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EVENT : Mobilising the Potential of Human Rights Cities in Europe

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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INFO-SESSION: How can cities monitor Human Rights?

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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Become one of ECoD’s 10,000-strong Citizen’s Jury!

  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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How to become the new European Capital of Democracy

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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Beyond ‘Cities of Refuge’: Final Conference

  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 …

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OHCHR calls out for contributions

In the context of the upcoming OHCHR report on Local Governments and Human Rights, as mandated by the UN Human Rights Council, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights calls out to human rights institutions and civil-society representatives, which includes non-governmental organizations and  local governments. Thus, we invite members of the HRCN to send …

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Fundamental Rights Forum 2021: a Framework for Locally-based Human Rights Action

The Forum On the 11th and 12th of October, the Fundamental Rights Forum 2021 was held both in Vienna and online. The Forum aimed to bring together key actors to present and exchange knowledge on the most pressing human rights issues, as well as to build a vision of hope for the future in the …

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