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Katie Pentney wins Max van der Stoel Human Rights Award 2021 with master’s thesis News - 13 December 2021
The Max van der Stoel Human Rights Award is presented every two years on 10 December (Human Rights Day) in recognition of outstanding academic works in the field of international human rights.

KOG and Old University Library part of Amnesty International’s Rightswalk Leiden News - 22 July 2021
Human Rights organisation Amnesty International recently set up a walk that passes by important locations in Leiden in relation to human rights. The Kamerlingh Onnes Building, home to Leiden Law School, has been included in the route.

Titia Loenen Professor of Human Rights and diversity
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid

#HumanRightsWeek: Mr. Michael O'Flaherty - What future for human rights? Event - 10 December 2022
Lecture

Debate on World Cup Qatar: Boycott it or seize opportunity for attention? News - 13 October 2022
The FIFA World Cup will get underway in Qatar this November – an event that has attracted much discussion in recent years. This discussion is not only centred on sport. Human rights are in the spotlights in Qatar. On Friday 30 September, Leiden University organised a debate in which experts from various…

Bill Schabas Professor emeritus International Criminal Law and Human Rights
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid

Helen Duffy Professor International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid

Roeland Böcker: 'Problems of multilateralism are a never-ending debate' News - 9 December 2022
On 8 December, in honour of Human Rights Week, Roeland Böcker gave a public lecture about his experiences as ambassador to the Council of Europe. Between 2017 and 2021, Roeland Böcker was the representative of the Netherlands in the Council of Europe.

EUniWell Open lectures series | European standards of Human Rights protection of displaced persons fleeing armed conflicts Event - 2 June 2022
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