The Federal University of Rio Grande (FURG) opened registrations on Monday, August 18, for the 5th Human Rights International Forum of the Human Rights Chair of the Association of Universities of the Montevideo Group (AUGM). The event will take place on December 2, 3, and 4, 2025, at the Carreiros Campus, bringing together researchers and students from various Latin American countries.

With the theme “Human Rights and Climate Emergencies,” the Forum will discuss contemporary challenges posed by the global environmental crisis and its implications for the fundamental rights of populations, especially the most vulnerable. The program will include lectures, roundtables, thematic working groups, cultural activities, and a photo exhibition.

Abstract submissions should be between 300 and 500 words, written in Portuguese or Spanish, and can be sent until October 19, 2025. The selection results will be announced in October. Registrations for the general public are also now open.

In this edition, the Working Groups (WGs) are organized into five axes:

• WG1: Environmental Education and Climate Emergencies

• WG2: Environmental Justice, Social Inequalities, and Environmental Racism

• WG3: Human Rights, Climate Emergencies, and Gender

• WG4: University Extension in Times of Climate Emergencies

• WG5: Human Rights, Emergencies of Nature’s Rights, and Public Policies

Registrations must be made through this link.
More information is available on the event tab on the REINTER website. Other inquiries can be sent to vforumdh@furg.br.