BCU Centre for Human Rights
@bcuchr.bsky.social
School of Law, Birmingham City University, UK
https://www.bcu.ac.uk/research/law/centre-for-human-rights
Director @jonyorke.bsky.social
Associate Director @dralicestorey.bsky.social
Associate Director @dranazir.bsky.social
https://www.bcu.ac.uk/research/law/centre-for-human-rights
Director @jonyorke.bsky.social
Associate Director @dralicestorey.bsky.social
Associate Director @dranazir.bsky.social
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Wonderful to meet with our good friends Gianni and Nicoletta @uprinfo.bsky.social in Geneva to discuss the Universal Periodic Review 😀👏 @dralicestorey.bsky.social @dranazir.bsky.social
August 26, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Wonderful to meet with our good friends Gianni and Nicoletta @uprinfo.bsky.social in Geneva to discuss the Universal Periodic Review 😀👏 @dralicestorey.bsky.social @dranazir.bsky.social
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Room XXV 🇺🇳 is now full for the no-show of the US government for it’s own UPR pre-session @bernardharcourt.bsky.social @dralicestorey.bsky.social @us.theguardian.com
August 28, 2025 at 7:35 AM
Room XXV 🇺🇳 is now full for the no-show of the US government for it’s own UPR pre-session @bernardharcourt.bsky.social @dralicestorey.bsky.social @us.theguardian.com
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US pre-session is now open. The US gov is a no-show but 6 CSOs are presenting
August 28, 2025 at 7:38 AM
US pre-session is now open. The US gov is a no-show but 6 CSOs are presenting
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Themes presented by CSOs in the US’s 🇺🇸UPR pre-session 🇺🇳; increased surveillance structures,
Permanent mission questions - Norway provides a question on the federal death penalty
The Head of OHCHR - stated its disappointment of the US not submitting its UPR National Report.
Permanent mission questions - Norway provides a question on the federal death penalty
The Head of OHCHR - stated its disappointment of the US not submitting its UPR National Report.
August 28, 2025 at 8:12 AM
Themes presented by CSOs in the US’s 🇺🇸UPR pre-session 🇺🇳; increased surveillance structures,
Permanent mission questions - Norway provides a question on the federal death penalty
The Head of OHCHR - stated its disappointment of the US not submitting its UPR National Report.
Permanent mission questions - Norway provides a question on the federal death penalty
The Head of OHCHR - stated its disappointment of the US not submitting its UPR National Report.
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Themes presented by CSOs in the US’s 🇺🇸UPR pre-session 🇺🇳; the right to food, climate change, poverty, SOGI, access to abortion and reproductive health, racism, immigration and asylum, FGM/C, child marriage, online sexual exploitation, the shrinking space for CSOs, increased internal terror policy
August 28, 2025 at 8:08 AM
Themes presented by CSOs in the US’s 🇺🇸UPR pre-session 🇺🇳; the right to food, climate change, poverty, SOGI, access to abortion and reproductive health, racism, immigration and asylum, FGM/C, child marriage, online sexual exploitation, the shrinking space for CSOs, increased internal terror policy
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Jamaica Ambassador states since the 3rd UPR cycle the government has improved services and support for persons with disabilities @uprinfo.bsky.social
August 28, 2025 at 7:12 AM
Jamaica Ambassador states since the 3rd UPR cycle the government has improved services and support for persons with disabilities @uprinfo.bsky.social
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Keep up-to-date with rule of law coverage of the US by the IBA, here:
Rule of law in the United States
Content covering the rule of law in the US
www.ibanet.org
August 28, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Keep up-to-date with rule of law coverage of the US by the IBA, here:
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In a new article for the Journal of Human Rights Practice, DPRU Director Professor Carolyn Hoyle and the Death Penalty Project's Parvais Jabbar reflect on the collaborative process leading up to Zimbabwe's abolition of the death penalty in December 2024:
www.law.ox.ac.uk/content/news...
www.law.ox.ac.uk/content/news...
New article on abolition in Zimbabwe in Journal of
In August 2025, Professor Carolyn Hoyle, Director of the Death Penalty Research Unit (DPRU), and
www.law.ox.ac.uk
August 28, 2025 at 1:59 PM
In a new article for the Journal of Human Rights Practice, DPRU Director Professor Carolyn Hoyle and the Death Penalty Project's Parvais Jabbar reflect on the collaborative process leading up to Zimbabwe's abolition of the death penalty in December 2024:
www.law.ox.ac.uk/content/news...
www.law.ox.ac.uk/content/news...
