920 search results for “women s rights” in the Student website
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Martijn MosFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Jacky NieuwboerFaculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Daniel Thomas
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Andrew Gawthorpe on ABC Radio about ‘Orbánism’ and the American right
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán addressed the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Texas last week. University lecturer Andrew Gawthorpe explains in an interview with ABC Radio what the embrace of 'Orbánism' means for the American right, and democracy more broadly.
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Empowering Women in Teaching and Research
Speed mentoring event
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Honorary doctorate for Graça Machel: fund for female students from South Africa
On the occasion of the conferral of an honorary doctorate to children’s rights activist Graça Machel, a fund has been established that will enable two female students from South Africa to come and study in Leiden.
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A piece of rubber can't count. Right?
Martin van Hecke and Lennard Kwakernaak (Leiden university and AMOLF) develop a mechanical metamterial that can count to ten in their research.
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Nominations Max van der Stoel Human Rights Award 2023
Education, Research
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Bart Schermer about attack on citizens' right to demonstrate
Media outlets Investico, de Groene Amsterdammer and Trouw reported on the wide-scale collection by the Dutch police of personal data of demonstrators and their family members. Bart Schermer, Professor of Privacy and Cybercrime, commented on the issue.
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International Women's Day workshop: Freedom and refugees
LeidenGlobal Workshop
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Gelijn MolierFaculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Henning LahmannFaculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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William Michael SchmidliFaculty of Humanities
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Joe PowderlyFaculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Letizia Lo GiaccoFaculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Jason RudallFaculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Remco BreukerFaculty of Humanities
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Salvador Santino RegilmeFaculty of Humanities
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Reinout VriesendorpFaculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Willemien den OudenFaculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Thea CoventryFaculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Alan SearsFaculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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The battle over marriage in Indonesia
The Indonesian government has been trying to enforce marriage and divorce laws for some time. These efforts are encountering resistance from both local communities and the Indonesian Supreme Court. PhD candidate Al Farabi investigated where this resistance comes from.
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‘Women, Life, Freedom’ Protests in Iran: Will This Time Be Different?
Debate, Roundtable
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KOG and Old University Library part of Amnesty International’s Rightswalk Leiden
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.
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Alumna Tessa Schiethart: 'If I could go back to my student days, I’d go right away'
That Tessa Schiethart finished her bachelor's degree in International Studies with a thesis on Indonesian women's reasons for veiling was a coincidence. Or so she thought. Six years later, her book Seeing and Being Seen, in which she writes about her life with a wine stain and vision loss, is in the…
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CEES webinar: Women's political representation in Central and Eastern Europe
Lecture
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‘Computers can give linguists a push in the right direction’
For decades, linguists have racked their brains over the question of precisely how the syntax of various languages is different. PhD candidate Martin Kroon has developed a computer system that brings us closer to finding an answer. His PhD defence is on 10 November.
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Read about your rights and obligations in the student charter 2022-2023
Organisation
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caused overburdening of judicial system and violation of children's rights in Germany
The Dutch conservative VVD party plans to make the right to family reunification more difficult for people with temporary residence permits. In Germany, this restriction led to several lawsuits which were won by status holders. Mark Klaassen, Assistant Professor in Migration Law, believes this is a…
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begins with bringing together economic law, environmental law and human rights
Economic law, environmental law and human rights are important fields of law for sustainable development. But they do not interact sufficiently, which makes it difficult to implement sustainable development.
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Kosovo International Summer Academy 2022 (12-22 July and 10-20 August 2022 )
Education
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Your rights and obligations as a student of Leiden University (Student Charter 2023-2024)
Education, Facility
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Water’s Way: Female Agency and the Artful Legacy of Chinese Imperial Women
Lecture, IIAS/Rijksmuseum Annual Lecture
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Jolien Schukking: Working as a judge at the European Court of Human Rights
Alumna Jolien Schukking has been working as a judge at the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg since 2017. In this special role, she provides legal protection at an international level in major cases and concerning various topics. What is her job like and what motivates her?
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Joe Powderly co-edits volume, Heritage Destruction, Human Rights and International Law
The volume, Heritage Destruction, Human Rights and International Law, co-edited by Grotius Centre, Associate Professor Joe Powderly, and Dr Amy Strecker (Associate Professor, UCD), has been published by Brill/Nijhoff.
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Asmaa KhadimFaculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Nicolas Rodriguez IdarragaFaculty of Humanities
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Irith KistFaculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Mamadou HébiéFaculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Jennifer SchenseFaculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Jens IversonFaculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Women, Intelligence, and Diplomacy in Eighteenth-Century Istanbul
Lecture, Research Seminar Europe 1000-1800
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Manon van der HeijdenFaculty of Humanities
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‘If you know how the system works, you can stand up for your rights’
Legal protection. What do those involved in youth care and child protection understand by this concept? And what needs to change to improve legal protection? This question was explored by researchers from Leiden University’s Department of Child Law. Their research fits with the government’s ambition…
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Leiden Law School Professor Ann Skelton Awarded Honorary Doctorate from the University of Strathclyde
Leiden Law School takes great pride in announcing that the University of Strathclyde has bestowed an honorary doctorate on Professor Ann Skelton, Professor of Children's Rights in a Sustainable World at Leiden Law School and Chair of the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child. This prestigious…
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CANCELLED: ASCL Seminar: The UN, Women’s Movements, and the Post-Conflict Response to Sexual Violence
Lecture
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Larissa van den HerikFaculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Hoko HoriiFaculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Sluiter: ‘Accessibility, diversity and inclusion are a matter of doing the right thing’
For two years, Ineke Sluiter was president of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW). Now, she is returning to the university full time. ‘I always carry themes like accessibility, diversity and inclusion with me.’