Public Discussion. Organised by the Group Human Rights – Universal, Global Hosted by the Human Rights Centre, School of Law, Central South University, Changsha, PRC “ Systemic challenges on global governance in 2025 and beyond “ Presentation by Juan Li, Associate Professor at the School of Law, Central South University followed by discussion. Moderator Joe Finnerty, UCC-Applied … Read more
Today, the 10th of December, we can celebrate the anniversary of the proclamation of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights: on that date in 1948 the document had been proclaimed by the United Nations General Assembly in Paris (General Assembly resolution 217 A). There are as many good reasons to celebrate this as success as there … Read more
One can get easily the impression that human rights are in many cases on the top of the agenda of political and cultural debates, and apparently everybody knows exactly what the topic is about. However, much of the debate is a matter of naming and shaming, countries and regions standing against each other without considering … Read more
Adopted at the Third Plenary Session of the 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China on July 18, 2024 The 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China convened its third plenary session in Beijing from July 15 to 18, 2024. A total of 199 members and 165 alternate members of the … Read more
Topic: Community matters – law and pre-legal/informal settings. Presenter: Ahimsa Campos-Arceiz Professor and Principal Investigator, Southeast Asia Biodiversity Research Institute and Center for Integrative Conservation, Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences; 2023 Chinese Government Friendship Award. He focuses on the ecological habits of large mammals in Asia, working with local communities in remote areas of … Read more
From January 22 to February 2, 2024, the 45th session of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) Working Group of the United Nations Human Rights Council was held in Geneva, Switzerland. During the session, Prof. Mao Junxiang, Executive Director of the CSU Human Rights Center, along with the delegation of the China Society for Human Rights … Read more
China is frequently criticised for breaching human rights. As the concept of human rights is not a static one, but must be understood as dynamic, there is surely always a reason for critically reflecting on the human rights situation in the world, more concretely in the member states of the United Nations. In order to … Read more
“Art for Ethnic Minorities’ Rights” This 16th edition of the Virtual Exhibition of Psychology of Art shows examples of works of art that might promote psychological change in perceptions, attitudes and behaviours of defence and promotion of ethnic minorities’ Rights. The works were selected by students of a course in psychology of art (bachelor in psychology – Faculty of … Read more
I doubt if we can do justice especially after the reading the following tribute. No one can put it better than this veteran journalist. On the death of DESMOND MPILO TUTU (7 OCTOBER 1931 – 26 DECEMBER 2021) (from the Daily Marverick) George Mpedi Lethokwa, HRUG-member
The Promotion of Proper Human Sexual Rights and Ghanaian Family Values Bill of 2021 triggered several discussions and debates when it was presented to the Parliament of Ghana. The debates hovered around the scope, impact, and essence of such a Bill on the democratic and constitutional framework of the Republic of Ghana. The Bill, which … Read more