Human rights are under pressure in many places across the globe. Peaceful protests are violently quashed. Voting is tampered with. And minorities are often excluded from decision-making. All of this threatens the ideal of an open society in which each of us can be free and participate equally. A solid protection of human rights is needed for an open society to exist and to flourish. But it is often an uphill battle to work towards that ideal. Equip yourself and learn more about what human rights are and how they work.
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Human Rights for Open Societies
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Syllabus - What you will learn from this course
Introduction to the ECHR
General principles
Human rights and democracy
Insiders and outsiders: non-discrimination, vulnerable groups, migrants and asylum seekers
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