12/06/2026
Awards & Scholarships,
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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
Awards & Scholarships,
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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
Press Releases,
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
11/05/2026
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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
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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
06/04/2026
Press Releases,
PRESS RELEASE MFHR Conference: From Unravelling Commitments to Reinforcing Universality: Reaffirming International Human Rights Law amid Withdrawal and Backsliding The Marangopoulos Foundation for Human Rights (MFHR) is organising a one-day international conference in a hybrid format on Tuesday, 26 May 2026, at the “Alkis Argyriades” Amphitheatre of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. The … Read more
30/03/2026
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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
