Call for Papers
Call for Papers: AHRI Conference, Lima, Peru, 11-13 September 2025
The Association of Human Rights Institutes (AHRI) invites submissions for its annual conference on the theme “Protecting Human Rights from the Global Spread of Organised Crime.” The conference will be held in hybrid format (in person and online) from 11 to 13 September 2025, hosted by the Instituto de Democracia y Derechos Humanos (IDEHPUCP) at the Pontifical Universidad Católica del Perú. This conference will explore the intersection of human rights and organised crime, focusing on strategies to counteract the detrimental impact of transnational criminal networks on vulnerable populations, governance, and justice. Submissions on other human rights topics are also encouraged. Selected papers may be considered for publication. The deadline for submission is 30 March 2025.
SIM Summer School - International Human Rights: an introduction
The Netherlands Institute of Human Rights (SIM) will run its annual Summer School, International Human Rights Law: An Introduction, from 7 July to 11 July 2025 inclusive. The Summer School provides participants with an in-depth introduction into law and practices relating to: civil and political rights, economic and social rights, armed conflict, and regional human rights systems. The course is taught by experts based at SIM, Utrecht University, through lectures, interactive working groups, a moot, and excursion. It is attended annually by professionals and students from across the global, with an interest in gaining expertise in human rights law. The registration deadline is 20 June 2025.
Geneva Human Rights Platform Courses 2025
The Geneva Human Rights Platform has announced its 2025 training schedule, offering a range of specialised courses for professionals, academics, and practitioners. Topics include business and human rights, environmental protection, local implementation of human rights, and the UN system. For details and registration, visit: Geneva Human Rights Platform.
A list of the trainings below:
Business and Human Rights: 19-13 May
Monitoring and Implementation at the National Level: 7-11 July
Human Rights and the Environment (Online): 1-8 September (4 half days)
Protecting Human Rights and the Environment: 15-19 September
Localising International Human Rights: 8-10 October
Universal Periodic Review & UN Human Rights System: 10-14 November
Gordon F. Henderson Postdoctoral Fellowship 2025-2026
The Human Rights Research and Education Centre (HRREC), University of Ottawa, Canada is accepting applications for the Gordon F. Henderson Postdoctoral Fellowship that will run from 1 September 2025 to August 31 2026. The fellowship is open to researchers with innovative human rights projects, ideally taking a multidisciplinary approach. Requirements: PhD obtained not more than five years prior to December 31, 2025, with research distinct from prior work. The Gordon F. Henderson Postdoctoral Fellowship is offered to a researcher who will spend one year at the University of Ottawa’s Human Rights Research and Education Centre (HRREC) to develop a research focus that is consistent with the Centre’s mandate and that promotes an innovative perspective. Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary approaches to the proposed research project will be given preference. The fellowship competition is open to both Canadian citizens and non-citizens. Foreign Candidates must demonstrate that they are able or likely to obtain permission to reside in Canada for the period of one year before August 1st, 2025. The deadline for the application is 31 March 2025.
Call for Abstracts: Thicker Notions of Human Rights Accountabilities
Future Proofing Human Rights is inviting contributions that seek to reconstruct the notion of human rights accountability, divided across five themes: Change, Knowing, Duties, Harm, and Remedy. Future Proofing Human Rights welcome contributions from a variety of disciplinary backgrounds, including but not limited to law, socio-legal perspectives, criminology, and political science. The Thicker Notions of Human Rights Accountabilities Conference revisits the questions of what qualifies as a human rights violation, who holds human rights duties and how to actually deliver human rights accountability in the context of pressing and complex challenges. It will be hosted by the Future Proofing Human Rights research project in Brussels, Belgium from 19-21 November 2025. The deadline for submission is 20 June 2025.
