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)

📢 Join our next Human Rights in Context Talking Series on “Digital Transgression in Latin America: Perspectives from Cuba”. 📅Monday, 1 June 🕓16:00–17:00 Brussels time 📍Faculty Board Room, Campus Aula, Faculty of Law & Criminology, UGhent 💻Hybrid event, accessible via Teams

🧐The Mandela Rules set the UN minimum standards for the treatment of persons deprived of liberty. They affirm that dignity does not end at the prison door: detainees must be protected from torture and ill-treatment, and guaranteed basic conditions.

📣 New on the @HRinContext blog: In “Who Gets to Grieve?”, Ms Sara Vilares examines how Spain’s response to the suffering of Palestinians reveals the gap between expressions of care & solidarity, & the political action needed to protect human rights. 👇 humanrightsincontext.be/post/who-gets-…

🎙️Episode 32 of IMPACTUM in CONTEXT Podcast is out! Prof Dr Clara Burbano Herrera speaks with Colombia’s Minister of Justice on prisons, women deprived of liberty & alternatives to punitive justice. 🎧Listen on: Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/1AxT1Q… Website: humanrightsincontext.be/thepodcast

💡In the next part of our series on interim measures by the UN Human Rights Committee, we focus on Spisso v Venezuela. ⚖️The case shows how interim measures can serve as an urgent protective tool when the health and well-being of persons deprived of liberty are at stake.

Highlights from our workshop in Guatemala. Over two days, experts came together to discuss political violence, deprivation of liberty, and human rights in Central America. Thank you to all participants for a meaningful exchange. #HumanRights #CentralAmerica #IMPACTUM #ERC

Day 2 continues in Guatemala. Today’s discussions focus on El Salvador and Guatemala, addressing security, criminalisation, and key human rights challenges in the region. #HumanRights #CentralAmerica #IMPACTUM #ERC

Day 1 begins in Guatemala. Today’s discussions focus on Nicaragua: rule of law, political repression, deprivation of liberty, and the criminalisation of human rights defenders. #HumanRights #CentralAmerica #IMPACTUM #ERC

It starts tomorrow. Our academic workshop in Guatemala brings together experts to reflect on political violence, deprivation of liberty, and human rights in Central America. 📍 Guatemala City 📅 7–8 May 2026 #HumanRights #CentralAmerica #IMPACTUM #ERC

💡Join us for the next @RightsContext Talking Series event. Dennis Muñoz Rosa will speak on: “Current Legal Situation of Persons Deprived of Liberty in El Salvador” 📅Tuesday, 12 May 🕙10:00–11:00 CEST 📍Faculty Board Room, Ghent Uni 💻Hybrid event via Teams 🗣️Held in Spanish.

🚨Last days to apply! Applications close on Monday, 4 May 2026, for the Summer School "Human Rights & Persons Deprived of Liberty" 📅 16–19 June 2026 💻 Online via Microsoft Teams 📝Programme details & application: humanrightsincontext.be/international-…

⚖️In the 3rd part of our series on interim measures by the #UN HRC, we look at Echeverri v Colombia. This case shows interim measures play a crucial role in protecting detainees when their health worsens during detention & there are urgent concerns about their well-being.

Pleased to announce an upcoming academic workshop on human rights in Central America. Bringing together experts to reflect on political violence, liberty deprivation & region’s most pressing challenges 📍Guatemala City 📅 7–8 May 2026 #HumanRights #CentralAmerica #IMPACTUM #ERC

📣New on @HRinContext Blog: Laura Vanderhaeghen traces how Belgian law on partner violence evolved from a women’s rights focus to a gender-neutral framework. 💭Food for thought: can legal neutrality reshape social perceptions? Read it here: 🔗humanrightsincontext.be/post/from-wome…

🚨Last call to apply! Applications close on Monday, 4 May 2026, for the Summer School "Human Rights & Persons Deprived of Liberty" 📅 16–19 June 2026 💻 Online via Microsoft Teams 📝Programme details & application: humanrightsincontext.be/international-…

In today’s post in our series on interim measures by the #UN Human Rights Committee, we examine Polay Campos v Peru. The case shows how interim measures can be used in situations involving urgent concerns about a detainee’s health and treatment. Read below for more info. 👇

🎙️ Ep 31 of our Human Rights in Context Podcast is out! Prof Clara Burbano-Herrera visited the Women’s Prison of Pereira (Colombia) & interviewed Teniente Terri Rodríguez, head of surveillance at the facility. Listen here: 👉 open.spotify.com/show/65IEENl5U… 👉 humanrightsincontext.be/thepodcast

🎙️Join our next @RightsContext Talking Series session with Ingrid García, Executive Coordinator of @inredh1, on "Human Rights Challenges in Ecuador". 📅17 April 🕧12:30–13:30 Brussels time 📍Faculty Board Room @ Ghent University + Teams 🗣️Spanish

⚖️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👇