Human Rights

The European Union is founded on a strong engagement to promote and protect human rights, democracy and the rule of law worldwide. Human rights and democracy are inextricably connected. Only in a democracy can individuals fully claim and realise their civil, political, social, economic and cultural rights. Only when human rights are respected can democracy flourish.

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Human rights based approaches - Human rights defenders - Human rights dialogue

Democracy and Digitalisation: How to Avoid Typical Pitfalls in Interventions

Dimitrios Chaidas updated the Information | 5 months ago

The process of digitalisation and the use of digital technologies provide an opportunity for democratic governance yet pose a potential threat to democracy. Digitalisation can bring institutions closer to the public and allow services to reach underserved populations. It can also enable...

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Group: A community of practice in Democracy Support
Argentina y otros países de la región trabajan para que se considere un delito la sextorsión, un hecho recurrente e invisibilizado

Eva de la Haza created a new Photo album | 5 months ago

Por Ariana Budasoff La Asociación Internacional de Mujeres Juezas junto con los capítulos de T ransparencia Internacional de diferentes países de Latinoamérica pusieron el foco en definir y, a partir de ahí, investigar y crear herramientas para combatir un delito que si bien es frecuente no está...

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Group: Mujer y Corrupción: Los impactos diferenciados de la corrupción en América Latina y el Caribe
Free MOOC on Socio-Economic Justice through Human Rights

Gaia Balbo posted Information | 5 months ago

The Global Campus of Human Rights MOOC on Socio-Economic Justice through Human Rights explores current developments in implementing economic and social rights and their role in redressing unjust distribution of resources and powers. It looks at legal frameworks and current political, social and...

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Group: Public Group on Security, Justice & Human Rights
Free MOOC on Socio-Economic Justice through Human Rights

Gaia Balbo posted Information | 5 months ago

The Global Campus of Human Rights MOOC on Socio-Economic Justice through Human Rights explores current developments in implementing economic and social rights and their role in redressing unjust distribution of resources and powers. It looks at legal frameworks and current political, social and...

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Group: The Learning Space
Free MOOC on Socio-Economic Justice through Human Rights

Gaia Balbo posted Information | 5 months ago

The Global Campus of Human Rights MOOC on Socio-Economic Justice through Human Rights explores current developments in implementing economic and social rights and their role in redressing unjust distribution of resources and powers. It looks at legal frameworks and current political, social and...

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Group: Education and Development
Culture in the UN Sustainable Development Goals

Gijs DE VRIES updated the Information | 25 January 2022

New Publication English edition Gijs de Vries (2020), Culture in the Sustainable Development Goals: the Role of the European Union (Stuttgart: Institut für Auslandsbeziehungen); https://www.ssoar.info/ssoar/handle/document/69719 French edition Gijs de Vries (2020), : La culture dans les Objectifs...

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Group: Culture in Development Cooperation
In Celebration of the first Intl Day of People of #AfricanDescent

Marc LINTS posted Information | 4 September 2021

Dreams & Defiance: In Celebration of the first Intl Day of People of #AfricanDescent, watch this video about arts & cultural expressions highlighting the interconnectedness of the past & present. https://www.un.org/en/observances/african-descent-day

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Group: Creoles cultures / Kiltir Kreol / Cultures créoles
THE CHILDREN’S CLIMATE RISK INDEX

Jennifer Keegan-Buckley posted Information | 31 August 2021

Interesting read and important to include in the focus on children (and education, health, etc.). Have a look at the report and excerpt below: The climate crisis is a child rights crisis. Recent record heat waves, wildfires and flooding in many countries portend a challenging ‘new normal’. The...

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Group: Environment, Climate Change and Green Economy
Taking forward the commitment to reducing inequalities: Human Rights Based Approach Toolbox adopted

Jade IMAZ URIETA posted Information | 12 August 2021

The EU has updated its 2014 Toolbox on the rights based approach (RBA) in line with its commitments to the Sustainable Development Goals and to reducing all forms of inequalities, including gender inequality. The renewed human rights based approach (HRBA) will help make interventions more inclusive...

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Group: Public Group on Gender
Paul WELLER commented on a wiki page | 20 June 2021

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Great to see this exciting project up and running and looking forward to participating in it with colleagues from around the world! paul.weller | Capacity4dev (europa.eu)

Project: Global Exchange on Religion in Society (GERIS)

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