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The (In)effectiveness of the International Courts INTRODUCTION International relations are often characterized by competing interests and conflicting values, which can lead to tensions and crises. However, while there are certainly ongoing conflicts and challenges in the international system, there are also many examples of cooperation and progress. Therefore, is important to recognize that international relations…

From the Heart to the World Previous Next 2022 ended with a very special invitation from a very special guest. HOM was invited to participate in an awareness-raising event, the Coração e o Mundo Awards 2022, organised by Doctor Gustavo Carona, an inspiring humanitarian actor with extensive experience in multiple humanitarian emergencies who, above everything,…

Conversations on Women, Life, Freedom 2023 started with HOM’s participation in an important conversation regarding Women, Life, Freedom and the Iranian revolution. Invited by the Minho University’s Centre of International Relations and the organisation HeForShe, we focused on women’s central role in this revolutionary movement and explored the ways in which other essential groups of…

Asylum Process: Is Greece a real open door to the European Union? AP Every day communications from various NGOs show that boats from different corners of the planet are arriving in Greek waters, full of people who have been forced to leave their country of origin for a variety of reasons and who are looking…

#SayTheirName: Covilhã for Iran On the 17th of November, HOM joined forces with displaced Iranian activists and two organisations – AHBA and AAUBI – to stand by all the women in Iran and across the world and add our voices to theirs in calling for their rights. Two months after Mahsa Amini died in police…