Research Centers
Human Rights Research and Training Centre (HRRTC)
About Human Rights Research and Training Centre
Established in 2024, the Human Rights Research and Training Centre (HRRTC) is an interdisciplinary research and training hub dedicated to advancing human rights. We bridge the gap between academic knowledge and practical implementation through evidence-based research, policy engagement, and capacity-building.
Operating from a critical Global South perspective, our vision is to serve as a dynamic platform for collaboration among academics, policymakers, faith actors, and international partners. We utilize interactive methodologies such as peer-to-peer learning, case studies, and simulations to advance human dignity, strengthen institutions, and promote sustainable development.
The Main Research Themes:
- Economic, Social and Cultural Rights.
- United Nations Human Rights mechanisms and reforms.
- Faith and Human Rights.
- Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights.
- The Right to Development and Climate Justice.
Programs and Activities Highlights
The HRRTC actively engages in national and international initiatives to support human rights education and policy engagement:
- Faith & Human Rights: Organizing an annual international peer-learning program in partnership with Al-Azhar Observatory for Combating Extremism and (Institut Dominicain d’Etudes Orientales) exploring the relation between Faith and Human rights to foster peaceful coexistence.
- UN Mechanisms & Reform: Hosting high-level policy seminars on the UN Special Procedures to address international enforcement challenges.
- AI and Human Rights: Shaping the global discourse on the human rights implications of emerging technologies, including delivering experiential learning programs on AI and cybercrime for regional human rights commissions.
- Trade & Climate: Chairing immersive simulations, such as the COP30 model, and convening multidisciplinary roundtables on the crisis of the multilateral trade system.
Research Projects & Publications
Our research challenges standard international narratives to offer practical, Global South-oriented reform pathways:
- Human Rights at the Crossroads: A major joint research initiative critically examining the global human rights architecture to propose pragmatic reform solutions.
- Key Publications: Driving scholarly impact through foundational works, notably the recently published book “Faith in United Nations Human Rights Treaties: Legal and Religious Commentaries for Research and Peer-Learning”.
Our Team & Contact Information
Led by experts bridging the spheres of academia, international diplomacy, and the judiciary, our leadership includes Professor Ibrahim Salama (Founder and Director), alongside Deputy Directors Dr. Rana Moustafa and Judge Mostafa Abdelaziz, supported by a dedicated research team.
- Email: HRRTC@bue.edu.eg
- Location: The Faculty of Law, The British University in Egypt, El Sherouk City, Cairo.
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