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)

Announcement of the Governing Board of the MFHR regarding the loss of its Honorary President, Emeritus Professor Elli Yotopoulos-Sicilianos

The Governing Board of the Marangopoulos Foundation for Human Rights (MFHR) expresses its deep sorrow for the loss of the Emeritus Professor and Honorary President of the MFHR, Elli Yotopoulos-Sicilianos, who passed away yesterday, on September 14, 2025. Professor Elli Yotopoulos-Sicilianos served as President of the MFHR from 2018 to September 2024, making a multifaceted  … Read more

MFHR Press Release on the Vervele v. Greece judgment by the European Court of Human Rights

PRESS RELEASE of the Marangopoulos Foundation for Human Rights ECtHR, Vervele v. Greece (26.8.2025): The compensatory remedy under Law 4239/2014 found ineffective Just before the end of August, the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) issued a landmark judgment on the problem of excessively lengthy proceedings, in the case Vervele v. Greece (26.8.2025). A public  … Read more

Press Release by MFHR for the Advisory Opinion of the International Court of Justice for the Climate Change

PRESS RELEASE by Marangopoulos Foundation for Human Rights “The most important case of our time”: Climate change before the International Court of Justice and human rights On July 23, 2025, the International Court of Justice (ICJ or the ‘Court’) issued its long-awaited Advisory Opinion on Obligations of States in Respect of Climate Change. This historic  … Read more