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21 Sep 2026
22 Sep 2026
Preventing Gender-Based Violence. Implementing the Istanbul Convention in the University System
University of Milano-Bicocca
14 Sep 2026
17 Sep 2026
Human Rights in Times of War. The Role of the Council of Europe
Rome, CeSPI - Centro Studi di Politica Internazionale
06 Jul 2026
17 Jul 2026
The European System of Human Rights Protection - ECHR
Europa-Universität Viadrina Frankfurt (Oder)
18 Jun 2026
19 Jun 2026
5th Human Trafficking Research Network Conference “Reframing Trafficking - Knowledge, Policy, and Practice at a Crossroads”
School of Law, Northumbria University, Newcastle, UK
17 Jun 2026
19 Jun 2026
Second edition of the Hackathon of the Council of Europe
Strasbourg, Council of Europe
27 May 2026
Culture & Politics: Book Talk. Books featured: Council of Europe’s Heritage Discourse: Critical Perspectives on the History, Policy, and Politics of European Heritage, Marija Kamber (2026)
5.30 p.m.
Syracuse Strasbourg 19 Quai Rouget De Lisle 67000 Strasbourg
22 May 2026
Protection of Same-Sex Couples in the Case Law of the ECtHR and the CJEU: From Coman to Mazowiecki
Faculty of Law, Masaryk University in Brno (Veveří 70), room 038
18 May 2026
19 May 2026
Human Rights in Immersive Realities (XR): Freedom of Expression, Justice, Children’s Rights and Well-Being
Council of Europe, Strasbourg
04 May 2026
Giustizia, Sicurezza, Crimine. Violenza di genere, discriminazione e libertà. Una storia in bozza
9.00
Università degli Studi del Molise
24 Apr 2026
Sports and the inclusion of LGBTI+
13.30-16.00
Université Lumière Lyon2, Faculté de Droit
19 Mar 2026
20 Mar 2026
The International Community and Children’s Rights in the Modern World
Kazimierz Wielki University in Bydgoszcz
17 Mar 2026
Seminars on the Oviedo Convention and the Human Rights Frontiers
10.30 - 12.30
Università degli Studi Milano Bicocca
10 Mar 2026
(Re)Turning to the Human? Legalities, Normativities, and Questions of Justice
6.15 p.m. - 7.45 p.m.
University of Zürich
26 Jan 2026
30 Jan 2026
Preventing and combating violence against women – the Istanbul Convention after EU accession (PhD Academy)
Venice International University
23 Jan 2026
Femmes et patrimoine en droit comparé La Convention d'Istanbul : outil de lutte contre les inégalités
Université de Strasbourg/Council of Europe
19 Dec 2025
Identity and gender: an analysis of the rights of LGBTQ+ persons
12.00 - 13.30
University "Alexandru Ioan Cuza" in Iasi (Online Conference)
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