Every year, Ghent University awards the Amnesty International Chair to a person who makes a special contribution in the field of human rights.   This year’s laureate of the Amnesty International Chair is Hanna Liubakova, a journalist, political analyst, and human rights defender. Her courageous and relentless work reporting on authoritarianism, repression, and democratic resistance […]

Join us for a conversation between Amnesty International Chair laureate 2026 Hanna Liubakova and Peter Vermeersch, Professor of Politics and Central and Eastern European Studies at KU Leuven.   Together, they will discuss the far-reaching importance of the struggle for human rights and democracy in Belarus, reflecting on the country’s current political reality, the challenges […]

© Aude Abou Nasr   ‘ “The children are always ours, every single one of them, all over the globe,” James Baldwin wrote in 1980. Yet around the world, children’s lives continue to be shaped by the enduring legacies of colonialism—from violence, displacement, and forced separation to detention and the denial of basic rights. But […]

HRRN (New) Members Day is a community- and capacity-building event, with ample opportunity for informal networking. The event is open to all Ghent University researchers and research officers interested in making a positive contribution to human rights. Research that aims to have an impact on society inevitably involves engaging with people and groups who have […]

– Voedselhulp is vandaag een vaste pijler geworden in de Belgische armoedebestrijding. In 2024 werden 208.000 hulpvragers geregistreerd via de Voedselbanken. Tien jaar geleden waren dat er nog 130.000[1]. In het hele land delen meer dan 700 lokale organisaties voedseloverschotten uit aan mensen in nood.   Maar terwijl het aantal mensen dat hulp nodig heeft […]

  The Ghent Africa Platform (GAP) is pleased to announce its 19th annual symposium (GAPSYM19), themed “Voices, Rights, Justice in Africa”. The symposia organised by the Ghent University Association (AUGent) Africa Platform have been trendsetting in the Belgian academic landscape over the last 19 years, providing a unique interdisciplinary forum to showcase academic research conducted […]

Under the theme “From the 1976 Soweto Uprising to Constitutional Democracy – Reimagining the Future of Youth” Professor and South African Human Rights Commissioner Tshepo Madlingozi will engage in an intergenerational dialogue with young people selected by the Nelson Mandela Children’s Fund.   Together, they will reflect on the 30th anniversary of South Africa’s Constitution and the 50th […]