🌍On #WorldEnvironmentDay, Prof Birgit Peters @TrierUni unpacks what the ECtHR’s Klimaseniorinnen ruling means for climate justice claims by individuals & NGOs. What future for access to court? 🧐Dive into her must-read post ⬇️ humanrightsincontext.be/post/asymmetri…

📢 We are delighted to invite you to our next Human Rights in Context Talking Series on Thursday 12 June! 🧐 Carmen Cecilia Martínez López will give 2 presentations. 🗓️ Thursday 12 June 🕒 15:30 - 17:30 CEST 📍 UGent Faculty of Law, Fairness Room 💬 Spanish More info below.👇

This week, we explore the exceptional situations in which the use of #force in prisons may be permitted under international human rights law. 🧐When exactly can force be used in detention? 👇Read our post below to learn more! #humanrights #detention #prison #NelsonMandelaRules

We want to thank Carmen Cecilia Martínez López for presenting at this month's Talking Series! 🙌 She analysed the Manuela v El Salvador case by the IACtHR on sexual & reproductive rights in prison & the Niñas No Madres cases by the HRC on sexual violence & unwanted pregnancies.

📢 Ep 22 of our IMPACTUM in Context Podcast with Prof James Cavallaro (University Network for Human Rights & ex-President of the IACHR) & Prof Sofía Galván (University Network for Human Rights) is out now! 🎧 Listen here: 👉 humanrightsincontext.be/thepodcast 👉 open.spotify.com/show/65IEENl5U…

Everyone very welcome! 📢 Call for Papers: Conference Echoes of Hate: Digital Communication, Populism & the Regulation of Hate Speech 🗓 15 December 2025 | 📍 Ghent University, Belgium ✍️ Submit 500-word abstracts by 5 Sept: [email protected] Solidarity with OTHERS UGent

We are excited to begin our Summer Course “Human Rights and Persons Deprived of Liberty” tomorrow!✨ Over the next 4 days, Profs Clara Burbano-Herrera & Manfred Nowak will examine human rights of persons deprived of liberty. Stay tuned for updates about our lectures!📚

🌞Day 1 of our Summer School on Human Rights and Persons Deprived of Liberty has come to a close! Today Profs Manfred Nowak, Paulo Pinto de Albuquerque & Sofía Galván looked at the state of detention within 3 human rights systems. We continue this important journey tomorrow!

📚 Day 2 of our Summer School on Human Rights and Persons Deprived of Liberty has concluded! We would like to thank Dr Kresimir Kamber & Prof Par Engstrom for their insightful presentations and all the participants' very interesting questions. We are looking forward to Day 3!😊

🧐 Day 3 of our Summer School ‘Human Rights Deprived of Liberty’ is a wrap! This day offered sessions by Profs Dr Benyam Dawit Mezmur, Dr Tom Daems & Daniel Cerqueira on specific issues. Thanks to our lecturers for their presentations & participants for the active engagement.😄

📢 We are happy to invite you to our next Talking Series on Thursday 3 July! ⚖️ Prof Lorena Vega will present on 'Transitional restorative justice: the case of the JEP in Colombia'. 🗓️ Thursday 3 July 🕒 16:00 - 17:00 PM CEST 📍 UGent Faculty of Law Fairness Room Join us! 😊

🎉 Today marks 38 years since the UN Convention Against Torture (#CAT) entered into force. 🌎 All Latin American states have ratified it; Carribean States Trinidad & Tobago, Barbados, Saint Lucia, and Haiti still haven not. Ratification is just the start. Compliance is key.

We would like to extend our thanks to Prof Lorena Vega for her talk in this month's Human Rights in Context Talking Series! 🙌 She presented on "Transitional restorative justice: the case of the JEP in Colombia", supported by Global Minds. 🧐

📣 New post by Carmen Cecilia Martínez & Milagro Valverde: “Girls have a right to be girls not mothers” ⚖️They reflect on UN HRC rulings holding Ecuador, Nicaragua & Guatemala accountable for forcing girls survivors of sexual violence into motherhood. 🔗 humanrightsincontext.be/post/the-un-hu…

📣 New post by Carmen Cecilia Martínez & Milagro Valverde: “Girls have a right to be girls not mothers” 📷They reflect on UN HRC rulings holding Ecuador, Nicaragua & Guatemala accountable for forcing girls survivors of sexual violence into motherhood.👇👇 humanrightsincontext.be/post/the-un-hu…

📚 We wrapped up the 2025 Summer Course Human Rights and Persons Deprived of Liberty with 53 amazing participants from around the world. Thanks to our lecturers, the Global Campus of Human Rights, Human Rights in Context and our directors Manfred Nowak & Clara Burbano.🙌

Human Rights in Context and IMPACTUM_ERC wish all our friends, peers, visiting researchers, interns, partners, and both new and future colleagues a wonderful summer break! ☀️ May it be a time to rest, recharge, and return inspired. 😉

We are happy to share that our Dr Mayra Nuñez has won the Prix de thèse anglophone 2025 by Fondation René Cassin for her PhD on human rights. She was supervised by Prof Clara Burbano-Herrera and Prof Felipe Gómez Isa. CONGRATULATIONS! UGent IMPACTUM The ERC project

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🚨 New on Human Rights in Context Blog: Daan Bodson unpacks how the new AMMR appeals rule trims legal recourse for asylum seekers in the EU. Is access to justice being sacrificed for efficiency? Read more ⬇ humanrightsincontext.be/post/the-just-…