Our analyses offer a vision for the future and outline policy road maps in relation to human rights.
As a think-tank, the Geneva Centre regularly issues think pieces related to the interactions between human rights and social, political, economical or cultural factors.
RESEARCH PAPERS AND OPINION PIECES
COP 28: What gains for environmental rights?
Holding the first global stock take on climate action, the negotiations of this COP 28 in the UAE fueled many hopes and delivered some steps forward but also disappointments.
75th Anniversary of the UDHR in Geneva: Strengthening national human rights systems will require breaking structural barriers
Geneva, 11 – 12 December 2023. Marking the 75th anniversary of the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights
FROM THEORY TO PRACTICE: AN OVERVIEW OF WOMEN’S ACCESS TO EDUCATION IN AFGHANISTAN, IRAN AND PAKISTAN
Despite the progress, access to education for women in these countries remains significantly limited due to cultural, societal, and institutional barriers. This study explores the existing laws and policies and the evolving status of women's education while examining key challenges, such as gender-based discrimination, social norms, early marriages, security concerns, and inadequate infrastructure.
WOMEN’S RIGHTS, CLIMATE CHANGE AND ENVIRONMENT
The nexus between climate change, environmental crises and women’s rights constitutes a critical human rights issue globally. Urgency has become evident and actions necessary.
EVOLVING PERSPECTIVES IN HUMAN RIGHTS
The pandemic and subsequent confinement, although severely hampering usual work practices, in fact proved very rich in outputs through introspection, analyses, projections and pathways for the future.
HUMAN RIGHTS AND THE COVID-19 CRISIS: IMPACTS, CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES
Impact of the Covid-19 crisis on equality and non-discrimination, the challenges faced in their protection, and future opportunities for promoting human rights of citizens world-wide.