04/04/2025
Posts,
The President of MFHR, Professor Linos-Alexander Sicilianos, gave a series of lectures last week at French-speaking universities in Canada, on topics related to climate change and human rights, the challenges that the European Court of Human Rights faces in the current context and human rights before the International Court of Justice in The Hague. Professor … Read more
11/03/2025
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The President of GREVIO and member of the Governing Board of MFHR, Maria-Andriani Kostopoulou, participated on 10 March 2025 in an important side-event of the Council of Europe titled: “Threats and opportunities of Digital Technologies: women in the public eye”, organized in the framework of the 69th Session of the United Nations Commission on the … Read more
07/03/2025
Awards & Scholarships,
Posts,
Scholarships for the 54th Summer Course of Human Rights Studies of the International Institute for Human Rights René Cassin The Marangopoulos Foundation for Human Rights (MFHR) announces a competition for the award of three prizes to undergraduate and postgraduate students of Greek and Cypriot universities for the three best original papers in Greek, which have … Read more
06/03/2025
Press Releases,
On 27 February 2025, the European Court of Human Rights delivered its judgment in the case of X v. Cyprus, which concerned the ineffective investigation of the applicant’s complaint of gang rape and the inadequate response of the Cypriot authorities leading to her secondary victimisation. The Marangopoulos Foundation for Human Rights stresses the importance of … Read more
27/11/2024
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Press Releases,
The Marangopoulos Foundation for Human Rights presents some of the “key findings” of the latest EU Survey, which are available here. For the full text of the survey in English click here.
18/11/2024
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Press Releases,
In the packed Great Hall of the University of Athens, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Mr Volker Türk, delivered, on 18 November 2024, quite a powerful keynote speech on the current crisis of human rights, titled «The centrality of Human Rights in the current context».The High Commissioner particularly noted that this crisis … Read more
14/11/2024
Press Releases,
The 2nd revised edition of the book “The Human Dimension of International Law” by Professor and President of the MFHR, Linos-Alexander Sicilianos, was launched on Wednesday, 13 November 2024, at the “Harris Karatzas” Hall of the Nomiki Vivliothiki Publishing House. Mr. Ioannis Sarmas, former Prime Minister and Honorary President of the Hellenic Court of Audit, … Read more
16/09/2024
Press Releases,
With the completion of six years since Mrs. Elli Yiotopoulou-Sicilianou assumed the presidency of the Marangopoulos Foundation for Human Rights (MFHR), and the particularly remarkable activity that the MFHR has developed during her term of office, Mrs. Elli Yiotopoulou-Sicilianou has decided to leave the Board of Directors. The Board of Directors of our Foundation, wishing … Read more
27/06/2024
Press Releases,
On Monday 24 June 2024, the opening ceremony of the 53rd Summer School of the International Institute for Human Rights René Cassin, that will be held from 24 June-19 July 2024, took place, in Strasbourg. During the ceremony, the President of the Institute, Professor Emmanuel Decaux, and the Director, Professor Sébastien Touzé welcomed the participants. … Read more
27/06/2024
Press Releases,
“Alice Yotopoulos-Marangopoulos in memoriam of her son Nick” Awards –
AWARDING PUPILS OF THE SCHOOL OF THE SPECIAL DETENTION CENTER FOR JUVENILES OF AVLONA 2024
