UNESCO Chair in Human Rights and Democracy (879), established in 2010 at the University of Las Palmas of Gran Canaria (Spain)

Fields/Disciplines

Disciplines related to human rights and democracy.

Objectives

• To reinforce the theoretical debate on human rights, good governance and democracy
• To promote the human rights approach-based in a comparative perspective in order to allow reflection, exchange and intercultural dialogue between the academic world and society at large
• To contribute to the implementation of the UNESCO Strategy on Human Rights.

Host Institution

University of Las Palmas of Gran Canaria (Spain)

UNESCO Sector/Office responsible for the Chair/Network

Social and Human Sciences.

Contact

Mr. José Regidor García, Rector, University of Las Palmas of Gran Canaria

Juan de Quesada      

Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
35017
Spain