15/09/2025
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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
05/09/2025
Press Releases,
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
28/07/2025
Press Releases,
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
24/07/2025
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We are pleased to announce that the Joint Master’s Program, “Identity, Education and Competences for Democratic Culture” (National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and the European Wergeland Centre) and the Marangopoulos Foundation for Human Rights (MFHR) are organising an international conference on the topic: “Human Rights and Democratic Culture in Practice: Applications and Challenges”. We … Read more
11/07/2025
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As a Member of the Greek National Commission for Human Rights (GNCHR), the Marangopoulos Foundation for Human Rights (MFHR) supports the attached GNCHR statement on migration and calls upon the competent national authorities to comply with the country’s obligations under international and EU law. You can view the statement (in Greek) on the GNCHR website. … Read more
02/07/2025
Awards & Scholarships,
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On Thursday, June 26, 2025, the closing ceremony of the school year was held at the Avlona Special Youth Detention Center in an emotionally charged atmosphere. For the 18th 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 their behavior, … Read more
30/06/2025
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The Governing Board of the Marangopoulos Foundation for Human Rights (MFHR) is delighted to announce that Dr. Maria-Andriani Kostopoulou, esteemed Member of the MFHR Governing Board, has been unanimously re-elected as President of the Group of Experts on Action against Violence against Women and Domestic Violence (GREVIO). Dr. Kostopoulou holds a unique distinction in the … Read more
17/06/2025
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The President of the MFHR, Professor Linos-Alexander Sicilianos, participated yesterday in the Conference held at the Goethe Institute, organized by the European Public Law Organization (EPLO), the Athens Court of Appeal, the German Embassy in Greece, and the Heinrich Böll Foundation, on the topic: “Climate Change as a Contemporary Legal Issue in the National, International, and … Read more
13/06/2025
Awards & Scholarships,
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Our Foundation had the distinct pleasure of awarding, yesterday, three scholarships to the students who excelled in the MFHR competition. These scholarships are for attending Module 1 “International Human Rights Law,” of the 54th Summer School on Human Rights, which will take place from 23 June to 4 July 2025, in Strasbourg. The program is … Read more
04/06/2025
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Αn open discussion with Dr. Maria-Andriani Kostopoulou, President of the Council of Europe’s Group of Independent Experts on Action against Violence against Women and Domestic Violence (GREVIO) was held on Tuesday, 27 May 2025 and was met with great success and active participation. The event took place within the context of the course “Gender-Based Violence,” … Read more
