Scholars, students, and civil society organizations will gather in Ottawa to discuss current challenges to academic freedom and develop pathways…
Without academic freedom, there is no democracy: Flávia Piovesan and the challenge of putting the Inter-American Principles into practice
Jurist and former Commissioner of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) Flávia Piovesan participated in the development of the…
CAFA and Desco conclude regional training to strengthen the prevention of and response to gender-based violence in higher education
The closing session brought together representatives of participating institutions in person at the Rector’s Office of the Federal University of…
Free to Think 2026 highlights urgent threats to academic freedom across the Americas
Scholars at Risk’s latest report documents 382 attacks on higher education worldwide and highlights cases across the Americas, reinforcing the…
CAFA Campaign | Academic Freedom NOW!
For democracy. For knowledge as a public good. Academic freedom is a human right. Its implementation is a democratic responsibility.…
CAFA presents proposal at IEAL seminar to strengthen Protection for educators at risk in Latin America
During a regional seminar on lawfare, freedom of association, and the teaching profession organized by Education International for Latin America…
CAFA Requests a Thematic Hearing Before the IACHR to Mark the Fifth Anniversary of the Inter-American Principles on Academic Freedom
The proposed hearing before the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights seeks to launch a new phase of regional dialogue on…
CAFA and partners submit report on academic freedom and university autonomy in Venezuela to the UN Human Rights Council
The report, submitted by CAFA, Aula Abierta, the University of Ottawa, and Scholars at Risk, documents violations of academic freedom…
Fellowship: collaborative research strengthens a regional agenda for academic freedom in the Americas
Seven research teams from across Latin America presented the results of the CLACSO–CAFA Fellowship, consolidating a regional community of knowledge…
CAFA advances the development of a regional ecosystem for hosting educators at-risk in Latin America
Strategic meeting held in Rio de Janeiro brought together universities, academic networks, and civil society organizations to define a regional…