The Fundamental Rights Research Centre (FRC) of the Vrije Universiteit Brussel is a specialised research centre at the Faculty of Law and Criminology focusing on fundamental rights. In recent years, the centre has been particularly active in the interaction between human rights and criminal law.
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FRC Director Stefaan Smis participates in round table discussion on human rights
On 18 April 2024, FRC director Stefaan Smis will take part in a round table discussion with the rector on the theme of human rights and how VUB should respond in the event of violations.FRC director Paul De Hert speaks at FASTLISA final conference
Paul de Hert , director of FRC and member of the Scientific Committee of the Fundamental Rights Agency, will speak on the Legal and Ethical Pillars for Fighting Hate Speech at the final event of the FAST-LISA project on Hate speech, scheduled to take place on 11-12 of April at Emilia-Romag...STREAM project Observatory and Repository available
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Conference panel: Addressing Online Child Sexual Exploitation and Trafficking in Human Beings: Examples from Policy, Legal and Social Perspective
On 19 October 2023, FRC member Nadine El-Dekmak will present her forthcoming paper “Trauma bonding in human trafficking and child sexual abuse online” during the penal “Addressing Online Child Sexual Exploitation and Trafficking in Human
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PhD Defence of Carlotta Rigotti: "Rethinking gender and sexuality in the robotic era: A proposal for the legitimate regulation of sex robotics"
Next Monday, April 24, at 10am, FRC member Carlotta Rigotti will publicly defend her PhD titled "Rethinking gender and sexuality in the robotic era: A proposal for the legitimate regulation of sex robotics."