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Thinking Human Rights?

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...

The next crisis: Student debt

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...

Mainstreaming business and human rights: what implications?

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...