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AFAR researchers inform UN guidelines on human rights-based digital border governance

Researchers from the Algorithmic Fairness for Asylum Seekers and Refugees (AFAR) Project brought their evidence-based insights to high-level UN dialogues shaping guidelines on digital border technologies.
Centre news

Human Rights Master’s Thesis Award

The Centre for Fundamental Rights awards an annual Master’s thesis prize recognising outstanding work on the role of human rights in domestic, regional, or global law and governance at the Hertie School.
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Strengthening human rights law: Centre researchers engage with UN Petitions Unit

Researchers from the project 'Deep Impact through Soft Jurisprudence?' funded by the German Research Foundation, DFG, shared key insights on UN human rights treaty body case law with the UN Petitions Unit in Geneva.
Centre news

Dr Silvia Steininger asks a fundamental question on Verfassungsblog

The Postdoctoral Researcher at the Centre for Fundamental Rights unpacks the Danish-Italian Public Letter to the ECtHR and its implications for the protection of fundamental rights of migrants in Europe in a post for Verfassungsblog.
Research workshop

Research workshop hosted by the Centre for Fundamental Rights examines human rights protection in armed conflict

The Centre for Fundamental Rights and the Resist and Act Collective (RAC) established by Hertie School students co-hosted a panel discussion with activists working closely with migrants. 
Press release

Violeta Moreno-Lax responds to ECHR judgement on Italy-Libya 'pull back' deal

The European Court’s ruling on Italy’s Libya ‘pull back’ policy draws sharp criticism from Hertie School Visiting Professor Violeta Moreno-Lax.
Research project

AFAR: Algorithmic Fairness for Asylum Seekers and Refugees

This 4-year collaborative research project is funded by the Volkswagen Foundation through its “Challenges for Europe” funding programme.
Research project

The Contribution of United Nations Treaty Body Case Law to the Development of International Human Rights Law

This three year research project is funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG). 
Research project

Framing Reality and Normativity in European Human Rights Law

Frames is a two years research project funded by Volkswagen Foundation under its funding framework NEXT. It is a collaborative project between the Hertie School and Helmut Schmidt Universität.
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