20/03/2023
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Announcement of the 2023 University Student Awards Competition The Marangopoulos Foundation for Human Rights (MFHR) announces a competition for three awards to under-graduate and post-graduate students of Greek and/or Cypriot Universities for the best original unpublished essay in one of the following topics: 1st “Tackling sexual abuse of children in Greece: recent developments» 2nd “Human rights … Read more
30/01/2023
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On Monday morning, 30 January 2023, the oral proceedings before the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague on Armenia's application for provisional measures against Azerbaijan began.
03/11/2022
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The European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) was published in the Demotic Greek language and presented in an event co-organised by the MFHR and the Athens Bar Association (ABA), under the auspices of H.E. the President of the Hellenic Republic Katerina Sakellaropoulou.
28/06/2022
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During the ceremony, the Marangopoulos Foundation for Human Rights conferred, for the 15th consecutive year, awards to pupils who stood out for their behavior, their regular attendance and their performance.
22/06/2022
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The conferment of the MFHR Awards and scholarships for the online attendance of the courses of the International Institute for Human Rights René Cassin (Strasbourg) took place in the Foundation’s Headquarters, on Tuesday 21 June 2022 at 2.30 p.m.
06/04/2022
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At a special ceremony at the Presidential House, on Tuesday 5 April 2022, the President of the Hellenic Republic Katerina Sakellaropoulou conferred the medal of Grand Commander of the Order of the Redeemer to Linos-Alexander Sicilianos, Professor of Public International Law, Dean of the Faculty of Law of the University of Athens, for his work, as a minimum recognition of his contribution.
11/02/2022
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The Marangopoulos Foundation for Human Rights (MFHR) announces a competition for the conferment of three prizes and three commendations to undergraduate and postgraduate students of Greek and/or Cypriot universities for the best original unpublished essay on one of three topics.
18/11/2021
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The Marangopoulos Foundation for Human Rights (MFHR) calls on the competent Greek State authorities to actually deal more effectively with incidents of sexual exploitation and sexual abuse of children and in particular to ensure the full functioning of the "Children's Home".
15/11/2021
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The Vice President of the Marangopoulos Foundation for Human Rights, Dean of the Faculty of Law of the University of Athens, Linos-Alexander Sicilianos, was awarded the medal of the Officer of the Order of the Legion of Honour by H.E. the President of the French Republic, Mr. Emmanuel Macron, for his humanitarian contribution, and his contribution to justice, democracy and peace.
13/10/2021
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Yesterday, at the Sorbonne Grand Auditorium, took place the ceremony of the anointment of the Dean of the Faculty of Law of the University of Athens and former President of the ECtHR, Linos-Alexander Sicilianos, as Doctorate Honoris Causa of the University of Paris-II.
