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housing

International Zero Evictions Marathon (ZEM) 2026, University of Padova, 29 and 30 October 2026

Third International Marathon of Testimonies, Dialogues, Science, and Art Against Forced Evictions, October 29 (Asia, Europe, Africa) and 30 (the Americas), 2026.

Padova Model UPR

Padova Model UPR, 9° edition, 16-20 November 2026

privacy

Biometric surveillance and democratic participation: The Privacy Guarantor’s Opinion and the Legislative Decree on AI-powered policing

IntroductionOn 24 June 2026, the Italian government transmitted to the President of the Senate the Draft of legislative decree No. 418, concerning the use of artificial intelligence technologies for police...

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Human Rights Council

United Nations Human Rights Council: the 63rd regular session was held from September 7 to October 7, 2026

13.10.2026

From left: Gianni Magazzeni, OHCHR; Marco Mascia, Director of the Human Rights Centre of the University of Padua; ; Navanethem Pillay, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights; Antonio Papisca, Director of the Italian Yearbook of Human Rights — © Centro Diritti Umani - Università di Padova

peace

Navi Pillay Nobel Peace Prize 2026

12.10.2026

policy brief "Artificial Intelligence and Human Trafficking: Threats, Responses, and Ethical Considerations". — © Council of Europe

artificial intelligence (AI)

Council of Europe’s Group of Experts on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings (GRETA): the latest report examines the relationship between artificial intelligence and the fight against human trafficking

07.10.2026

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A change in the traditional role of men as well as the role of women in society and in the family is needed to achieve full equality between men and women. Convention on the Elimination of all forms of Discrimination Against Women - Preamble (1979)

Italian Yearbook of Human Rights

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Verità per Giulio Regeni. Paola e Claudio Regeni e Alessandra Ballerini legale della famiglia incontrano studentesse e studenti dell'Università di Padova, Venerdì 3 marzo 2023, ore 17.00 — © disegno di Mauro Biani

justice

Regeni Case: Rome Court of Assise convicts three Egyptian security officials of kidnapping

20.10.2026

Giornata internazionale dei diritti umani 2011 — © Centro diritti umani

prison conditions

Mauro Palma presents his book "Caro Parlamento", collecting the reports of the Italian Guarantor of the rights of persons deprived of liberty, 2016-2023"

18.10.2026

European Court of Human Rights

European Court of Human Rights: Ruling Against Italy on the prohibition of retroactive application of the life imprisonment without parole regime and the right to a reducible sentence (case of Asciutto and Others v. Italy)

15.10.2026

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Inclusion and Eco-Social Justice

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The Rights of Children and Youth in the Climate Crisis: Action and Litigation, di Aoife Daly, Florencia Paz Landeira e Liesl Muller

climate change

“The Rights of Children and Youth in the Climate Crisis: Action and Litigation” — A New Book on Children’s and Young People’s Rights in the Climate Crisis

21.10.2026

university

How to “Play” the Shanghai Ranking: How Can We Harness the Widespread Excellence of the Italian Higher Education System?

19.10.2026

Wide view of the 20th session of the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities in Geneva — © UN Photo/Violaine Martin

people with disability

New UN Guidelines on Intersectional Discrimination against Women with Disabilities

16.10.2026

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asylum

Bureaucratic Violence and State-Manufactured Precarity: Mapping the Architecture of Harm in the Greek Asylum System

04.09.2026

Surviving the paper wallsGreece naturally absorbs a massive portion of arriving refugees due to its position on the EU's southeastern border. In fact, 2023 saw a massive 159% spike in...