Netherlands Institute of Human Rights (SIM)

The Netherlands Institute of Human Rights (SIM) is the key centre of expertise of human rights research and education at Utrecht University. Human rights research is an integral part of all Utrecht University School of Law's research programmes as well as of a number of multidisciplinary networks within the university at large. SIM offers internationally oriented study programmes, conducts interdisciplinary research and organises a range of activities in the field of human rights. Read more about us

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    Gender balance in political decision making

    News

    8 March 2023

    The European Equality Law Network, coordinated by Utrecht University publishes its report on the Promotion of gender balance in political decision-making.
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    Women's role in fostering water security in the South Caucasus

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    22 February 2023

    NWO has awarded a grant to Róisín Burke, affiliated to the Netherlands Institute of Human Rights (SIM) at Utrecht University, for her research into environmental peacebuilding
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    Expats, asylum seekers and foreign students in biometric police database

    In the media

    16 February 2023

    The broadcaster RTL Nieuws interviewed Evelien Brouwer, expert in Public Law, Migration and Technology at Utrecht University, about a contested police database
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    First study on the position of transgender detainees in the Netherlands

    In the media

    2 February 2023

    Pauline Jacobs, a detention law expert at Utrecht University, conducted pioneering research on the position of transgender detainees in the Netherlands
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    Call for Abstracts for ECHR Workshop

    News

    15 December 2022

    Call for abstracts: how do recent changes in formal rules and working processes at the ECHR impact on the objectives and nature of the ECHR system?

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• Events

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    REBO Impact Night – Freedom: a contested ideal

    28 March 2023 from 19:00 to 21:30

    Impact Night 2023 is organised by the Faculty of Law, Economics and Governance; with Prof Annelien de Dijn, Koen Damhuis and Prof Janneke Gerards
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    Symposium: Constitutional change in the Netherlands?

    1 June 2023 from 13:00 to 18:15

    Symposium organised by Utrecht University's Montaigne Centre for Rule of Law and Administration of Justice, on the occasion of the publication of the book on this subject
    
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    Workshop: ‘Heads and Tails’ – Admissibility and Remedies at the ECHR

    15 June 2023 09:00 to 16 June 2023 17:00

    Workshop organized by Utrecht University and Oslo University on the impact of changed rules and working processes at the ECHR on the objectives and nature of the ECHR system
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    Summer School on Human Rights Law 2023

    3 July 2023 09:00 to 7 July 2023 17:00

    The Summer School on Human Rights Law focuses on the major features of international human rights law, delving into both theory and practice

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