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
Deconstructing Border Walls: Tackling the Dominican Republic’s anti-Haitian racism
(Global Campus of Human Rights, 2023-03-23) Fernandez, Ezequiel
Haitian migration to the Dominican Republic has been marked by a long history of inequalities and human rights violations. Construction of a 160km wall dividing the two countries is the latest physical manifestation of the barriers this immigrant population faces.
Child Participation at the Global Campus. Strengthening Child and Youth Leadership Worldwide
(Global Campus of Human Rights, 2026) [...]; GC Children's Rights Department; Pegoraro, Manuela; Brunetta, Carlotta
At an international child-led conference in January 2022, originally planned as an in-person
event but held online due to the COVID-19 pandemic, children and young people came together
to share their views, experiences and ideas. When the event ended, they did not want the
exchange to stop. They wanted to stay connected, to keep working together and to turn their
ideas into action. From that moment, the Global Campus Child Leadership Team (CLT) began to
take shape.
Since then, something remarkable has grown. Across regions and contexts, national Child
Leadership Teams, under the umbrella of the global CLT, have developed into a community of
children aged 12-17 who are identifying the issues that matter to them, creating their own
projects and advocating for change in their communities and beyond.
This publication is an attempt to capture a part of that journey. It takes the form of a tree. The
branches represent the different themes the CLTs are working on, while the leaves show some of
the many projects that have grown from them. Each leaf reflects an idea brought to life—shaped
and led by children and young people themselves. Like the work it represents, this publication is
not finished. It is a living tree. New leaves will be added as new projects emerge, and we hope to
continue shaping and improving it over time, including through the feedback we receive.
What stands out most is the energy and commitment of the children and young people involved.
They are not just participating—they are taking initiative, setting priorities and creating spaces
for change. Alongside them are the people who support and accompany this work in different
ways, helping to create the conditions for participation and growth.
There is a great deal to learn from what is being built together. At the same time, this work is still
evolving. We are constantly learning about the challenges and constraints that come with
enabling meaningful child participation, and about how we can do better. Being open about
this, and continuing the dialogue with the children and young people involved in the CLTs and
the Youth Advisory Group (YAG), is an essential part of the process.
We hope this publication offers something to everyone who reads it - child or adult. We hope it
sparks ideas, raises questions and shows what is possible when children are supported to take
the lead. And we hope it invites you to learn more about the work that continues to grow from
here.
Beyond capacity or below obligation? Why Rohingya girls are excluded from education in Bangladesh
(Global Campus of Human Rights, 2026-05-07) Abid, Fahim Abrar
Bangladesh hosts the world's largest Rohingya refugee population yet has no refugee law. Viewing the camp education system through an intersectional CRC lens reveals that Rohingya adolescent girls' exclusion from post-primary education is a governance choice that constitutes structural discrimination.
To Be or Not to Be Neuroenhanced? Personal Identity under Siege in the Age of AI-powered Neurotechnology
(Global Campus of Human Rights, 2025) Castro, Clara : Nogueira de Sá Rosas de; Murphy, Thérèse
Recent advances in neurotechnology and artificial intelligence
have expanded the potential to influence brain function
beyond traditional medical applications to the enhancement of
healthy individuals. Growing investment in consumer neurotech
and experimental brain-computer interfaces signals a future
where we may be able to substantially improve our cognitive and
emotional capabilities – a prospect that raises profound ethical
and legal concerns.
Central to these concerns is the question of how neuroenhancement
technologies may impact personal identity. The brain
is often regarded not just as a biological system, but as the foundation
of who we are – shaping our experiences, guiding our decisions
and anchoring our sense of self. As individuals voluntarily
engage with advanced technologies intended to modulate their
cognition and emotions, they may disrupt their psychological continuity.
This indicates far-reaching consequences, not just for the
person undergoing neuroenhancement but for society at large.
International bodies such as UNESCO and the Council of Europe
have begun to discuss and address these risks, yet current
governance frameworks remain ill-equipped for the complex and
specific scenarios posed by non-therapeutic neuroenhancement.
Against this backdrop, this thesis examines whether and to what
extent limits should be placed on individual voluntary engagement
with neuroenhancement technologies in order to safeguard
personal identity.
Using an interdisciplinary approach that incorporates philosophical,
ethical and legal perspectives, this thesis seeks to contribute
to the growing discourse on neurotechnology governance,
advocating for a human-rights based and forward-looking approach.
The Security-Democracy Trade-Off? EU Policies and Civic Space in Morocco
(Global Campus of Human Rights, 2025) Murillas García, Itziar; Koff, Harlan
This study critically examines how the securitisation of EU
external policy in Morocco affects the country’s prospects for
democratisation. It places civil society at the centre of the analysis,
framing it as a key actor in bottom-up democratic transformation.
The research argues that the EU’s securitised agenda undermines
these efforts by reinforcing authoritarian practices and
constraining the development of a genuinely free and independent
civic space. This occurs primarily through the instrumentalisation
of civil society engagement mechanisms to implement EU
migration objectives, and through the marginalisation of critical
or politically sensitive actors whose involvement might jeopardise
stable relations with the Moroccan government.
The study draws on critical literature and document analysis
to explore the intersection between the EU’s strategic interests
and its normative claims in Morocco, alongside an assessment
of the country’s associational landscape. It also presents a case
study based on fieldwork in the Melilla-Nador border region, incorporating
interviews with civil society representatives. These local
perspectives shed light on how EU actions are perceived on
the ground, and how civil society actors interpret the dynamics of
democratisation, securitisation and migration governance.