01. Global Campus Policy Briefs
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The Global Campus Policy Observatory is a 'virtual hub' which comprehends a team of seven researches from the regional programmes to produce, publish and publicly present seven different policy analyses in form of policy briefs, with the aim of making of each regional programme a solid focal point for policy expert advisory in human rights issues.
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Climate Justice and Human Rights, in a World in Climate Emergency
(Global Campus of Human Rights, 2021)Climate justice is the blueprint for a fair and sustainable future of life on this planet. Climate justice can be understood as a lens for looking at climate change as a social, ethical and legal issue, rather than solely ... -
Environment and Human Rights in Curriculum: Towards a Strong and Uniform Education Policy in South Asia
(Global Campus of Human Rights, 2021)This policy paper aims to summarise the existing education policy with respect to the environment and human rights in the countries in South Asia as well as address gaps and challenges. While there is an emphasis on human ... -
‘Burned by the Sun, Drowned by the Rain’: Enhancing Children’s Legal Protection Against Climate Change
(Global Campus of Human Rights, 2021)The objective of this policy brief is to make a case for addressing the pressing issue of child environmental rights in international law. There are 2.2 billion children on this planet, 90 per cent of whom are living in ... -
Climate Change and the Future Generation under the African Human Rights System: Fostering Pathways and Partnerships
(Global Campus of Human Rights, 2021)The objective of this policy brief is to argue the conceptual and legal bases for the protection of the rights of future generations in the context of adverse effects of climate change and articulate the potential pathways ... -
Planet over Profit? A Reality Check of Europe’s Aspirational Climate Policies
(Global Campus of Human Rights, 2021)The European Green Deal (EGD) aspires to become the transformational agenda putting the European Union’s (EU’s) economies and societies firmly on the path towards sustainability. This paper casts in doubt several presumptions ... -
Ecosystem Restoration as a Successful Way for Fighting Global Climate Changes
(Global Campus of Human Rights, 2021)The world’s ecosystem has been affected throughout the ages by human development which has led to climate change throughout the whole globe. Global warming is causing not only warmer water temperatures but it is also raising ... -
Youth Activism and Climate Change in Latin America: Indigenous and Peasant Youth in Defence of their Human Rights and Territories
(Global Campus of Human Rights, 2021)The objective of this policy brief is to generate public policy recommendations on the role of indigenous and peasant youth in the defence of their human rights, their territories and the actions they are carrying out to ... -
The use of facial recognition technology in EU law enforcement: Fundamental rights implications
(Global Campus of Human Rights, 2020)Facial recognition technology is a type of biometric application used to identify people’s faces based on datasets and then makes assessments about those people based on algorithmic predictions. This technology can be ... -
Facial recognition in Latin America: Towards a human rights-based legal framework to protect public spaces from mass surveillance
(Global Campus of Human Rights, 2020)This policy paper addresses the challenges posed by the use of facial recognition technologies in public spaces in Latin America. It states that these systems are being deployed without strong legal safeguards, without ... -
The impact of ground and aerial security robots on human rights in Africa
(Global Campus of Human Rights, 2020)The objective of this policy brief is to make a case for addressing the impact of the use of ground and aerial security robots on human rights in Africa. The African continent is witnessing a rapid growth of the robotics ... -
State of pandemonium: Digital rights in the Western Balkans and COVID-19
(Global Campus of Human Rights, 2020)The COVID-19 pandemic caused many shockwaves globally, eg disruption to daily interaction (physical and social distancing measures), disruption to education, disruption to work, restrictions on freedom of movement, etc. ... -
Your face rings a bell : How facial recognition poses a threat for human rights
(Global Campus of Human Rights, 2020)‘The greatest danger still lies ahead, with the refinement of artificial intelligence capabilities, such as facial and pattern recognition.’ (Edward Snowden) In 2013, Edward Snowden published historical revelations ... -
The Cyber Occupation of Palestine; Suppressing Digital Activism and Shrinking the Virtual Sphere
(Global Campus of Human Rights, 2020)Since the October 2015 uprising, the Israeli regime has intensified its prosecution of Palestinian digital users. Hundreds of Palestinians were arrested under the pretext of ‘incitement’ over social media platforms, ... -
Traffic surveillance and human rights: How can states overcome the negative impact of surveillance technologies on the individual right to respect for privacy and personal data protection?
(Global Campus of Human Rights, 2020)The crucial role of surveillance technologies for the enforcement of traffic laws and prevention of traffic accidents, as well as for the development of modern traffic management systems and regulation of traffic jams, is ... -
Strategic roadmap for Nepal: Integrating United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights into domestic law
(Global Campus of Human Rights, 2020)Taking the business sector in Nepal as a subject, we can observe that it is continuously growing. Nepal’s constitution has directed the economic objective of the state to achieve sustainable economic development with the ... -
Characterising migrations in Latin America: analysis and media coverage proposals of the Argentine case
(Global Campus of Human Rights, 2019)The objective of this policy brief is to provide guidelines and tools for self-regulation of journalism in Argentina, based on pluralism and differences in reporting and media coverage of migration, as main principles. Latin ... -
Learning from women’s movements to develop intersectional policy-making and inclusive policies: the Belgian women’s strike
(Global Campus of Human Rights, 2019)This policy brief aims to explore ways to operationalise the concept of intersectionality in policy- making in Europe. It takes into consideration the lessons brought by women’s movements in the world, and in particular ... -
Women human rights defenders in a new social and political reality of Armenia: active in the margins, unprotected in the core
(Global Campus of Human Rights, 2019)Women human rights defenders stand up for women’s rights and gender equality, they see and believe in the importance of being vocal for those women and girls around the world that are somehow deprived from the opportunity ... -
Sri Lanka’s urban-centred development trajectory: implications for rights-based development policy
(Global Campus of Human Rights, 2019)Sri Lanka’s urban development policies and strategies outline an urban transformation that would generate economic opportunities and dividends for Sri Lanka’s overall national economy. The paper attempts to uncover the ... -
Food security in Yemen: how to secure food conditions of pregnant and lactating women
(Global Campus of Human Rights, 2019)The armed conflict in Yemen has brought about the largest humanitarian crisis in recent times and has resulted in millions of civilians affected. Millions of people live under levels of food insecurity and amongst the ...
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