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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    Join us for the IOS Fair Transitions / LANDac Summer School

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    26 May 2023

    We are excited to host a range of lectures and activities at the crossroads of the fair transitions and land governance debates in this year’s Summer School: Fair Transitions and the Politics of Land: Institutions and Imaginaries for Inclusive Futures. We hope it will draw many of you to Utrecht!
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    Legal aid clinic in Rwanda: "The telephone helpline is a great tool"

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    25 May 2023

    This initiative won the Societal Impact Award 2018 organised by the Faculty of Law, Economics and Governance at Utrecht University. We were curious for an update.
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    New SIM fellows: Anneloes Kuiper en Caia Vlieks

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    15 May 2023

    The Netherlands Institute of Human Rights (SIM) at Utrecht University welcomes two new fellows: Caia Vlieks en Anneloes Kuiper
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    Annual conference open for registration

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    18 April 2023

    We are happy to announce the IOS Fair Transitions / LANDac Annual Conference 2023 is now open for registration!
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    Call for abstracts: Workshop 'How to Find the Brakes on A Slippery Slope?'

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    3 April 2023

    Send in your abstracts before 15 May for the workshop organised by Utrecht University's Montaigne Centre for Rule of Law and Netherlands Institute of Human Rights

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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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    First Annual RE-WIRING Full Consortium and Stakeholder Meeting

    2 June 2023 from 09:00 to 18:00

    The research project Realising Girls’ and Women’s Inclusion, Representation and Empowerment (RE-WIRING) will have their first Annual Consortium and Stakeholder Meeting. The project is the result of collaboration within the strategic theme Institutions for Open Societies.
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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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    Equality Law in Context: Illuminating Intersections in Search for Global Justice

    28 June 2023 09:00 to 30 June 2023 13:30

    The tenth annual conference of the Berkeley Center on Comparative Equality & Anti-Discrimination Law (BCEE) is held at Utrecht University, in the Netherlands on 28-30 June. It aims to create a sense of community among equality scholars and advocates around the world. We hope to learn from each other as we compare legal problems and borrow insights from other disciplines in our pursuit of innovative ways to redress inequality.
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    Cineforum: #Fightwithcare

    28 June 2023 from 20:00 to 22:00

    We are thrilled to announce that as part of the IOS Fair Transitions / LANDac 2023 International Conference, we will be screening the documentary #FightWithCare by Bhargav Prasad & Ain Contractor.

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