🆕 New publication 📣 2026 NNHRR Toogdag took place on June 11 2026 at Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam and brought together academics to discuss how to safeguard human rights in the technological age. In their blog, the authors comment on the event. 🔗 Read here: lnkd.in/edSNWM2y 📷: Unsplash

🆕 New publication 📣 In March 2026, it was reported that the German government had used a special fund, constitutionally earmarked for investments into infrastructure and climate neutrality, almost entirely for other purposes. 🔗 Read here: lnkd.in/dCYXRkJE 📷: Rasmus Gundorff Sæderup via Unsplash.

🆕 New publication on HRH blog📣 Reflecting on the 14th Annual Conference of the Cambridge International Law Journal,Selman Aksunger reflects on whether the post-1945 legal order can keep its promises to the most vulnerable in a multipolar world. 🔗 Read here: lnkd.in/dmsTg-xU 📷: Selman Aksünger

🆕 New publication📣 The blog compares the advisory opinions of the IACtHR and the ICJ on climate change, exploring how the two leading international courts address the right to a healthy environment right’s legal foundations, scope, and future implications. 🔗 Read here: lnkd.in/d-rF7UTy 📷: Flickr

🆕 New publication 📣 This blog series shares some of the contributions made during the workshop “Developments on Human Rights and the Environment in the Global South". Patricio Trincado Vera and Julián Eduardo Suárez Bohórquez introduce the series. 🔗 Readhere: lnkd.in/d7FiRCSd 📷: Pixabay

🆕 New publication on the HRH blog 📣 In her blog, Juliette Bormann examines the landmark Colombian Amazon climate case Future Generations v Ministry of the Environment and Others. 🔗 Read here: lnkd.in/deCGpTVe 📷: Renting C on Unsplash

🆕 New publication on the HRH blog 📣 In her blog, Juliette Bormann examines the landmark Colombian Amazon climate case Future Generations v Ministry of the Environment and Others. 🔗 Read here: lnkd.in/deCGpTVe 📷: Renting C on Unsplash

🆕 New publication on the HRH blog 📣 Estephany Rodríguez and Marianna Peroni interviewed Dr. Roman Teshome, author of "The Human Cost of Development: Situating Development-Induced Displacement in International Human Rights Law". 🔗 Read here: lnkd.in/dnaVYE3V 📷: Roman Teshome

🆕 New publication 📣 To mark the publication of the first volume in the renewed Human Rights Research Series, the authors interviewed four distinguished scholars who were among the earliest authors to publish their dissertations in the series. 🔗 Read here: lnkd.in/dXgSjK62 📷: E.L. Rodriguez

🆕 New publication 📣 In Verein KlimaSeniorinnen case, the ECtHR addressed the negative impacts of climate change, focusing on governments’ responsibility to provide adequate climate measures to ensure individuals’ protection from climate harm. 🔗 Read here: lnkd.in/dd7Fv2-5 📷: Jean-Cristophe Bott

🆕 New publication 📣 The blog examines the Appalachian Voices v. EPA, an ongoing suit in the US Federal Court system which involves the alleged unlawful termination by the Trump Administration of the Environmental and Climate Justice Block Grants. 🔗 Read here: lnkd.in/d9NzHxcF 📷: appvoices.org

🆕 New publication on the HRH blog 📣 In 2021, the German Federal Court announced a monumental ruling in the country’s history of climate litigation. In her blog, Giorgia Urari explores how that hard-won victory has since been tested. 🔗 Read here: lnkd.in/d4WhN3Xq 📷: Steffen Prößdorf

🆕 New publication on HRH blog 📣 In 2022, a Prague court became the first in the country to recognise “climate stability” as a constitutional right. In his blog, Marek Chuman explores what that breakthrough meant, and why the fight is far from over. 🔗 Read here lnkd.in/e3AHqcjn 📷 Anthony DELANOIX

🆕 New publication on the HRH blog 📣 In her blog, Estephany León Rodríguez comments on the ADDE judgement of the Court of Justice of the European Union and on its implications for the Schengen acquis and the rights of TCNs. 🔗 Read the full blog post here: lnkd.in/eFdmrYSM 📷: Pexels

🆕 New publication 📣 Lianne Baars' blog contribution draws upon the material discussed at the 4th edition of the International Summer School “Human Rights in Theory and Practice” at the TU Dresden, and upon the author’s own doctoral research 🔗 Read here: lnkd.in/eWAQ5FGQ 📷: Markus Spiske

