Programme for Studies
on Human Rights in Context
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IMPACTUM in CONTEXT Podcast – Episode 32 is now online!
In this month’s episode, our host Prof Dr Clara Burbano Herrera speaks with Dr Jorge Iván Cuervo, Colombia’s Minister of Justice. Their conversation explores prison overcrowding, rights protection for persons deprived of liberty, the role of the Constitutional Court, alternatives to imprisonment, women in detention, the Public Utility Law, and Colombia’s role in international drug policy debates.
Sucessful international conference “Rule of Law, Human Rights and Persons Deprived of Liberty in Nicaragua, El Salvador and Guatemala”.
Human Rights in Context, IMPACTUM and Rafael Landívar University successfully held a two-day international conference in Guatemala City on 7–8 May 2026. Coordinated by Prof Dr Clara Burbano-Herrera, the event created a vibrant space for dialogue, exchange and critical reflection on the rule of law, human rights and the situation of persons deprived of liberty in Nicaragua, El Salvador and Guatemala.
All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood.
United Nations, Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Article 1
About Us
Our research vision is to conduct studies on the promotion, advancement, and respect of human rights, democracy, and the rule of law. We reflect on how international human rights bodies function, and how to inspire better interaction between domestic and international law within its wider social and political context.
The programme is embedded within the Faculty of Law and Criminology and the Human Rights Centre of Ghent University.
