Human Rights in Context

✨As we close 2025, we thank all researchers, practitioners, institutions, the ERC, and UGent for your invaluable support. ✨ Together, we continue advancing human rights. Wishing you a healthy and inspiring 2026! -Yves Haeck & Clara Burbano-Herrera (@RightsContext & IMPACTUM)

⚖️The UN Human Rights Committee can adopt interim measures in urgent cases to prevent irreparable harm while it examines a complaint. These temporary measures may protect people at serious risk, like detainees who are ill, held incommunicado, or facing execution. Learn more 👇

Prison violence in Guatemala: what did the Inter-American Commission say? ⚖️Prison violence is not only a security issue, but also a human rights issue. See below👇

The Academy proudly presents the Honor Jury for the 2026 Human Rights Essay Award. They will select the best essays on “The Right to Protest under International Human Rights Law.” Learn more: wcl.american.edu/impact/initiat… #HumanRights #HumanRightsLaw #EssayAward #AUWCL

📣New on the @HRinContext blog: @Av_Yorulmaz unpacks the ECtHR’s December 2025 judgments on ByLock-based terrorism convictions in Türkiye, and why they confirm a broader systemic defect in criminal adjudication. ⚖️A must-read! ⬇️ humanrightsincontext.be/post/confirmin…

🎓A privilege to welcome Prof Frans Viljoen (@UPTuks) for the Public Lecture of the Marcel Storme Chair at @RechtCrimUGent. His lecture on the African Court on Human & Peoples’ Rights offered a rich reflection on its role and legacy within the African human rights system.👏

⏰Last reminder! Join the 2026 Marcel Storme Chair Public Lecture by Prof Frans Viljoen(@UPTuks) “The African Court of H&PRs @ 20: An ‘African solution’ to African problems?” 📅Tue 24 March 🕔17:00–18:30 📍Auditorium A, Campus Aula, UGent Registration: event.ugent.be/registration/P…

Thank you to all who joined @RightsContext Talking Series on Human Rights in Latin America🙏 We were honoured to welcome Claudia Cardona & Kim for a timely discussion on the sexual & reproductive rights of women deprived of liberty in Colombia & Brazil 🌍👏

📢The first issue of the @RightsContext Newsletter is now out! ✨A first edition with updates, reflections, and highlights from our work and community. We hope you enjoy it & invite you to follow our activities & share it with others. 📖Read it here: heyzine.com/flip-book/7914…

Last reminder Join HRs Talking Series with Claudia Cardona (Mujeres Libres) & Kim (ITTC), presenting “Scars: Violations of the Sexual & Reproductive Rights of Women Deprived of Liberty in Colombia & Brazil” 🗓️23 March 09:00–12:00 📍UGent Faculty of Law, Faculty Board Room 💻Teams

🚨Kind reminder Join the Marcel Storme Chair Public Lecture by Prof Frans Viljoen(@UPTuks) “The African Court of H&PRs @ 20: An ‘African solution’ to African Problems?” 📅Tue 24 March 🕔17:00–18:30 📍Auditorium A, Campus Aula 🥂Reception Register here: event.ugent.be/registration/P…

🎙️Episode 30 of @RightsContext Podcast is out! Prof Burbano Herrera speaks with Dr Teresa Villamizar, Director of Bucaramanga’s women’s prison, on women’s imprisonment, reintegration & alternatives to incarceration in Colombia 🎧 open.spotify.com/episode/6terk1… 🔗 humanrightsincontext.be/thepodcast

📣 New on the @HRinContext blog: Claudia Cardona reflects on how language can become an extension of punishment for women who have experienced prison and why changing words can change dignity, narratives, and futures. 💭 Food for thought👇 🔗 humanrightsincontext.be/post/when-word…

Join next HRs Talking Series with Claudia Cardona (Mujeres Libres) & Kim (ITTC), presenting: “Scars: Violations of the Sexual & Reproductive Rights of Women Deprived of Liberty in Colombia” 🗓️Mon 23 March 09:00–12:00 📍UGent Faculty of Law, Faculty Board Room 💻MS Teams 🗣️Spanish

🧐The IACHR argues that more alternatives should be used that allow detainees awaiting trial to remain in the community, while still making sure they appear before the courts & do not interfere with the investigation. Read our post to learn more about such alternatives. 👇

Join the Marcel Storme Chair Public Lecture '25-'26 by Prof Frans Viljoen(@UPTuks) “The African Court of H&PRs @ 20: An ‘African solution’ to African problems?” 📅Tue 24 March 🕔17:00–18:30 📍Auditorium A, Campus Aula 🥂Reception afterwards Register here: event.ugent.be/registration/P…

For more than a decade, the IACHR has described the arbitrary and illegal use of pre-trial detention as a chronic problem in many countries in Latin America.💡IMPACTUM expresses concern regarding the prioritisation of remand custody and the protraction of criminal proceedings⚖️

What is the general context of pretrial detention in Latin America? The IACHR has identified the excessive use of pretrial detention as one of the most serious & widespread challenges in Latin America regarding the rights of detainees. Read more below👇

📣 New on @HRinContext blog! Our latest post, by Francesca Cassano, explores how the ECtHR is reshaping protection against online hate speech, clarifying States’ duties toward victims while balancing freedom of expression. Read it here:🔗 humanrightsincontext.be/post/protectin…

📣 Applications are now open for the 5th Edition of our Summer School “Human Rights & Persons Deprived of Liberty” 🗓️ 16–19 June 2026 ⏰ 13:50–17:00 (Brussels) 💶 Fee €100 🌱 Scholarships available ⏳ Deadline: 4 May 2026 🔎 Programme & application: humanrightsincontext.be/international-…

🎙️Episode 29 of the Human Rights in Context podcast is now available! Prof Dr Clara Burbano-Herrera visits Villa Cristina Women’s Penitentiary (Armenia, Colombia) and interviews Director Dr Tatiana Jiménez Arcila. 🎧Listen now: 👉humanrightsincontext.be/thepodcast 👉open.spotify.com/episode/4iczgT…