Academic freedom is essential for research, education, and a democratic society. A recent seminar in Bangkok gave scholars from the region an opportunity to discuss what factors influence the exercise of academic freedom for academics and students in the region, and how these factors manifest in different countries.
Supported by the Norwegian Centre for Human Rights, the ASEAN University Network–Human Rights Education (AUN–HRE) successfully hosted the 9th Annual Regional Workshop on Transformative Human Rights Education and an Intersectional Approach to Teaching the Right to Development, Migration, and Gender in Bangkok, Thailand. It aimed to deepen the understanding of transformative human rights education.
The Norwegian Centre for Human Rights (NCHR), in collaboration with the Geneva Academy (GA), hosted a training workshop focused on United Nations Human Rights Mechanisms aimed at empowering academics from the MENA region. The intensive program took place in Geneva in June, bringing together eleven dedicated participants from Lebanon, Jordan, Egypt, Morocco, Palestine, and Syria.
Together with partner institution China University of Political Science and Law (CUPL), the Norwegian Centre for Human Rights (NCHR) organized a Human Rights Education forum in Beijing 27-28 May. During the visit to China, the delegation will also visit several Universities and partner institutions to discuss collaboration on human rights education.
The Norwegian Centre for Human Rights, in collaboration with Saint Joseph University in Lebanon and The United Nations Human Rights Training and Documentation Centre for South-West Asia and the Arab Region, is excited to announce the upcoming Regional Summer Course titled "Introduction to the International Human Rights System."
The Norwegian Centre for Human Rights at the University of Oslo (NCHR), together with the Human Rights Institute at China University of Political Science and Law (CUPL), will in May host a human rights education conference centered around comparative discussions on curriculum design and teaching methods in both Europe and China.
NCHR and our partner, the Geneva Academy (GA), will hold the 12th Training Workshop on UN Human Rights Mechanisms on 17-20 June in Geneva, Switzerland. This workshop is for participants from selected countries in the Middle East and North Africa only and will include regional perspectives.
