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Can conceptualising whistleblowers as ‘human rights defenders’ improve their protection under the ECHR?

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Whistleblowing, particularly on issues that relate to human rights, is an important means of keeping governments accountable. Some whistleblowers could also be viewed as carrying out the function of a human rights defender. This designation can help improve their protection under the ECHR.

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Can conceptualising whistleblowers as ‘human rights defenders’ improve their protection under the ECHR?

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Whistleblowing, particularly on issues that relate to human rights, is an important means of keeping governments accountable. Some whistleblowers could also be viewed as carrying out the function of a human rights defender. This designation can help improve their protection under the ECHR.

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Can conceptualising whistleblowers as ‘human rights defenders’ improve their protection under the ECHR?

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Whistleblowing, particularly on issues that relate to human rights, is an important means of keeping governments accountable. Some whistleblowers could also be viewed as carrying out the function of a human rights defender. This designation can help improve their protection under the ECHR.

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Twelfth Issue of the Global Campus of Human Rights Magazine

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Following the success of many important activities of our network, the Global Campus of Human Rights published the twelfth edition of its seasonal Magazine in English and Italian.

 

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Global Campus Alumni Together for Climate Justice and the Right of Future Generations - a remarkable gathering in Athens

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As part of the growing emphasis of the Global Campus of Human Rights on the value of its alumni network, the Global Campus Alumni (GCA) recently organised their largest three-day event in years in Athens, Greece. This gathering followed the participation of a "taskforce" consisting of seven alumni from each GC region in the 2023 High-Level Conference in Venice.

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Human Rights Defenders in courtrooms: The case of Poland

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Summoning activists to courtrooms, combined with the decline of the rule of law and attacks on the independent judiciary, is a serious weapon against human rights and democracy. It is worth highlighting selected cases from Poland (2015-2023) and their implications.

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