Member of ECRI in respect of Luxembourg since 2011; member of the Bureau in 2014-2015; Vice-Chair in 2016-2017; Chair in 2018-2019
- University Studies in History at the Universities of Strasbourg (France) and Vienna (Austria)
- Dr phil (Social and Economic History), University of Vienna 1973
- Professor in Global History at the University of Luxembourg until April 2013
- Vice-Rector, University of Luxembourg (2003-2007)
- Chairholder of the UNESCO Chair in Human Rights, University of Luxembourg (2011-2019)
- National Director, E.MA Master in Human Rights and Democratisation, Venice (1998-2018)
- Member of the Board of EIUC, European Inter-University Centre for Human Rights and Democratisation (2002-2014)
- President of the Commission consultative des droits de l’homme du Grand-Duché de Luxembourg (2006-2013)
- President of Omega90, the Luxembourg Association for Palliative Care (1998-2009)
- President of the Commission “Justice and Peace” Luxembourg (2008-)
- Member of the Board of the European Network of “Justice and Peace” Commissions (2013-2019)
- Vice-President of CARE Germany-Luxembourg (2017-)
- Member of the National UNESCO Commission (2001-2019)
- Prix Lions awarded in 2001 for activities in the field of human dignity