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Interview with the EU High Representative / Vice-President of the Commission (HR/VP) H.E. Josep Borrell Fontelles

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In preparation for our participation at the next European Development Days Village (EDD21), the Press Office of the Global Campus of Human Rights had the privilege to interview the EU High Representative / Vice-President (HR/VP) H.E. Josep Borrell Fontelles about his views for the future of the European Union, the cooperation with our institution and the importance of human rights education around the world.

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In memory of Dimitra Papadopoulou

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The Global Campus of Human Rights expresses its deep regret and profound sorrow for the loss of Professor Emerita Dimitra Papadopoulou, from the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, who passed away on Wednesday 21 April 2021.

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Global Campus International Conference 2021 – Climate Change and Children: Impact, Rights and Participation

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Climate change has been identified by United Nations’ agencies and experts as one of the biggest threats to children’s health. Globally, children are being detrimentally affected by climate shocks (e.g. droughts, floods, cyclones) and related diseases, polluted air, soil and water, exposure to toxic substances. Despite contributing the least to the causes of climate change, children are the worst affected by it, right now and in the future.

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Support the people of Timor Leste: An announcement from the Global Campus of Human Rights on the recent floods

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As the largest global network of universities involved in human rights education, with a presence in Timor-Leste, the Global Campus of Human Rights wishes to express its solidarity with the people and institutions of Timor-Leste, recently hit by a devastating flood.

This dramatic event has caused extensive damages throughout the country, and claimed the lives of many, including several children, while the count of displaced people is above 10,000.

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Dr Johan Heyns: An Exorcist of Apartheid – in Memory of his Son Christof Heyns

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On Sunday, 28 March, Christof Heyns suddenly and unexpectedly passed away during a hike in his native country South Africa. As founder of the Human Rights Centre at the University of Pretoria and the African Master in Human Rights and Democratisation, he was one of the pioneers and architects of the Global Campus of Human Rights.

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