07/07/2026
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The opening ceremony of the 2026 Public International Law Summer Session of the Hague Academy of International Law took place yesterday, 6 July 2026, with an address by Professor Linos-Alexandre Sicilianos, President of the Curatorium of the Hague Academy of International Law and President of our Foundation. The ceremony was held before a full audience … Read more
07/07/2026
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On Monday, 29 June 2026, the third OSCE Supplementary Human Dimension Meeting of 2026 was held in Vienna, focusing on the prevention of torture and ill-treatment. The meeting was organized by the Swiss OSCE Chairpersonship, with the support of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), highlighting the need to strengthen cooperation … Read more
01/07/2026
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On Thursday, 25 June 2026, the closing ceremony of the school year was held at the Avlona Special Youth Detention Centre in a deeply moving and emotionally charged atmosphere. For the 19th consecutive year, the Marangopoulos Foundation for Human Rights (MFHR) proudly presented awards to students of the Elementary School, Secondary School and High School who stood out for … Read more
30/06/2026
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On the occasion of the 50th anniversary of René Cassin’s passing, the René Cassin Foundation organized yesterday, with the support of the Institut national du service public (INSP) and the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR), the opening conference of its Summer Session on the theme “Universal human rights conventions amid multiple dangers”. Against a … Read more
12/06/2026
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The Marangopoulos Foundation for Human Rights (MFHR) is pleased to announce that, for the nineteenth consecutive year, will confer nine Annual Awards—three for each educational level (Primary, Lower Secondary, and Upper Secondary)—to students enrolled at the School of the Special Detention Center for Juveniles of Avlona (ΕΣΚΝΑ). These students have distinguished themselves during the current … Read more
11/06/2026
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With great pleasure, our Foundation awarded yesterday, for the 20th consecutive year, three scholarships to the students who distinguished themselves in the MFHR competition, for the attendance of Unit 1 “International Human Rights Law” of the 55th Summer Course on Human Rights. The programme will take place from 29.06.2026 to 10.07.2026 in Strasbourg and is … Read more
09/06/2026
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The President of the Marangopoulos Foundation for Human Rights, Professor Linos-Alexandre Sicilianos, was invited by the President of the Hellenic Court od Audit, Sotiria Ntouni, to address the Plenary Session of the Court on the topic: “Contemporary Challenges Facing the European Court of Human Rights.” Professor Sicilianos focused in particular on the challenges faced by … Read more
05/06/2026
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The Marangopoulos Foundation for Human Rights (MFHR), as it does every year, will award Prizes-Scholarships for the 55th Summer Session of the René Cassin International Institute of Human Rights. These will be granted to the students who submitted the best original essays on the following topics: The award ceremony will take place at the MFHR … Read more
28/05/2026
Press Releases,
On Tuesday, 26 May 2026, the Marangopoulos Foundation for Human Rights (MFHR) successfully organized the international conference “From Unravelling Commitments to Reinforcing Universality: Reaffirming International Human Rights Law amid Withdrawal and Backsliding” at the “Alkis Argyriadis” Amphitheatre of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. The conference brought together distinguished speakers from academia and international … Read more
25/05/2026
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We are extremely proud to announce that the President of the MFHR, Professor Linos-Alexander Sicilianos, has been unanimously elected President of the Curatorium of the Hague Academy of International Law. The Hague Academy of International Law, officially inaugurated on 14 July 1923 at the Peace Palace in The Hague, is a world-renowned institution for teaching … Read more
