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29OCT 2021
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Opening Lecture and Graduation Ceremony 2021
On Monday, October 25th the winter semester 2021/2022 was officially opened. We heard from special speaker Harsh Mander, a human rights and peace worker, writer, columnist, researcher, teacher, and former government advisor. He spoke of how to find hope and perseverance in difficult times. We also celebrated our new graduates who have submitted their master’s […]
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21OCT 2021
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Welcoming Orientation 2021
On Monday, October 18th the new 2021/2022 batch was welcomed to the programme. The orientation was held in a hybrid format, to accommodate those students who are not yet in Germany due to Corona restrictions. This the largest cohort yet, with 26 students. The students come from all over the world, and for the first […]
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13OCT 2021
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Opening of the Academic Year 2021/22
The Human Rights MA warmly invites all to the opening of the new academic year with special speaker Harsh Mander. Harsh Mander is a human rights and peace worker, writer, columnist, researcher and teacher, working with survivors of mass violence, hunger, homeless persons and street children. He is currently a Richard von Weizsäcker Fellow of […]
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04OCT 2021
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Berlin Excursion 2021
This year seventeen students of the Human Rights Master’s went on a two day excursion to visit Berlin. The students met with Markus Löning, Germany’s former human rights commissioner; Wolfgang Büttner, Associate Director of Human Rights Watch Germany; Miriam Saage-Maaß, Vice Legal Director and Program Director of the European Center for Constitutional and Human Rights; […]
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17SEP 2021
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Donation from Theo van Boven
Esteemed Dutch jurist and international law professor Theo van Boven has donated almost one hundred human rights books from his personal collection to the Human Rights Master programme. Dr. van Boven served as the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Right to Reparation to Victims of Gross Violations of Human Rights and the Special Rapporteur on […]
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05AUG 2021
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FAU Human Rights Talks
The next round of FAU’s Human Rights Talks are now open to applications. The Talks gather students from various faculties and backgrounds to discuss important issues of fundamental and human rights protection from different perspectives. The Talks also provide students an opportunity to engage in critical and vital dialogue with human rights practitioners and experts. […]
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