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Reconciliation, human rights and the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
By Dominic O'Sullivan, JP PhD, Associate Professor of Political Science, Charles Sturt University (bio at bottom of article) In post-settler liberal societies like Australia, Canada and New Zealand, reconciliation between the state and indigenous nations supposes...
Surge in Domestic Violence Cases during Covid-19 Lockdown in India
By Nilakshi Srivastava, 4th Year student B.A. LL.B. (Hons.) from National Law Institute University, Bhopal and intern with Vidhi Centre for Legal Policy with the Judicial Reform Vertical. It is not an unknown fact that in India women are at the lowest rung of the...
Facing the Coronavirus: The Iniquitous Position of Indigenous Peoples and Minorities
By Pippa Cooper As the coronavirus pandemic spreads across the world it is becoming evident that Indigenous peoples and minorities are facing ever more violations of their rights to health, to food, to work, of their right to land and territories, of their right to be...
How is cultural heritage protected during times of armed conflict?
by Danielle Crowley The right to culture has been linked to various legal instruments, ensuring our right to culture; cultural property and cultural heritage (and all sub-sets of culture in between) are protected. Over 70 years ago the right to enjoy the cultural life...
“An indispensable element of my mission”: UN poverty envoy hears stories of poverty and discrimination in East London
by Kate Garner Continuing his investigation into the impact of austerity in the UK, Philip Alston, the UN Special Rapporteur on poverty and human rights, heard moving testimonies from local people and organisations in Newham as they described their experiences of...
Being Human Festival 2018: Human Rights Consortium Highlights
The Being Human Festival is the UK’s only national festival of the humanities and is dedicated to sharing the riches of humanities research with the general public. It is organised by our colleagues in the School of Advanced Study’s public engagement team and is...
LBQ women and the need for specified activism in Kenya
by Tanishtha Bhatia Sen Gupta* Only 26 countries in the world recognise same sex marriage, whereas over 70 have a range of laws that deem forms of ‘homosexual activity’ illegal. Punitive laws range from the death penalty to imprisonment and punishment. An even larger...
The Facebook and Cambridge Analytica scandal: what are the implications for human rights and democracy?
By Sonya Rahaman* As the CEO of Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg faces two days of US Congressional Hearings on Capitol Hill in Washington D.C. in the light of the Cambridge Analytica scandal, we at the Human Rights Consortium, are forced to ask, what are the implications...
Getting a Job in Human Rights (with a focus on Business and Human Rights)
By Stephanie Vélez* As outlined in my previous post, business and human rights currently seems to be propelling forward at an unstoppable pace and it’s a really exciting time to get involved. I work for Lake Advisory, a consultancy specialising in supply chain...
Debate: The Commonwealth and Human Rights, 6 March.
By Richard Bourne* A forthcoming debate on human rights and the Commonwealth, at 6.30 pm on Tuesday 6 March at London University Senate House, goes to the heart of the values and effectiveness of the modern Commonwealth, and its 53 member states. The motion reads,...
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