Human Rights in Context

Research Programme on Respect of Human Rights, Democracy & Rule of Law I Directors Profs Yves Haeck & Clara Burbano-Herrera I@UGent I @IMPACTUM_ERC I @HRC_UGent

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✨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)

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🧩 How is HIV/AIDS managed in prison settings?
HIV prevention, treatment and care in prisons are public health and human rights issues.
People in prisons remain disproportionately affected, while access to treatment and prevention services is still uneven.

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👏Kate Murphy, PhD researcher with the @IMPACTUM_ERC project, presented her paper “No Queda Nada: Exploring the Role of the Inter-American Human Rights System in the Context of Nicaragua’s Social Crisis” at the 2026 Latin American Studies Association Congress in Paris. #LASA2026

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📢 The 2nd issue of the Human Rights in Context Newsletter is out now!
Explore our latest publications, academic activities, podcast episodes, Talking Series events & featured guests.
Read the newsletter here: https://t.co/rYXm0QzNjk

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📢New release!
We are delighted to share the publication of the book "Impact within the Human Rights Framework", edited by Prof Dr Yves Haeck and Prof Dr Clara Burbano Herrera and published by @ElgarPublishing.

🧐The book is free to read Open Access here:
https://t.co/4fkGU7ZSgJ

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🏆Excellent performance by the @ugent team at the Inter-American Human Rights Moot Court Competition in Washington D.C.!
Rosan Song, Louka Delmotte, Hatice Özel & Kathelyne Gryson reached the semifinals and received an award for their State memorial.
A remarkable achievement!👏

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The Mandela Rules make clear: imprisonment must never mean losing access to health care.
People deprived of liberty are entitled to health services equivalent to those available in the community, like independent medical care & psychological support.
Read below to learn more!

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📢 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

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🧐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.

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📣 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.
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https://t.co/VAzXbbiyCt

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🎙️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: https://t.co/icof050ZDB
Website: https://t.co/D6C5oT5Wae

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💡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.

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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

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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

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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

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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

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💡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.

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🚨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: https://t.co/jdMt34XFqF

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⚖️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.

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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

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📣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:
🔗https://t.co/JgAm8YgWDK