Students in the MA Human Rights have the possibility to apply for a Germany scholarship at FAU. The deadline is July 15th, 2017. The scholarship amounts to 300 Euros a month and is granted for a year (October 2017–September 2018). Applications should be made through the online portal at https://www.... 

Cecilia Medina Quiroga, former president of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights, talked about the Court and the Latin American context during a public lecture last night. Mrs Medina Quiroga gave an insight into the challenges at the Court’s establishment, during its first years without an... 

The FAU student blog has published a series of interviews with five of our students. They give their insights not only into the programme but also their own stories and reasons for getting involved in human rights. You can find the entire series of interviews at https://blogs.fau.de/meinefau/tag/hum... 

On Monday, 22 May, we will welcome Mrs Cecilia Medina Quiroga, former member and chair of the United Nations Human Rights Committee (1995-2002), and former member and president of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (2004-2009). Mrs Medina Quiroga will give a public lecture on the Inter-America... 

Ilyas Ali Hassan, who is a student in the MA Human Rights and a former refugee, in 2016 decided to return to his home country Somalia to help in the long and difficult transition process. In December, he was elected as a member of the new Senate that forms one...