On 4–8 July, IV Summer School on Human Rights dedicated to the cooperation between state and civil society actors in the implementation of human rights international covenants was held in Voronezh. A representative of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights in Russia participated in the work of the School.

The event was organised within the framework of the Inter-University Master’s Programme ‘International Protection of Human Rights’ implemented by the Consortium of Russian Universities with the support of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (UN OHCHR) and the Commissioner for Human Rights in Voronezh Region.

The programme of the Summer School included lectures and practical trainings on international mechanisms of human rights protection, plenary session dedicated to the social role of national human rights protection institutions, and the competition ‘Model of the European Court of Human Rights’.

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