Utrecht University launches MOOC on Human Rights
On November 14 Utrecht University will launch a new MOOC about ‘Human Rights for Open Societies – An Introduction to the European Convention on Human Rights’. This MOOC (Massive Open Online Course)...
View ArticleMore than 4300 enrolled in MOOC Human Rights for Open Societies
On 14 November the MOOC Human Rights for Open Societies – An Introduction to the European Convention on Human Rights started, created by SIM Director Prof. Antoine Buyse and SIM-Fellows Prof. Janneke...
View ArticleCarla Atzema-Looman Chair in Human Rights Education
First Chair in Human Rights Education in the Netherlands As of 1 January, Utrecht University has established the very first chair in human rights education in the Netherlands. The Carla Atzema-Looman...
View ArticlePhD Defense Marie Elske Gispen
SIM is proud to announce that Marie Elske Gispen will defend her PhD thesis entitled ‘Human Rights and Drug Control: Access to Controlled Essential Medicines in Resource-Constrained Countries‘....
View ArticleSummer school 2017 on international human rights law
After two successful years, SIM is organizing the 3rd edition of its summer school on international human rights law. Interested in learning about human rights? This one-week introduction course...
View ArticleHuman Rights MOOC: start 13 February 2017
On February 13 Utrecht University will start a MOOC about ‘Human Rights for Open Societies – An Introduction to the European Convention on Human Rights’. This MOOC (Massive Open Online Course) will be...
View ArticleArticle 1-lecture, 7 April 2017: prof. mr. Job Cohen
On 7 April 2017, prof mr. Job Cohen will deliver the annual Article 1 lecture at Utrecht University, which is jointly organized by the Department of Constitutional Law and Legal Theory and SIM. The...
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Call for Abstracts – Human Rights and Vulnerability, workshop 5 April 2017
Call for Abstracts Human Rights and Vulnerability: Conceptualization, Contestation and Resilience Utrecht University 5 April 2017 As part of the FRAME project (Fostering Human Rights among European...
View ArticleSIM Newsletter Winter 2017
The SIM Fall 2016 Newsletter is out! It contains an overview of our recent activities, recent publications, and much more. You can read the newsletter here. If you want to subscribe (free of charge) to...
View ArticleBarbara Oomen receives NWO VICI grant
SIM proudly congratulates SIM fellow Professor Barbara Oomen on receiving the prestigious NWO VICI grant. This grant will enable her to undertake a large-scale research project on a very topical issue:...
View ArticleSeminar 8 June: Transitional Justice, Social Justice, and Human Rights
Together with Utrecht University’s Research Focus Area of Cultures, Citizenship, and Human Rights and the Montaigne Centre for Judicial Administration and Conflict Resolution, SIM organizes a seminar...
View ArticleProgram workshop 5 April: Human Rights and Vulnerability
As part of the FRAME project (Fostering Human Rights among European Policies) the Netherlands Institute of Human Rights (SIM) organizes an academic workshop on Human Rights and Vulnerability:...
View ArticleNew edition Netherlands Quarterly of Human Rights now online!
SIM is pleased to announce that the new edition of the Netherlands Quarterly of Human Rights is now online at: http://nqhr.sagepub.com. This is the first edition with the new publisher SAGE. This...
View Article23 June: open discussion “Can Human Rights Help Schools?”
“Can Human Rights Help Schools?” An Open Discussion among Practitioners and Researchers The public is warmly invited to engage in a lively discussion about if and how human rights standards can...
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