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

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

Book Launch event: Interactions of the ECHR with the various branches of law, 4/11/2025, Goethe-Institut

The presentation of the proceedings volume of the conference organized by the Faculty of Law of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA) in cooperation with the Marangopoulos Foundation for Human Rights (MFHR)  “Interactions of the ECHR with the various branches of law” took place with great success on Tuesday, 4 November 2025, at  … Read more

New interview with the Professor and President of MFHR Linos-Alexandre Sicilianos on Human Rights Here blog: “There Are Many Constitutional Courts, But Only One ECtHR In Strasbourg”

To mark 75 years of the ECHR, Professor Linos-Alexandre Sicilianos, former Judge and President of the European Court of Human Rights (2011-2021), gave an interview to the Human Rights Here blog on the role of the judges and his insights into the institutional functioning of the Court. The interview was conducted by LLM Students Annkathrin  … Read more

Scientific event on “Conditions of Detention in Greek Prisons” – 21.10.2025

The Marangopoulos Foundation for Human Rights and the Laboratory of Criminal and Criminological Research of the Law School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA) co-organized with great success an event titled “Detention Conditions in Greek Prisons” on Tuesday, October 21, 2025, at the ESIEA Hall. The event brought together academics, institutional representatives, and  … Read more

International Conference on: “The Converging Impact of the European Convention on Human Rights and the Istanbul Convention: A Scientific Dialogue Between the European Court of Human Rights and GREVIO”

On Thursday, September 18, 2025, on the occasion of the 75th anniversary of the European Convention on Human Rights, a half-day event titled “The Converging Impact of the European Convention on Human Rights and the Istanbul Convention: A Scientific Dialogue Between the European Court of Human Rights and GREVIO” was successfully held at the Council  … Read more

MFHR Press Release on the European Court of Human Rights Judgment in the case of Scuderoni v. Italy (23 September 2025)

PRESS RELEASE of the Marangopoulos Foundation for Human Rights ECtHR Judgment in the case of Scuderoni v. Italy(23 September 2025) Today’s judgment of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) in the case of Scuderoni v. Italy highlighted serious shortcomings in the response of the Italian authorities to complaints of domestic violence. Since February 2018,  … Read more

Award ceremony by the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens for students who participated in International Moot Court Competitions during the academic year 2024-2025

Yesterday, September 17, 2025, at 16:00, an award ceremony was held for students of the Law School of the University of Athens, who stood out for their participation in international moot court competitions during the academic year 2024-2025. The Marangopoulos Foundation for Human Rights (MFHR) was represented by its President, Professor Linos-Alexandros Sicilianos. For yet  … Read more

Condolence Resolution of the Governing Committee of the Corfu Reading Society on the loss of Emeritus Professor Elli Yotopoulos-Sicilianos, Honorary President of the MFHR (in Greek)

Condolence resolutions by the Ionian University on the loss of Emeritus Professor Elli Yotopoulos-Sicilianos, Honorary President of the MFHR (in Greek)