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UN Decade for People of African Descent: A Case of “hidden” Afrophobia in Lithuania
On Christmas Day, 2015, in Klaipeda, the third biggest city in Lithuania, I witnessed a racist attack; more specifically, an afrophobic attack. My companion of African descent was insulted by a complete stranger for no other reason than “looking different”. The...
Thinking Human Rights?
by Dr Adam Hughes Henry* The question of human rights is often presented by many experts as a vexing one. What can be done? How can justice be implemented? How can outcomes be improved? How can atrocities be prevented? Having explored some of these questions in...
Keeping the Memory Alive: Guarani Kaiowá fight for ancestral land
Brazilian Indigenous Delegation Visit to London in October 2016 by Genna Naccache* From October 3rd to the 6th I had the privilege to join the Brazilian Guarani Kaiowá Indigenous delegation in their mission in London. My professor Dr Corinne Lennox put me in touch...
We can’t eat gold in Bristol Bay – An interview with Yup’ik spokesman Bobby Andrew
First published January 23, 2014 on Intercontinental Cry. This interview was conducted by Hannibal Rhoades and Jennifer Huseman at the 7th Native Spirit Film Festival, which featured We Can’t Eat Gold. Our thanks go to Bobby Andrew and Joshua Tucker for sharing their...
The next crisis: Student debt
By Manette Kaisershot Manette Kaisershot is a postgraduate researcher in finance and human rights at the University of London. She is originally from California, but now lives in Surrey. She has been in higher education in both the US and the UK, and is particularly...
Human Rights Day 2013 – Standing firm on the Human Rights Act
On the evening of Human Rights Day 2013, the Human Rights Consortium are supporting the following event on the UK Human Rights Act in Westminster: The Director of the Human Rights Consortium at the School of Advanced Study, University of London, has signed the...
Mainstreaming business and human rights: what implications?
by Sumi Dhanarajan Sumi Dhanarajan was a visiting fellow at the Institute of Commonwealth Studies (ICWS) from June–August 2013 and is an alumni of the MA in Human Rights at ICWS. She is currently undertaking a full-time PhD in Law at the National University of...
Visit to Migration Museum Project exhibition at Senate House
By Kai, student at Southfields Academy, London My name is Kai, I am 15 years old, and I was one of the pupils from Southfields Academy that attended the Migration Museum Project’s ‘100 Images of Migration’ exhibition at Senate House in October with others from my...
HRC conference brings cutting-edge human rights research to London
By Helle Abelvik-Lawson and Chloe Pieters In September 2012, the HRC’s Associate Director Dr Corinne Lennox and newly-appointed Human Rights Project Officer Helle Abelvik-Lawson had the pleasure of going to Vienna for the Association of Human Rights Institutes (AHRI)...
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