Changes and challenges today are varied and some are shared. The development of productive forces is characterised by an accelerated role played by new technologies, digitisation and the use of AI. This has, of course, major implications for the working conditions. The fear of replacement of jobs for humans is as justified as the recognition … Read more
Looking at the etymology of the term riot brings up rather different threads of meanings; we find the following, that are of particular interest: Four concerns in particular mark the protests: • Increasing cost of living; • Public debt • A disastrous state of the educational system but also other public services • A lack … Read more
As developed elsewhere: while Trump and more in general the fact that we are sitting on a tinder box should not be underestimated, it is important not to individualise the problem and reduce things on Trump as evil after whom’s disappearance and a bit of tidying up the rubbish pile, the world will be good … Read more
Public Discussion. Organised by the Group Human Rights ~ Universal, Global PRESENTATION BY Theophilus Edwin Coleman & Zeinab A. Ayariga. Co-Founders, Labour Law Society of Ghana Rescheduled: 25.09.2026 : 13:00 COPENHAGEN/ 19:00 BEIJING ABSTRACT Labour law and practice are undeniably at a cusp of structural and legal shifts in many jurisdictions, including Ghana. These changes … Read more
Abstract The European Commission frequently presents “European values” as both universally valid and distinctly European—a fascinating tension. In this lecture, Eric Hendriks offers a conceptual genealogy of this paradox, tracing the historical interaction between universalist and particularist currents within European modernity. The European Commission’s contemporary self-universalization belongs to a tradition that emerged from the universalist … Read more
The recent HRUG-Talk, Looking Behind the papers is now online. The presentation by Shenfei Zhou, PhD candidate at the Human Rights Centre of Central South University. She recently completed an internship at the UN OHCHR Regional Office for Europe. looked at the following: A series of recent setbacks, including State withdrawals from international organisations and … Read more
It is not over yet: “China” is seen as major threat for “the West” — a change of mind, a shift in the cognitive process stands behind the use of inverted commas. Especially with the second Trump-administration the divide of the West itself is becoming increasingly a topic — “especially with the second Trump administration” … Read more
Once upon a time the Financial Times, a short time before the elections in the UK, wrote — in a demanding tone — that it is time for a change, seeing Tony Blair and his “Third Way” as a threat to the stability of the kingdom; or, to be more precise, as a danger to … Read more
Recalibrating Rights: Addressing Europe’s Review of ‘Others’ – Video Link On January 30, 2026, the HRUG regular seminar on “Recalibrating Rights: Addressing Europe’s Review of ‘Others’” was successfully held. The seminar was lectured by Professor Gerard McCann, a full-time lecturer in International Studies at St. Mary’s University College, affiliated to Queen’s University Belfast, and chaired … Read more
On November 28, 2025, the HRUG regular seminar on “Competing AI Futures: The United States and China’s Strategic Visions” was successfully held. The seminar was lectured by Dr. Ali Al-Assam (Founder of the Al-Mushtarak Platform, Member of Friends of Socialist China), and chaired by Professor Joe Finnerty from University College Cork, Ireland. Professor Peter Herrmann and Associate Professor Li Juan (two researchers of CSU Human Rights Center), and Dr. Yue Zhao (Scientific Director of the Surgical Research Laboratory at the University of Cologne Medical School, Germany) participated in the seminar and joined the discussions. Focusing on the AI strategic plans of China and the United States, the seminar conducted an in-depth exploration of the far-reaching impacts of AI on the global landscape, and then called for promoting AI international cooperation to benefit all humanity.