You are here

Home » News and agenda

News

The CSIPDHR carries out a monitoring process on the follow-up of European Charter of Human Rights in the City 20 years after its launch
Friday, 18 January 2019
Throughout 2018, the Executive Secretariat of the UCLG Committee on Social Inclusion, Participatory Democracy and Human Rights has carried out a monitoring process on the implementation of the European Charter of Human Rights in the City (ECHRC) among its 365 signatory municipalities. This initiative was promoted by several Committee members and sought to assess...
Human rights cities and territories in Europe: What realities and what perspectives? (December 11th Workshop, Barcelona)
Thursday, 17 January 2019
On the occasion of the International Conference “Cities for Rights” held in Barcelona on December 10 and 11, our member-local governments of Barcelona, Madrid and Plaine Commune wished to invite several European cities and regions to share their experiences and challenges in regards to human rights action. This discussion was meant to be held in parallel to the...
Seoul’s quest to bring human rights closer to citizens' lives: Interview with the Human Rights Department of Seoul's Metropolitan Government
Wednesday, 16 January 2019
Almost seven years after the creation of its Human Rights Department, Seoul (9.8 million inhabitants) has managed to consolidate a pioneer municipal human rights system. After a successful implementation of its first “Human Rights Policy Master Plan” (2013 - 2017), South Korea’s capital city is now set to implement a second, local human rights master plan with more...
The city of Terrassa is organizing a European Congress on Intersectionality in Local Policies
Friday, 11 January 2019
The city of Terrassa (Catalonia, Spain) is organizing a Congress on “Intersectionality in local policies: experiences, tools and debates” next February 13. As a leading city in the implementation of the European Charter for Human Rights in the City, Terrassa aims at bringing to the Congress different experiences in the field of intersectionality from all across...
Report of Gwangju’s Delegation to Barcelona and visit to the Secretariat of our Committee and UCLG
Wednesday, 19 December 2018
A delegation of ten representatives of the Gwangju Metropolitan Government and the Gwangju International Center visited Barcelona on December 10, 11, 12 and 13, 2018. The purpose of this delegation was threefold: to attend the International Conference "Cities for Rights" organized by the City Council of Barcelona and the local government workshop organized by the...
Call for contributions on local governments’ initiatives to promote and protect human rights (Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights)
Tuesday, 18 December 2018
Contributing to make the voice of local governments heard in regards to human rights has been a key priority for member-local governments of the UCLG Committee on Social Inclusion, Participatory Democracy and Human Rights since 2005. The continuous efforts at the organization of the World Human Rights Cities Forum (WHRCF), the close articulation with the...
Local and regional governments call to recognize their key role in migration governance
Wednesday, 12 December 2018
Source : UCLG The Global Compact for safe, orderly and regular Migration was adopted in Marrakech on 10th December. The Global Compact is the first-ever negotiated global agreement on a common approach to international migration. On the eve of its adoption, on 8th December, local and regional governments worldwide gathered at the 5th Mayoral Forum on Human Mobility...
In Vienna, European cities call on the EU to ensure powers and resources for social housing
Monday, 10 December 2018
Source: UCLG On 4-5 December, the City of Vienna hosted the “Housing for All” Conference, a forum to present a European Action Plan to implement concrete policies for the right to housing. The gathering also kicked-off a campaign by European cities to put housing high on the agenda of the upcoming European election. Vienna, Barcelona and Lisbon, as promoters of the...

Pages