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Members of the Institute for Human Rights

Professors and main lecturers

Professor Paul Lemmens is the founder and director of the Institute for Human Rights. More

Professor Koen Lemmens has been a professor at the Institute for Human Rights since 2010. More

Dr. Annelies Verstichel has been a guest professor since 2010. More

Ms. Géraldine Mattioli-Zeltner has been a guest lecturer since 2010. More

Researchers and Assistants

Charline Daelman has been a doctoral researcher and teaching assistant since September 2010. More

Karel De Meester has been a teaching assistant and researcher since November 2011. More

Michaël Merrigan has been a doctoral researcher and teaching assistant since September 2009. More

Guan Schaiko has been a teaching assistant since October 2010. More

Annelies Verduyckt  has been a  teaching assistant since September 2010. More

Paulo de Tarso Arantes has been a doctoral researcher since October 2004.

Dr. Nathalie Van Leuven obtained her PhD in 2008 and is currently a voluntary researcher.

Dr. Frédéric Vanneste obtained his PhD in 2009 and is currently a voluntary researcher.

Secretariat 

Marina Smeets joined the Institute as a secretary in December 2010.

Previous members

Wouter Vandenhole

Haina Lu obtained her PhD in 2010. 

Pietro Sardaro 

Husein Sholi 

Nele Bostoen was an assistant at the Institute in the summer of 2009.

Leen Stroobants was the secretary of the Institute for Human Rights until December 2010. 

News
  • 24 April 2012: Prof. Lemmens elected judge at the ECHR. More info here.
  • Upcoming clinic on 25 May 2012 with European Ombudsman Nikiforos Diamandouros. Register here!
  • E.MA Applications Open, extended deadline: APPLY NOW!
  • March 2012: The internship programme has now been officially launched! Click here to apply!
  • February 2012: The Institute welcomes three Masterini from the European Master's Programme in Human Rights and Democratisation!
  • For more news, click here.