Need to know more about human rights, especially now? Utrecht 木瓜福利影视's MOOC starts on May 4
On May 4 Utrecht 木瓜福利影视 will start again with the successful MOOC 鈥楬uman Rights for Open Societies - An introduction into the European Convention on Human Rights. This course is for everyone who is interested in the protection of human rights and the idea of open societies. Almost 20,000 enthusiastic learners participated in the previous editions of the online course. Join us and sign up, .
The current pandemic affects human rights in open societies everywhere. Learn more about human rights violations in this MOOC, such as peaceful protests being violently quashed. Voting that is tampered with and minorities often being 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.
Massive online open course, for free
In this course, Prof Antoine Buyse (Human Rights), Prof Janneke Gerards (Fundamental Rights Law) and Claire Loven introduce you to one of the world鈥檚 most intricate human rights systems: the European Convention on Human Rights. This international treaty is one of the most successful instruments for protecting human dignity and it is a crucial tool for achieving an open society. In this course you will discover what this treaty is and how it aims to advance human rights and the idea of an open society in Europe.
You will learn when and how people can turn to the European Court of Human Rights to complain about human rights violations and how the Court deals with the difficult human rights dilemmas of today. You will look, amongst other things, at the freedom of expression and demonstration, the right to vote, and the prohibition of discrimination. This course also addresses the rights of migrants, refugees, and other vulnerable groups. And, of course you will see whether and under what conditions human rights may be restricted.