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Researchers within the Human Rights Profile Area pay particular attention to the impact and consequences of a polarised world on global norms, practices, actors and institutions in the field of human rights. Research topics at the top of our agenda: Human rights & CultureHuman rights & DisabilitiesHuman rights & Economic developmentHuman rights & EducationHuman rights & GenderHuman rights & Health
https://www.humanrights.lu.se/research/research-themes - 2026-04-23
Join us for an interdisciplinary, collaborative space to explore common interests and to build connections across fields! Date: 16 February 2026 Time: 13:15–15:00 (including fika) Location: SOL:H435 Centre for Languages and Literature, Helgonabacken 12, Lund Status message The registration deadline has passed. Leave this field blank
https://www.humanrights.lu.se/form/earth-observation-and-human-rights-conflicts-and-disasters - 2026-04-23
Collaborations in Lund - the Swedish hub for human rightsBesides the university, Lund is home to two major human rights institutes in Sweden which makes the city of Lund to a Swedish hub for human rights. The Human Rights Profile Area organizes events together with these institutes to foster collaborations and exchange among staff and members. Together we are creating a robust and dynamic environm
https://www.humanrights.lu.se/collaborations - 2026-04-23
Datum: 23 april 2026, kl. 13:15–15:00, följt av fika & frågor i foajén 15:00–15:30.Lokal: LUX:C121, Helgonavägen 3 och online via Zoom Webinar (med möjlighet till frågor). First name (required) Please enter your first name. Last name (required) Please enter your last name. Organization (required) Email address (required) Please enter your email address. I will attend the event... ... online via Zo
28 April 2026 13:15 to 15:00 | Seminar Igor Shoikhedbrod is an Assistant Professor of Political Theory in the Department of Political Science at St. Francis Xavier University, Canada. He is the author of Revisiting Marx’s Critique of Liberalism: Rethinking Justice, Legality and Rights (2019) and many other publications on Marxist theory and human rights discourses beyond a narrowly conceived liber
https://www.humanrights.lu.se/calendar/igor-shoikhedbrod-alternative-futures-rights-three-heterodox-marxists - 2026-04-23
6 May 2026 13:15 to 15:00 | Seminar Piers Von Berg is a Senior Lecturer and an interdisciplinary scholar in human rights education and human rights law at Birmingham City University. His work contributes to understanding how transformative human rights education can be applied in higher education. Education systems in many parts of the world are directed towards shaping the human being as an econo
23 April 2026 13:15 to 15:30 | Seminar Panelsamtal utifrån forskningsantologin "Marken, vattnet, tankarna - Konsekvenser för samer av svensk politik" framtagen av Sanningskommissionen för det samiska folket Välkommen till ett panelsamtal om Sanningskommissionen för det samiska folket som ett människorättsverktyg på nationell nivå. Som inledning kommer fyra forskare som bidragit till antologin att
https://www.humanrights.lu.se/calendar/fran-forskning-till-rattvisa-sanningskommissionen-det-samiska-folket-i-fokus - 2026-04-23
– Ukraine as a catalyst for human rights collaboration - Date: 16 March 2026 Time: 13:30–17:00 Location: LUX:C212 Lynnéum, staff dining room, Helgonavägen 3 Status message The registration deadline has passed. If you wish to participate, please contact info@humanrights.lu.se. Leave this field blank
https://www.humanrights.lu.se/form/registration-human-rights-dialogue-2026 - 2026-04-23
13 May 2026 13:15 to 15:00 | Seminar Karolina Sikora is a postdoctoral researcher at the Department of Sociology of Law at Lund University. She is a member of the research project Transformative Environmental Justice (EnJUSTICE), funded by NordForsk. The project investigates the forms of community involvement in the green transition discourse in Sápmi, Greenland, and Lithuania. The focus of this s
https://www.humanrights.lu.se/calendar/karolina-sikora-human-right-cultural-heritage-social-contract-nonlegal-tool - 2026-04-23
In terms of education, the Human Rights Profile Area aims to strengthen the connections between research and education in the field of human rights. We facilitate collaboration between educational programmes and courses at Lund University that explicitly or implicitly focus on human rights. Overview of Human Rights related education at Lund University The Human Rights Profile Area also engages on
