On the 10th of December 2023, the City of Leuven became a Human Rights City. By doing so, the city commits to improve human rights at the local level. To mark its engagement, the City of Leuven also joined the Human Rights Cities Network (HRCN) to jointly realise, protect and defend human rights with other …
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We wish you a joyful 2024 season’s greetings & a happy transition in the New Year ! Thank you for your fruitful cooperation in 2023 We are looking forward to our fruitful collaboration in 2024 The HRCN team
The Human Rights Cities Network marks the 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights WEBINAR “Equality and inequalities in urban context” Keynote speaker: The UN Special Rapporteur on Extreme Poverty, Olivier De Schutter, Poverty & inequalities in urban context, the universality of human rights Panelists: The role of a mayor in promoting …
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The Human Rights Cities Network marks the 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights WEBINAR “Equality and inequalities in urban context” A great opportunity to engage in order to share on human rights practices! On 7 December 2023, at 15:00 REGISTER HERE! Keynote speaker: The UN Special Rapporteur on Extreme Poverty, Olivier De Schutter, …
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We are delighted to share with you our participation to the Global Parliament of Mayors Annual Summit 2023 in the City of Skopje , North Macedonia! Our board member, Frédérique Hanotier ,will be speak in the Plenary Session on Caring Cities on the following brief: Empowering, Engaging, and Caring Cities: Delivering Democracy and Human Development to …
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We are delighted to join the European Civic Forum’s network as a new member. The European Civic Forum (ECF) is a pan-European network of more than 100 associations and NGOs across 29 European countries. Founded in 2005 they have spent two decades working to protect civic space, enable civic participation and build civil dialogue for more equality, solidarity and democracy in Europe. …
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Global observance of the World Cities Day 2023, The HRCN puts in the spotlight the city of Sindelfingen and its Mayor Dr Bernd Vöhringer! The Global observance of the World Cities Day, on the 31st of October, gives the Human Rights Cities Network the perfect opportunity to promote human rights practices within cities. To …
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Prioritizing cities agenda and promoting collaboration towards Urban policies URBAN Intergroup meeting held on the 10th of October at the European Parliament in Brussels. Mayor’s Agenda for Cities and the European Union The EP Urban Intergoup event was held in Brussels at the European Parliament this morning. Promoting the Mayor’s Agenda for the Cities …
Brussels Urban Summit – Press Club Interviews Stephan Pittman, Chair of the York Human Rights City Network, at Brussels Urban Summit 2023 Dr Bernd Voehringer, Mayor of Sindelfingen, at Brussels Urban Summit 2023
Human Rights Cities Network presents its new tool to integrate people’s rights at the heart of public policies: the Standardized Monitoring System (SMS) PRESS STATEMENT Brussels, 14 June 2023 (16:00 to 17:30) SQUARE Brussels Convention Centre – Room 213-215 Putting human rights on the agenda of the Brussels Urban Summit (BUS) 2023, the Human …
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