Mrs. Maria-Andriani Kostopoulou, Deputy Director of the MFHR, was reelected, ranking first, in the Council of Europe’s Group of Experts on Action against Violence against Women and Domestic Violence (GREVIO)
The Vice President of the MFHR, Professor Linos-Alexander Sicilianos, attended the celebration of the 100th anniversary since the establishment of the Hague Academy of International Law, as well as the Conference organised by the Academy on the "Humanization of International Law", on 24-26 May 2023.
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three awards to under-graduate and post-graduate students of Greek and/or Cypriot Universities for the best original unpublished essay in one of the following topics: 1st “Tackling sexual abuse of children in Greece: recent developments» 2nd “Human rights … Read more
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.
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.
The Foundation will confer awards-scholarships for the Summer Course of the International Institute for Human Rights René Cassin, in Strasbourg, to those students who wrote the best essays in this year’s topics, selected by the MFHR.
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.
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.
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.
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.