In 2024, the Human Rights Cities Network (HRCN) made significant strides in expanding its reach, strengthening partnerships to advance human rights initiatives in cities across Europe. Activities focused on fostering collaboration, promoting knowledge exchange, and implementing impactful projects that enhanced democratic participation and human rights monitoring at the local level. Through strategic partnerships, new projects, […]
Annual Report – Year 2024 Read More »
📢 Save the Date! DeCiDE to Celebrate Diversity – Cities Taking Action Against Discrimination On 23 September, 16:00–17:30 CET, we’ll be hosting a webinar exploring how cities can take action against discrimination and foster more inclusive communities. The webinar is part of the DeCiDE project broader effort to co-produce a standardized local human rights monitoring
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The Human Rights Cities Network (HRCN) organised a training in the Town Hall of Brussels, on 6 June 2025, for participants from the Brussels Capital Region and the City of Brussels as part of the EU-funded FOCUS project. The aim was to strengthen the city’s ability to protect and promote fundamental rights through the
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🌍 25 June 2025 | 16:00 CEST | Online via Zoom Register here The Global Parliament of Mayors (GPM), in partnership with the Human Rights Cities Network (HRCN), is pleased to invite you to a webinar exploring how cities across Europe are taking action to monitor and advance human rights at the local level, as part of
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Terms of Reference (ToR) – Programme Coordinator Project Name: Boost Democratic Participation in Cities to Recharge Democracy in Europe (DeCiDE) Organisation: Human Rights Cities Network (HRCN) Position Title: Programme Coordinator (Part-Time) Location: Remotely but being based in Brussels, Belgium, is considered as an asset for representation reasons. Duration: From early February 2025 until the end
Closed opportunity – JOB OPPORTUNITY : Programme Coordinator Read More »
“Where, after all, do universal human rights begin? In small places, close to home – so close and so small that they cannot be seen on any maps of the world.” Eleanor Roosevelt Monitoring human rights at the local level is a fundamental step to becoming a human rights city and ensuring the rights
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On the 11th December the Solidarity with Others organization is holding it’s first Human Rights Forum! Empowering Voices Against Violence, Displacement WHEN ? 11 December 10:00 – 14:30 WHERE? VUB Promotiezaal D.2.01 Brussels DISCOVER THE PROGRAM HERE: Program Flow
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The Human Rights Cities Network (HRCN) and the Global Parliament of Mayors (GPM) invite you to a special webinar on 17 December in celebration of Human Rights Month. This kick-off event will lay the foundation for an ambitious journey under the DeCiDE Project, focused on co-creating an effective and inclusive human rights monitoring system for cities. The session will
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Together for rights! ..but how?! The Human Rights Cities Network released the publication “Together for rights! ..but how?! Recommendations for the participatory monitoring of human rights in cities”. The publication is the output of the activities realised in the framework of the Civic Action for Rights and Equality in Cities – CAREinCities project, supported by
Recommendations for the participatory monitoring of Human Rights in Cities ! Read More »
Padua and Ghent together to overcome challenges and pave the way for monitoring rights and equality in local policies and services The Civic Action for Rights and Equality in Cities (CAREinCities) project brings together a diverse community of civil society members and local authorities from the cities of Ghent (Belgium) and Padua (Italy). The
In person workshop with Padua and Ghent ! Read More »
