York Human Rights City Network Indicator Report 2022 now out! READ IT HERE! York Human Rights City Network’s (YHRCN’s) seventh annual indicator report ‘Seeking to Rebuild’ provides a unique overview of human rights in the city of York. From 2022 onwards, the cost-of-living crisis emerged as the dominant local and national concern. Given …
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Workshop : How to enhance human rights? 14th June 2023 16h30 – 17h00 Brussels Urban Summit 2023 The purpose of this session is to raise awareness on the advantages for local authorities to adopt a human rights-based approach in their public policies. Enhancing urban equality, diversity and democratic participation. Our aim is to co-create …
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Mobilising the Potential of Human Rights Cities in Europe Human Rights Go Local: Mobilising the Potential of Human Rights Cities in Europe 6.30-8pm Monday 17th April. Online. FREE Book at: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/mobilising-the-potential-of-human-rights-cities-in-europe-tickets-596857957217 York has been a Human Rights City for just six years but others have been operating for up to 25 years. What have been their …
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Invitation to participate in the Human Rights Cities Network pilot initiative Together, we want to support the development of the human rights cities movement in Europe. Register for the online information session, on 18 April 2023, at 11:00 am. REGISTER HERE The HRCN team will present the development of the Standardized Monitoring …
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What if gender equity and women’s empowerment, inclusion and rights weren’t only emphasised on the 8th of March? Nevertheless, International Women’s Day is an opportunity to highlight women all around the world for their achievements. Today, we put forward the work of Graz’s first women mayor, Mrs Elke Kahr, and her council underlining women’s rights …
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Take part to the HRCN new initiative & Advance human rights cities in Europe APPLY NOW ! Be one pilot city to implement the Standardized Monitoring System Co-create a unique set of indicators and monitoring tools. The system integrates people & their rights at the centre of public policies and practices. Basically, participating cities will make human …
Human Rights live in each of us ! Our rights are fully enjoyed where we live, and cities are the best place to exercise these rights Let’s celebrate the Universal Declaration of Human Rights 75th anniversary This is the only Universal Declaration in the World that gives us tools and the roadmap to unite …
Are you a citizen of a Council of Europe member state? Do you want to participate in Europe’s democratic future? Do you feel like being part of a 10,000-strong jury to choose Europe’s new Capital of Democracy? Would you answer all these questions with yes? Then, read more to discover how you can participate in …
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Applications are open and cities have been signing up to compete for the title of ‘European Capital of Democracy’. Any city or municipality can apply until the end of June 2022. This brand-new initiative is led by the European Capital of Democracy (ECoD), a European-wide and EU funded initiative which aims to strengthen and innovate democracy. …
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Join us on the 30 and 31 May, in Middelburg, The Netherlands, to the ‘Cities of Refuge’ Final Conference ! The conference will be live-streamed via this link and pictures will be taken. Cities of Refuge is a 5-year research project. Therefore, this project explores the relevance of international human rights, as law, praxis and discourse on how local governments in …
