When I was a kid, I was taught this about my country: “Vietnam has golden forests and silver seas”. It sounds silly, I know, but it just...

I am Patricio, from Argentina. This is how I presented myself to my HR colleagues back in 2019 avoiding the “Where are you from?” that...

I am Simona, a 24-year-old girl born in Trieste and raised in a small village overlooking the sea in Puglia. Because of my studies, I...

My name is Maria Fernanda Cantor, I am a second-year student of the master’s in Human Rights and Multi-Level Governance, and I am very...

I am Frida, I am 25 and I come from Greece: those are the first three things you have to know about me. I was raised in a small village...

"Human rights is a lifestyle, not just a job or a master's degree."

My name is Carolina Mejía Toro. I am Colombian. Being in permanent armed conflict since 1960, Colombia is currently the most unequal...

My name is Eloisa, I am Brazilian, but after almost 15 years living in Rome, I became officially an Italian citizen. I moved to Italy...

Following this path and arriving here was not easy, but landing the UN internship was one of my most outstanding achievements.

This is the story of Flaminia, a human rights student, interested in migration studies, awareness and empowering people through education.

This is the personal story of Caterina, a motivated human rights student with several years of activism with Amnesty International under...

This is the personal story of Greta, a human rights graduate student, who is also a crew member of the Peer Support Group. After a...

This is the personal story of Alessia, a human rights graduate student and co-founder of the SET, passionate about supporting...

For the very first story of the series “Stories from the field”, we are glad and honoured to share the personal story of Maria, a human...