The 10th World Human Rights Cities Forum 7 – 10 October 2020 Gwangju, Republic of Korea Declaration The Future of Human Rights Cities: Local Memories and Global Sharing We, the participants of the 10th World Human Rights Cities Forum 2020, which commemorates the 40th anniversary of the May 18 Democratization Movement of Gwangju citizens who […]
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The Global Campus on Human Rights is developing an initiative on Human Rights Cities in cooperation with the Human Rights Cities Network (HRCN) and the EU Fundamental Rights Agency (FRA). The expertise in human rights within the Global Campus network can be a valuable source to strengthen the international movement towards a greater number of human rights
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The Global Campus on Human Rights is developing an initiative on Human Rights Cities in cooperation with the Human Rights Cities Network (HRCN) and the EU Fundamental Rights Agency (FRA). The expertise in human rights within the Global Campus network can be a valuable source to strengthen the international movement towards a greater number of human rights
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Letter from the Director Dear All, The Covid 19 pandemic has had a huge impact on our lives. Its consequences on the global economy are serious and long-term. As the Secretary General of the UN succinctly points out, the “Covid 19 pandemic is a human crisis that is fast becoming a Human Rights crisis”. This
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The European Union has recently (2.4.2020) launched a Consultation of local and regional authorities on the New European Commission Strategy on the effective application of the Charter of Fundamental Rights in the EU. Since its adoption in 2000, the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights remains unknown to the majority of the EU citizens. According to a Special Eurobarometer
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We take part of this event. Let’s meet us. The Human Rights Cities Network is invited by the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) and the UCLG Committee on Social Inclusion, Participatory Democracy and Human Rights to a meeting organized on June 17, in Geneva, at the Palais Wilson. This event will
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A debate on Fundamental Rights and EU Values will be held during the European Committee of the Regions Plenary Session (CoR), on 11 April 2019 (10:30- 12:00). Plenary sessions gather CoR members coming from regions and cities from all 28 EU countries. Frans Timmermans, First Vice-President of the European Commission, will set out some of
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“Stakeholders Dialogue on Human Rights and Global Agendas at the Local Level” 40th session of the UN Human Rights Council 13:30-15:00, Friday 8 March 2019 Room XXIV, Palais Nations, Geneva, March 8, 2019 The OHCHR is preparing a new report on how to foster cooperation between local governments and stakeholders, on human rights at the
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The Forum “Cities and Regions for Development Cooperation”, in Brussels on 4-5 February 2019, aims to strengthen the policy dialogue between the EU institutions and Local and Regional Authorities from both Europe and partner countries and among them. In particularly, the 2019 forum aims at: Discuss policies and practices : on sustainable urban development among
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