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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
Climate crisis in Latin America: the high cost of government inaction
(Global Campus of Human Rights, 2026-02-05) Benítez-Mongelós, Sara
Latin America faces escalating negative impacts from climate change, exacerbated by poverty and corruption, yet governments continue to put economic gain above citizens’ needs. It is worth examining the human rights implications of environmental inaction across the region.
Women striving for gender equality in Pakistan: greater awareness and state support needed
(Global Campus of Human Rights, 2026-01-29) Catolico, Gianna Francesca
Pakistani women and minorities have suffered deeply rooted and structural prejudice and violence for decades and more recently a surge of state actors and vigilante predators intimidating women human rights defenders at the forefront of battling gender injustices.
Global Campus of Human Rights Magazine n 17 (January 2026)
(Global Campus of Human Rights, 2026) Grimheden, Jonas; Anjinho, Teresa; Heerdt, Daniela; Battaglia, Guido; Giorgi, Davide; Bakari Muh'd, Umar; Tassinari, Matilde; Brunetta, Carlotta
Throughout this issue, voices from institutions and oversight bodies resonate with
urgency, reflecting on the vital task of breathing life into human rights standards
paradigms. Jonas Grimheden eloquently reminds us that these rights must be
embedded in operating procedures, made tangible in the rich tapestry of real-world
settings, especially in sensitive realms such as migration and border governance.
Here, education emerges not as an abstract notion, but as a guiding light, equipping
professionals to navigate ethical dilemmas and institutional pressures, all while
keeping the sanctity of fundamental rights at the forefront.
Deliberately, this edition broadens the canvas on which human rights are explored
and advanced. Sport unfolds as a vital arena; as Daniela Heerdt poignantly expresses,
human rights apply to every aspect of life, meaning that they also apply in the world
of sport… athletes are human beings first and athletes second. Viewed through this
lens, sport becomes both a stage of risk and a realm of potential, reflecting societal
inequalities while simultaneously breaking barriers, fostering dignity, equality,
and inclusion. All in line with everyday essentials UN campaigns for human rights
promotion not only human rights day but beyond.
The arts, culture, and visual expression further expand this horizon. Within the
Global Campus experience, creative practices are increasingly embraced as
essential threads in the fabric of human rights education and advocacy. Guido
Battaglia beautifully captures this idea, noting that sport and by extension, cultural
expression holds a unique ability to rise above geopolitical tensions, serving as a
platform for peace, dialogue, and mutual understanding. In a divided world, shared
experiences in sport, film, and art can illuminate paths for connection where politics
often falters. A proof of this is the important milestone of our CHRA Summer School
that celebrates its 20 years anniversary.
Social Responsibility Report 2025
(Global Campus of Human Rights, 2026) Global Campus of Human Rights
The year 2025 marked renewed momentum for the Global Campus of
Human Rights ETS, both as an international academic network and as a
Third Sector Association in Italy. Building on over twenty-five years of
university cooperation, the Global Campus continued to advance its mission
of promoting human rights, democracy, and sustainable development
through education, research and civic engagement.
As an ETS, the Global Campus acts in the public interest by disseminating a
culture of human rights and strengthening democratic participation. From
its headquarters at the Monastery of San Nicolò in Venice, it coordinates the
global network and implements a wide range of educational and
community-oriented initiatives that benefit students, professionals, civil
society and citizens in Italy and abroad.
In 2025, GC-HQ delivered key programmes including the European
Master’s in Human Rights and Democratisation (EMA), alongside short
courses, summer schools, e-learning offers and professional trainings. The
expansion of open-access online learning reaffirmed our commitment to
accessible human rights education. Capacity Development initiatives
further strengthened cooperation with partner universities in developing
countries, emerging democracies and contexts under pressure, helping to
create new learning opportunities and locally relevant curricula. The Global
Campus also consolidated its role as a centre for research and policy
dialogue through publications, conferences and projects on digital rights,
climate justice, migration and the protection of human rights defenders. The
annual Venice School for Human Rights Defenders once again connected
academia with frontline activism.
Collaboration with Italian and European institutions—including the
European Union, Right Livelihood, the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and
International Cooperation (MAECI) and regional partners—continued to
expand, enabling new training activities, cultural events and outreach
initiatives in Venice and beyond. Internally, the organisation strengthened its
policies and practices on inclusion, equality and staff well-being, building on
the first institutional Gender Equality Plan.
This Social Responsibility Report 2025, prepared “with reference to the GRI
Standards (2021)”, reaffirms our commitment to transparency,
accountability and continuous improvement. We remain grateful to our staff,
students, alumni, university members, donors and partners whose
dedication sustains our shared mission: advancing human rights through
knowledge, collaboration and action.
Children’s rights in Kazakhstan: discrepancies of child protection from violence in paper and in practice
(Global Campus of Human Rights, 2026-01-22) Mussabalinova, Aigerim
Children, as rights holders, require effective protection from violence, abuse, and neglect. Kazakhstan illustrates a situation where this right is well established in law but lacks effective practical mechanisms for implementation.