New Publication: Guidelines for Universities Hosting Human Rights Defenders
New Guidelines for Universities Hosting Human Rights Defenders were recently published by UNESCO Chair - Protection of Human Rights Defenders and Expansion of Political Space at the Centre for Applied Human Rights, University of York. Over a year-long process, the UNESCO Chair collaborated with universities, NGOs, donors and human rights defenders to co-produce these Guidelines which represent an invitation for universities to get involved in hosting, a source of inspiration about why this work matters, and a guide and set tools on how to provide support for human rights defenders.
New Publication: Queer Judgments
This edited collection brings together scholars, lawyers, and activists to re-imagine and re-write legal judgments affecting LGBTIQA+ people through queer and critical lenses. Spanning 26 cases across diverse legal areas, from crime and discrimination to family, health, and asylum, this book offers an international, multidiscipliary perspective. Ideal for teaching, research, or advocacy, the e-book is available here: https://counterpress.org.uk/publications/queer-judgments/
2025 Essex Human Rights Summer School
The renowned Essex Human Rights Summer School is back with its intensive, fully online programme from 9 to 20 June 2025. Designed for those looking to advance their careers in human rights, the two-week course offers daily sessions from 1:00pm to 4:30pm (UK time), Monday to Friday. Participants will gain: Insights from a world-class international faculty. Training in research methods, advocacy, and campaigning. Practical skills in organisational management and professional resilience. Real-world case studies led by experienced human rights practitioners.
2025 Summer School on International Humanitarian Law
The Human Rights Research and Education Centre (HRREC) and the Canadian Red Cross are offering the 2025 Summer School on International Humanitarian Law (IHL). The aim of this course is to provide students and professional with the fundamentals of international humanitarian law and the opportunity to apply knowledge through realistic case studies and a full day of simulation exercises. The course is offered in both French and English and will run from March 25 to 30, 2025. Registration begins March 1, 2025.
News
Call for Proposals: AHRI Conference
The Association of Human Rights Institutes (AHRI) is delighted to announce its 2025 Annual Conference, themed “Protecting Human Rights from the Global Spread of Organized Crime.” The conference will take place from September 11-13, 2025, in Lima, Peru, hosted by the Institute of Democracy and Human Rights PUCP (IDEHPUCP). This landmark event marks AHRI’s 25th anniversary and its first-ever conference in Latin America, bringing together global scholars, practitioners, policymakers, and civil society to explore solutions to the growing threats organized crime poses to human rights. Proposals are now being accepted for panel discussions and papers across four key tracks, ranging from global perspectives on organized crime to reflections on 25 years of human rights challenges and emerging future issues. The conference will adopt a hybrid format, welcoming both in-person and remote participants. Submissions should include an abstract of 300-500 words and adhere to the guidelines outlined in the conference's official call. The deadline for submissions is March 15, 2025.
AHRI Announces Collaboration with the Graphix Project.
Proposals are now being accepted for panel discussions and papers across four key tracks, ranging from global perspectives on organized crime to reflections on 25 years of human rights challenges and emerging future issues. The conference will adopt a hybrid format, welcoming both in-person and remote participants. Submissions should include an abstract of 300-500 words and adhere to the guidelines outlined in the conference's official call. The deadline for submissions is March 15, 2025.
AHRI adopts Statement on the War in Gaza
AHRI adopted the Statement on the War in Gaza at the 2024 Executive Committee/Board meeting held on 12 April 2024.
HAKI Journal of Human Rights
HAKI Journal of Human Rights is an annual peer-reviewed academic journal that seeks to provide researchers, scholars and human rights practitioners with a platform for engaging in human rights theory, practice and advocacy. The journal’s general aim is to broaden the study and practice of human rights by fostering a critical re-examination of existing approaches from an Afrocentric perspective through discussions on themes on the universal theory and practice of human rights. The Journal invites analytically rigorous papers, articles, comments on cases, legislation, policies and book reviews pertaining to various themes in Human Rights in Kenya.
AHRI Conference 2025
AHRI Conference 2025 will be hosted by Institute of Democracy and Human Rights in Peru. The Conference will be held from 11 to 13 September 2025. AHRI Conference 2026 will be hosted by the Geneva Academy of International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights. More details to follow.