https://www.humanrights.lu.se/education - 2026-04-23
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https://www.humanrights.lu.se/form/conference-update-sign-form - 2026-04-23
21 May 2026 12:45 to 22 May 2026 12:00 | Conference Academic independence is increasingly challenged by political pressures and external interests. As scholars face new risks and weakened institutional autonomy, it is vital to reflect on how universities can defend their democratic mission and educational freedom. When critical thinking and academic independence come under pressure, it threatens n
https://www.humanrights.lu.se/calendar/international-conference-academic-freedom-human-rights-and-role-academia - 2026-04-23
24 April 2026 12:15 to 13:00 | Seminar Human Rights Lunch Online is a digital seminar series where Human Rights Profile Area members and guests present their latest projects and research. On 24 April we welcome Miranda Kajtazi, Associate professor at the Department of Informatics, to present their Seed Money project. This seminar presents our initial findings, developed through seed funding from t
Limited seats. Please register for the whole conference or for single sessions Date: 21– 22 May 2026 (lunch- to- lunch) Location: LUX:C121, Helgonavägen 3, Lund Warning message Sorry, the event is fully booked. For a place on the waiting list, please contact: info@humanrights.lu.se. Leave this field blank
https://www.humanrights.lu.se/form/registration-conference - 2026-04-23
Academic freedom is increasingly challenged by political pressure, funding structures, and external interests. When the independence of knowledge production is weakened, this is not only an academic concern but a human rights issue and a threat to democracy. This international Conference on Academic Freedom, Human Rights and the Role of Academia is arranged by the Lund University Human Rights Prof
https://www.humanrights.lu.se/collaborations/international-conference-academic-freedom-human-rights-and-role-academia - 2026-04-23
12 May 2026 14:15 to 15:30 | Seminar Human Rights Law Discussion Group SEMINAR SERIESSafe, regular and orderly migration under the Global Compact on Migration: An analysis of Free Movement Regimes globally Diego Acosta (Professor of European and Migration Law at University of Bristol and Director of the Nebrija Global Chair in Migration and Human Rights at Nebrija University) Faculty members, grad
27 May 2026 09:00 to 13:00 | Workshop From invasive and non-invasive brain-computer interfaces to data privacy, governance models, and the impact on democracy and human dignity, the Pufendorf-Theme has examined how these technologies are reshaping our brains, bodies, and societies. Now, the researchers invite academic staff, students, practitioners, and curious minds - to join them for a provocati
https://www.humanrights.lu.se/calendar/neurofutures-promises-and-perils-neurotechnologies - 2026-04-23
Pro Vice- Chancellor Per Mickwitz about the Human Rights Profile Area What is the Lund University Human Rights Profile Area?The Human Rights Profile Area is a hub for interdisciplinary research, education and collaboration on human rights. We bring together more than 150 human rights researchers at Lund University from a broad range of disciplines. The profile area can be described as a network th
https://www.humanrights.lu.se/about - 2026-04-23
Get engaged, become a member! Lund University staff and employees of affiliated partners can join the profile area network and contribute to interdisciplinary research at Lund University! What the Human Rights Profile Area offers for its members A calendar for human rights events at Lund University has been on my wish list for a long time. Thanks to the profile area and the new website I have a go
https://www.humanrights.lu.se/about/advantages-members - 2026-04-23
You can add an educational programme or course to the overview of Human Rights related education at Lund University by filling in this form: Email (required) Please enter the email adress of the responsible course coordinator. Programme or course title (required) Please enter the programme or course title. Study programme or stand alone course? (required) Please specify if this is a study programm
https://www.humanrights.lu.se/form/register-programmes-or-courses - 2026-04-23
