Human rights are rights inherent to all human beings, regardless of race, sex, nationality, ethnicity, language, religion, or any other status. Human rights include the right to life and liberty, freedom from slavery and torture, freedom of opinion and expression, the right to work and education, and many more.  Everyone is entitled to these rights, without discrimination.

Human rights are moral entitlements that every individual in the world possesses simply in virtue of the fact that he or she is a human being. In claiming our human rights, we are making a moral claim, normally on our own government, that you cannot do that, because it is a violation of my moral sphere and my personal dignity. No-one – no individual, no government – can ever take away our human rights. They come from the fact that we are not only physical beings, but also moral and spiritual human beings. Human rights are needed to protect and preserve every individual's humanity, to ensure that every individual can live a life of dignity and a life that is worthy of a human being.

Human Rights research at Ghent University

The Human Rights Research Network (HRRN) supports inter- and transdisciplinary human rights research and societal impact through a variety of initiatives.

We collaborate with the City of Ghent to foster human rights within local policies and practices. This includes amongst others:

• Membership in the local Human Rights Council
• Human rights-focused Master’s theses in collaboration with city actors
• Facilitating transdisciplinary workshops on local human rights challenges

We bridge science and society by sharing human rights-related knowledge in formats that spark critical thinking and informed public opinion. Through public debates, film screenings, podcasting and other outreach initiatives, we contribute to strengthening the support base for human rights in society.

Check out the podcast 'Oprecht': https://hrrn.ugent.be/podcast/

More information: https://hrrn.ugent.be/

Strasbourg Observers Blog

The Strasbourg Observers Blog aims to bring new judgments of the European Court of Human Rights to the attention of interested scholars, practitioners and students. To that end, bloggers offer critical analyses of the legal reasoning of the ECtHR by way of short commentaries. The Blog also aims to assess recent legal, political and social developments in Europe through the lens of the Court’s case law.

https://strasbourgobservers.com/