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New call for papers for the ESS Journal on academic freedom
The call for submissions will be open until September 29, 2024.
Nicaragua frees 135 political prisoners and sends them to Guatemala
Students and teachers were among those held in political prison in Nicaragua; the sociologist Freddy Quezada, arrested in 2023, was released
Principles for implementing the right to academic freedom – Working group on academic freedom
This report is the result of meetings and consultations carried out by the Working Group on Academic Freedom (WGAF), formed…
Report on academic freedom and the freedom of opinion and expression
In the present report, the Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and…
The right to academic freedom – Report of the Special Rapporteur on the right to education, Farida Shaheed
In this report to the Human Rights Council, Special Rapporteur examines the right to academic freedom from a right to education…
Farida Shaheed: “Academic freedom is what allows human beings to be creative and develop critical thinking”
CAFA interviewed Farida Shaheed, who presented her own point of view on key points of the debates concerning academic freedom.
UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Education defends taking academic freedom as an autonomous right
Farida Shaheed calls for the implementation of the Principles of Academic Freedom
IPEN speaks out in defense of university autonomy in Nicaragua
CAFA and other organizations signed the IPEN statement
Sustainable knowledge was at the heart of the 2024 Scholars at Risk Global Congress
During the event, members from CAFA, from the African Coalition for Academic Freedom and the Asian Coalition for Academic Freedom met