cases. He organized law students through the HRC to help with work on legal research and briefing. He argued that charges against Bahlul did not constitute war crimes under international law and
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and Greater Minnesota. The HRC hopes that these educational tools will help others to take action towards ending these inequalities. Potential projects stemming from this initiative include students interviewing parents to dissolve barriers preventing parental involvement in schools and working
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These Regional Programmes offer specialised post-graduate education and training in human rights and democracy from a regional perspective and interdisciplinary content, as well as a multiplicity of research, publications, public events and outreach activities. They are supported by the European
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was founded by Professor Emeritus Henry J. Steiner. According to the HRP website, the Program "seeks to inspire and offer guidance to international human rights learning, scholarship, and research at Harvard Law School" and "helps students, advocates, and scholars deepen and disseminate their
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on âHuman Rights, Democracy and Peaceâ and the European Jean Monnet Excellence Centre, it also cooperates in different ways with the Council of Europe, the European Union, the UN OHCHR, the Multinational CiMic Group, the Anna Lindh Foundation and many others. Moreover, it contributed to the
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It was founded in 1982 on an initiative of the Faculty of Political Science, as âStudy and Training Centre on the Rights of the Person and of the Peoplesâ. In 2011, it became the âInterdepartmental Centre on human rights and the rights of Peoplesâ and finally in 2013 it was transformed into
171:. This center's aim is to promote human rights and justice at a global level. The faculty and staff of the HRC collaborate with human rights organizations, that specialize in the promotion of justice and post-war reconstruction in countries that have been torn apart by war.
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back from teaching or practice and conduct a serious inquiry in the field of human rights". Many leaders in the human rights field from around the globe have passed through HRP, be it as permanent staff or as visiting fellows and professors. These figures include
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was established in 2009 as part of an initiative of the Washington state legislature. The center is interdisciplinary but housed under The Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies. The faculty and staff of UWCHR have partnered with the
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On February 4, 2011 the HRC launched the Islamic Law and Human Rights Program. This program will âengage in research, scholarship, and educational and practical activities on issues of Islamic law, human rights, rule of law, and terrorism.â
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development of graduates through internships in inter-governmental organisations; and the strong focus of networking through the Global Campus Alumni Association, as well as support to the alumni associations of the Regional Programmes.
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was one of the first to be established in Europe and its activities focus on the development of interdisciplinary knowledge of human rights and on their promotion, particularly through education and research.
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is an academic department and NGO in South Africa that was established in 1986 as part of domestic efforts against the apartheid system. Their focus has now extended beyond the borders of
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The Global Campus of Human Rights is a global network of over 100 universities working on the advancement of Human Rights and Democratisation through seven Regional Programmes:
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LATMA, The Masterâs Programme in Human Rights and Democratisation in Latin American and the Caribbean, coordinated by the International Centre for Political Studies of the
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ERMA, The European Masterâs Programme in Human Rights and Democracy in South East Europe, coordinated by the Centre for Interdisciplinary Studies of the
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