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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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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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
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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
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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
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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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