Call for Applications: for Venice School for Human Rights Defenders, 15 – 21 June 2025
Date & Place
15 – 21 June 2025
Venice Lido
Cost
€ 1,400 (VAT included)
Scholarship opportunities
Application Deadline
30 March 2025 for scholarship applicants
4 May 2025 for self-funded applicants
Entry Requirements
Fluency in English
Experience/interest in the field of human rights protection and activism
The Venice School for Human Rights Defenders is an intensive, one-week programme organised in cooperation with the European Parliament since 2016.
Participants benefit from keynote speeches by prominent human rights figures, including Sakharov and Right Livelihood laureates, as well as lectures by internationally renowned scholars, experts and activists from academia, international organisations, civil society and NGOs. The programme offers in-depth exploration of cross-cutting issues through core themes:
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- Engaging with UN mechanisms: treaty bodies and special procedures
- Gender-based violence and conflict-related sexual violence
- Environmental protection and indigenous rights
- LGBTIQ+ rights
- Documenting and raising awareness of human rights abuses through video evidence
Target audience: the Venice School is designed for human rights activists worldwide as well as students, PhD candidates, researchers, social workers, journalists, and IGOs and NGOs officials who aspire to become effective agents for change in their communities while advocating the rights of all individuals.
Language: fluency in English (both written and spoken) as the school is fully taught in English.
Self-funded applicants (deadline: 4 May 2025): will be evaluated on a rolling basis and candidates eligible for enrolment will be notified by email with an acceptance letter, including instructions for fee payment.
Scholarship applicants (deadline: 30 March 2025): will be evaluated only after the deadline. Application shall include a personal statement demonstrating commitment to human rights advocacy.
Young applicants: we strongly encourage talented young women and men aged 18 to 25 to apply.
Class size: limited to 30 participants to foster peer networking and maximise opportunities for direct interaction and personalised feedback from the experts.
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