What is the balance 3 years after the adoption of the Inter-American Principles on Academic Freedom? What role should universities play?
CAFA requests hearing to discuss academic freedom to the IACHR
The request is signed with HRREC, SAR, Aula Abierta, CLACSO, IPEN, ONVE and Académicxs en Riesgo
Brazil: Under threat, scientist who denounced pesticides is forced to leave the country
Geographer Larissa Bombardi discussed the presence of pesticide residues in Brazilian food in a scientific research
CAFA joins the Advisory Board of the Brazilian National Observatory of Violence against Educators (ONVE)
This is a research project of the Faculty of Education of the Universidade Federal Fluminense (FE-UFF), Brazil.
CLAA welcomes two new collaborators
We welcome Programme Assistant Ana Santiago and Communications Consultant Tatiana Lotierzo.
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
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
CAFA announces its first Director!
CAFA is delighted to announce Camilla Croso as our first Director.