New publication on the HRH blog 📣 Climate litigation in Canada is an emerging field shaped by three key cases. Sadie Damianidis reflects on how these cases challenge the adequacy of Canadian climate policy. 🔗Read here: lnkd.in/dPCzXwig 📷: lnkd.in/giPwQkN

New publication on the HRH blog 📣 The EU Pact on Migration and Asylum is applicable as of 12 June 2026. This post reflects on what the EU promised when the Pact was proposed in 2020, and what the state of play is six years down the line. 🔗: Read here: lnkd.in/dMX3_Cri 📷: Antonella Patteri

New publication on the HRH blog 📣 In his blog, Otto Spijkers introduces the symposium on Climate Litigation for Future Generations, developed following the Research Clinic on Climate Litigation for Future Generations convened at Leiden University College 🔗 Read here lnkd.in/dZGN-vrS 📷 Otto Spijkers

New publication on the HRH blog 📣 Amid political turbulence, States continue to negotiate trade agreements that promote human rights through labour standards. Madalina Stoican examines the growing inclusion of stronger enforcement mechanisms. 🔗 Read here lnkd.in/dzvsXTfm 📷The Economic Times

🆕 After experiencing a series of complex technical issues, we are pleased to share a new publication on the HRH blog 📣 In their blog post, Giulia Belgrado and Kushtrim Istrefi comment on the event entitled "The ECHR Under Pressure". 🔗 Read here: lnkd.in/d_j2nasc 📷 : Antenor Hallo de Wolf

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🆕 New publication📣 On the occasion of World Water Day, Tadesse Kebebew, Caroline Pellaton, Erik Schnetzler and Mara Tignino reflect on persistent global water inequalities and their disproportionate impacts on women and girls. 🔗 Read here: lnkd.in/eFd2GT8K 📷 : reewungjunerr - stock.adobe.com

🆕 New publication 📣 In their blog, Kushtrim Istrefi and Naz Yılancıoğlu comment on the event held on 7 January 2026 at Universiteit Utrecht for the book launch of ‘The Companion to the European Convention on Human Rights’. 🔗 Read here the full blog: lnkd.in/eCykdHye 📷 : Kushtrim Istrefi

🆕 New publication on the HRH blog In her blog, Silvia Ciacchi reflects on the 14th UN Forum on Business and Human Rights, exploring what emerged from a gathering held at a challenging moment for the business and human rights field. 🔗 Read here the full blog: lnkd.in/eQnbA7fS 📷 : Silvia Ciacchi

🆕 New publication on the HRH blog 📣 In their blog, Irene Kamara and Bilgehan Korucuoğlu reflect on the findings from the interdisciplinary workshop ‘Artificial Intelligence and Cyberviolence’ held on 25 November 2025. 🔗 Read here: lnkd.in/eqbeSBgC 📷 : lnkd.in/eqExix4K

New publication 📣 In her blog Lucy Gaynor comments on the roundtable “Promises, Processes, and Pitfalls in International Criminal Justice Today” organised by Maartje Weerdesteijn, Barbora Hola, Adina-Loredana Nistor and herself on 4 December. 🔗 Read here: lnkd.in/dkW7hKkn 📷 : Adina-Loredana Nistor

New publication 📣 As the ECHR has reached the age of 75, it also faces the most concerted state critique since its genesis. In their blog, Antoine Buyse and Janneke Gerards comment on the triad of events organized on 14 November 2025 🔗 Read here: lnkd.in/d36xjTrp 📷 : Sam Hoogendoorn-Antoine Buyse

New publication 📣 On 23 July 2025, the ICJ made history by affirming that States must account for the interests of future generations when tackling climate change. In his blog, Simon Waswa analyzes the landmark advisory opinion. 🔗 Read here: lnkd.in/gAcbvJV9 📷 : ICJ

In her blog Dr. Eleni Micha, legal counsel and applicant in the case of Micha and Others v. Greece before the ECtHR, discusses the practical challenges of bringing a case to Strasbourg and the transformative impact of ECtHR judgments on domestic systems Read here: lnkd.in/eaHFjFb3 📷: A. de Wolf

🆕 New publication on the HRH blog 📣 In her blog, Bethlehem Wolde explores how systemic inequality and limited domestic opportunities push rural Ethiopian women into exploitative migrant labour industries. 🔗 Read here: lnkd.in/eSH8iVbK 📷 : "Enate" by Mygenet Tesfaye Harris