Global Campus Open Knowledge Repository
Our Open Knowledge Repository is a digital service that collects, preserves, and distributes all digital materials resulting from the rich and varied production of the Global Campus of Human Rights. It is an ever growing collection which aims to give visibility to our research outputs, educational content, and multimedia materials; sustain open access for knowledge transfer; and foster communication within and beyond academia.
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- The Global Campus Human Rights Journal is a peer-reviewed bi-annual publication that serves as a forum for rigorous scholarly analysis, critical commentaries, and reports on recent developments pertaining to human rights and democratisation globally.
- Publications series about various projects developed by Global Campus of Human Rights.
- A selection of the best master theses of each regional programme (annual award) as well as the full collection of all dissertations.
- This collection includes the Global Campus of Human Rights Annual Report and specific activities reporting.
- The Global Campus of Human Rights Magazine is a quarterly promotional publication on the network activities. It is published both in English and Italian.
Recent Submissions
Can conceptualising whistleblowers as ‘human rights defenders’ improve their protection under the ECHR?
(Global Campus of Human Rights, 2024-04-29) Kagiaros, Dimitrios
Whistleblowing, particularly on issues that relate to human rights, is an
important means of keeping governments accountable. Some whistleblowers
could also be viewed as carrying out the function of a human rights defender.
This designation can help improve their protection under the ECHR.
Human Rights Defenders in courtrooms: The case of Poland
(Global Campus of Human Rights, 2024-04-22) Gliszczyńska-Grabias, Aleksandra; Sękowska-Kozłowska, Katarzyna
Summoning activists to courtrooms, combined with the decline of the rule of
law and attacks on the independent judiciary, is a serious weapon against human rights
and democracy. It is worth highlighting selected cases from Poland (2015-2023) and
their implications.
Introducing Curated #5: Supporting and Protecting Human Rights Defenders
(Global Campus of Human Rights, 2024-04-22) Altafin, Chiara
Welcome to our fifth Curated series, which addresses human rights
defenders in relation to selected issues about their recognition, support and
protection, by drawing on the discussions developed in the context of the 2023 AHRI
International Conference.
Journeys of identity: Moroccan LGBTIQ+ experiences in migration across Germany and beyond
(Global Campus of Human Rights, 2024-04-18) Rachid, Adam
: In a context of insecurity and health crisis, along with the criminalisation
of acts between people of the same sex, in Morocco LGBTIQ+ rights to life, freedom
from discrimination, and freedom of expression and association are violated.
Affected people have mainly fled to Germany, despite the hardships in this
‘Eldorado’ state.
A European human rights perspective on the use of ICT in election campaigns
(Global Campus of Human Rights, 2024-04-11) Binder, Christina; Drnovsky, Adam
As the EP elections approach, ICT present both opportunities and
challenges for election campaigns. While a European regulatory framework for
ICT usage is emerging, its adequacy is yet to be tested in the forthcoming
elections. European human rights standards serve as a guide for the integration of
ICT, allowing to leverage ICT's potential for democracy