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345 search results for “women s rights” in the Student website

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  Raafat Shamieh Lecturer

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

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  Lies Punselie Emeritus professor

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

• Afrooz Kaviani Johnson

  Title research: A global framework to regulate non-state actors working with children.

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  Ruhama Yilma Abebe PhD candidate

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

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  Sayeh Mohammadi PhD candidate

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

• Diana Davila Gordillo

  Diana Davila Gordillo is an Assistant Professor of Comparative Politics at the Institute of Political Science.

• The right diagnosis and faster for women with heart problems News - 27 February 2024

  It often takes longer for women with heart problems to get the right diagnosis. In her Annie Romein-Verschoor Lecture, Professor Hester den Ruijter will talk about how hormones influence the heart and the importance of medical research that focuses specifically on women.

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  Apollonia Bolscher Lecturer/Researcher

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

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  Joseph Finnerty Assistant professor

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

• Sheila Varadan

  Sheila Varadan is an Assistant Professor of Children’s Rights and Global Health in a joint appointment with the Department of Health and Child Law and the African Studies Centre Leiden (ASCL). Sheila is also part of the Leiden University Network for Health in Africa (LUNHA), an interdisciplinary research…

• Children’s Rights Scholarship 2 Scholarship

  Master

• Children’s Rights Scholarship 1 Scholarship

  Master

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  Nina van Capelleveen Assistant professor

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

• Vladyslav S Virchenko

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  Emmanuel s Sarabwe External PhD candidate

  Afrika-Studiecentrum

• Rick Lawson

  Rick Lawson has a chair in European Protection of Human Rights since 2001; he is part of the Europa Instituut of Leiden Law School. He was appointed, as of 1 September 2025, as the Chairperson of the College voor de Rechten van de Mens, the National Human Rights Institute of the Netherlands. As of this…

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  Narin Idriz Guest Staff Member

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

• Vasiliki Kosta

  Vasiliki Kosta is Associate Professor of European Law at Leiden University. Her research is characterised by an interest in EU Fundamental Rights Law and more broadly in ‘horizontal’ issues, i.e. institutional and constitutional questions spanning different core policy areas of EU Law. She currenlty…

• Luisa Pinto e Netto

  Luísa Pinto e Netto is an assistant professor at Leiden University specialized in fundamental rights, with a particular focus on social rights. Following her career as a state attorney in Brazil and a PhD on the development of fundamental rights, she is building a research agenda in the Netherlands…

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  Anna Maria Puigderrajols Triadó PhD candidate

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

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  Rehana Dole
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  Katrien Klep Assistant professor

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

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  Suzy Duivenvoorde PhD candidate

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

• Tarlach McGonagle

  As of 1 May 2019, McGonagle holds the chair in Media Law & Information Society. The chair is financed by the A.W. Hins Fund, administered by the Leiden University Fund. Tarlach specializes in a range of issues relating to media law and the information society: freedom of expression; the interface between…

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  Ann Skelton Professor

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

• Leiden Classics: Leiden University’s first women students News - 18 February 2014

  It was not until 1878 that the first female students enrolled at Leiden University, but the discussion on whether women were suited to study was by no means over. 8 March is International Women's Day. BBC correspondente Kim Ghattas will deliver a lecture on 6 March on the struggle by Arabic women for…

• Pinar Ölcer

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  Jenneke Evers External PhD candidate

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

• Looi van Kessel on the Annie Romein-Verschoor Lecture: ‘International Women’s Day is important for everyone’ News - 17 February 2026

  Every year, Leiden University hosts the Annie Romein-Verschoor Lecture to mark International Women’s Day. This year, historian Nadia Bouras will speak about academic freedom, class and being a woman in academia. And that is just as relevant to men, says lecturer and organiser Looi van Kessel.

• Lucy Opoka

  Lucy Ataro Opoka is since 1st September 2021, connected to Meijers Research Institute and Graduate School as a PhD Research Candidate.

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  Ellen Gijselaar Assistant professor

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

• Sjoerd j.s. Nieboer

• Mirjam Sombroek-van Doorm

  Mirjam Sombroek van Doorm (1968) has been appointed professor of Law and Health at the Department of Juvenile Law & Health Law of the Institute of Private Law since 1 October 2022. The broad remit of Law and Health reflects the ambition to strengthen (interdisciplinary) cooperation between the various…

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  Dan Saxon Senior Lecturer

  Faculteit Governance and Global Affairs

• Kristof Gombeer

  Dr. Kristof Gombeer is an Assistant Professor at the Europa Institute of the Leiden Law School. He researches in the field of human rights law and at the intersection between European law and public international law. He teaches in the bachelor's and master's programmes.

• Titia Loenen

  Titia Loenen is Professor 'emeritus' of Human Rights and Diversity at the Department of Constitutional and Administrative Law.

• Unequal academic freedom: women’s expertise more likely to be questioned News - 27 February 2026

  Nadia Bouras will give the Annie Romein-Verschoor Lecture on 6 March. She will call for academic freedom for everyone.

• Over a third of Leiden’s professors are women, just above national level News - 8 December 2025

  The proportion of female professors at Dutch universities is increasing, but at a modest rate. At 34.2%, Leiden University is in the top three. These are the results of the Women Professors Monitor for 2025.

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  Ton Liefaard Professor

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

• Adam Fairclough

  Adam Fairclough is Professor Emeritus of American History at the Leiden University Institute for History (Leiden University Chair of the History and Culture of North America, from 2005 to 2016).

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  Hans-Martien ten Napel Associate Professor

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

• Peter Rodrigues

  Peter Rodrigues is Professor of Immigration Law of the University of Leiden.

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  Li-Ru Hsu External PhD candidate

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

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  Jet Liesker Policy officer

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

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  Hans Franken Professor emeritus

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

• Mariëlle Bruning

  Mariëlle Bruning is a Professor of Child Law at Leiden Law School.

• Simone van der Hof

  Simone van der Hof is a full Professor of Law and Digital Technology at the Center for Law and Digital Technology (eLaw) at Leiden Law School, Leiden University.

• Belittling and threats are part of everyday life for outspoken women News - 14 March 2022

  In a fiery Annie Romein-Verschoor lecture, Sylvana Simons opened up about her experiences as a woman in politics. The leader of the BIJ1 party is regularly the subject of belittling comments and threats. Writer Aafke Romeijn, who reflected on the Simons’ lecture, has also been threatened frequently…

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  Karla Paola Cabrera Acuña External PhD candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

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  Lianne Baars PhD candidate

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid