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11/05/2026 Posts,

Press Conference, 8 May 2026, “Urgent Challenges for the Human Rights Protection System in Europe”

The President of the Marangopoulos Foundation for Human Rights, Professor Linos-Alexandre Sicilianos, participated, in his capacity as former President of the European Court of Human Rights, in a press conference organized by the Hellenic League for Human Rights at the Athens Bar Association. The press conference focused on the challenges and criticisms directed against the  … Read more

28/04/2026 Posts,

International Conference “Human Rights and Democratic Culture in Practice: Applications and Challenges”

The international interdisciplinary conference organized by the Marangopoulos Foundation for Human Rights (MFHR), in cooperation with the Joint Master’s Programme “Identity, Education and Competences for Democratic Culture” of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA) and the European Wergeland Centre, was held with great success and received an excellent response from both the academic  … Read more

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30/03/2026 Posts,

New Article by Professor and President of MFHR Linos-Alexandre Sicilianos entitled “Reaffirming International Law”

In light of the growing challenge to the fundamental principles of international law, Professor Linos-Alexandre Sisilianos, former Judge and President of the European Court of Human Rights (2011–2021), published an article entitled “Reaffirming International Law” in the March 29, 2026 edition of To Vima tis Kyriakis. In this article, he underscores that, in an ever-evolving  … Read more

22/12/2025 Posts,

Participation of the President of the MFHR, Professor L.-A. Sicilianos, in the LL.M. Programme in International Law at the Law School of the University of Paris I Panthéon-Sorbonne

During the week of 8–12 December, Professor Linos-Alexandros Sicilianos, President of the MFHR, participated as a visiting professor in the LL.M. programme in International Law at the Faculty of Law of the Sorbonne University (Université Paris I: Panthéon-Sorbonne). At a particularly challenging time for the protection of human rights, the President of the MFHR analysed,  … Read more

22/12/2025 Posts,

Call for Papers for the International Conference “Human Rights and Democratic Culture in Practice: Applications and Challenges”- Athens, Greece/ April 25-26, 2026

he Joint Master’s Programme “Identity, Education and Competences for Democratic Culture” (National and Kapodistrian University of Athens & European Wergeland Centre) and the Marangopoulos Foundation for Human Rights are pleased to invite submissions for the International Conference to be held in Athens, Greece, on April 25-26, 2026. The conference seeks to explore how the principles  … Read more

GREVIO and the EDVAW Platform
09/12/2025 Posts,

Election of M.-A. Kostopoulou to the presidency of the EDVAW Platform

From 1 January to 31 December 2026, GREVIO President and member of the MFHR’s governing board Maria-Andriani Kostopoulou will be taking on the presidency of the EDVAW Platform. The Platform brings together seven United Nations and regional independent expert mechanisms addressing discrimination and violence against women and girls: Through their coordinated action, these mechanisms strengthen  … Read more

Democracy in the face of contemporary challenges
05/12/2025 Posts,

Conference of the MFHR and the K. & A. Kyriazis Foundation: “Democracy in the face of contemporary challenges”

On Tuesday, November 25, 2025, the Marangopoulos Foundation for Human Rights (MFHR) and the Konstantinos & Artemis Kyriazis Foundation successfully co-organized a conference on the topic “Democracy in the face of contemporary challenges”, at the Goethe Institute Auditorium. A number of members of the judiciary, the academic community, civil society, and students attended the event.  … Read more

Social Rights
10/11/2025 Posts,

30 Years of Collective Complaints for Social Rights 

This year marks 30 years since the adoption of the Collective Complaints System of the European Social Charter (ESC) — an innovation of the Council of Europe that enabled social partners and accredited civil society organisations to collectively defend social rights at the European level. Over the years, the collective complaints procedure has resulted in a significant body  … Read more