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A ☔️ day at 🇺🇳 today. The prospect of the U.S. attending their UPR pre-session also looks bleak @dralicestorey.bsky.social @uprinfo.bsky.social
August 28, 2025 at 6:44 AM
A ☔️ day at 🇺🇳 today. The prospect of the U.S. attending their UPR pre-session also looks bleak @dralicestorey.bsky.social @uprinfo.bsky.social
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It’s the 3rd day of the Pre-Sessions 50!
Join us today for sessions that will give us insights on the human rights situation in #Jamaica, #USA, #Andorra, #Panama and #Honduras. Stay tuned on twitter with #PS50!
#UniversalPeriodicReview #HumanRights #PS50
Join us today for sessions that will give us insights on the human rights situation in #Jamaica, #USA, #Andorra, #Panama and #Honduras. Stay tuned on twitter with #PS50!
#UniversalPeriodicReview #HumanRights #PS50
August 28, 2025 at 7:04 AM
It’s the 3rd day of the Pre-Sessions 50!
Join us today for sessions that will give us insights on the human rights situation in #Jamaica, #USA, #Andorra, #Panama and #Honduras. Stay tuned on twitter with #PS50!
#UniversalPeriodicReview #HumanRights #PS50
Join us today for sessions that will give us insights on the human rights situation in #Jamaica, #USA, #Andorra, #Panama and #Honduras. Stay tuned on twitter with #PS50!
#UniversalPeriodicReview #HumanRights #PS50
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Second up 🇺🇸 UPR pre-session in U.N.🇺🇳 the room is buzzing with discussions of the US government not attending their own session 🙃
August 28, 2025 at 7:32 AM
Second up 🇺🇸 UPR pre-session in U.N.🇺🇳 the room is buzzing with discussions of the US government not attending their own session 🙃
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At the USA’s UPR Pre-session 🇺🇳 the UN’s OHCHR advised that the USA will not be engaging with its upcoming Universal Periodic Review due to take place on 7th November 2025. This could have catastrophic consequences for the future of the UPR and we would encourage everyone to sign our Joint Statement⬇️
August 28, 2025 at 8:15 AM
At the USA’s UPR Pre-session 🇺🇳 the UN’s OHCHR advised that the USA will not be engaging with its upcoming Universal Periodic Review due to take place on 7th November 2025. This could have catastrophic consequences for the future of the UPR and we would encourage everyone to sign our Joint Statement⬇️
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docs.google.com/document/u/0...
@jonyorke.bsky.social @dranazir.bsky.social @michael-lane.bsky.social @uprinfo.bsky.social
@jonyorke.bsky.social @dranazir.bsky.social @michael-lane.bsky.social @uprinfo.bsky.social
Joint Statement: Concerns Over USA's Engagement with the UN UPR
CONCERNS OVER USA’S ENGAGEMENT WITH THE UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL’S UNIVERSAL PERIODIC REVIEW Joint Statement of the UPR Project at BCU and UPR Academic Network regarding the United States of America’s ...
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August 28, 2025 at 8:16 AM
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At the U.S. UPR pre-session 🇺🇳 @norwayingeneva.norway.no raised the important issue of the federal death penalty. Our U.S. Stakeholder report on the DP can be downloaded here bcuassets.blob.core.windows.net/docs/usa-upr... @norwaymfa.government.no @dpruoxford.bsky.social
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August 28, 2025 at 9:15 AM
At the U.S. UPR pre-session 🇺🇳 @norwayingeneva.norway.no raised the important issue of the federal death penalty. Our U.S. Stakeholder report on the DP can be downloaded here bcuassets.blob.core.windows.net/docs/usa-upr... @norwaymfa.government.no @dpruoxford.bsky.social
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We arrived early for the UPR pre-sessions U.N. 🇺🇳
@dralicestorey.bsky.social
@dralicestorey.bsky.social
August 28, 2025 at 7:20 AM
We arrived early for the UPR pre-sessions U.N. 🇺🇳
@dralicestorey.bsky.social
@dralicestorey.bsky.social
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Sign our Joint Statement to call on the USA to engage with its upcoming UN Universal Periodic Review, which reviews all 193 UN Member States’ human rights record ⬇️
docs.google.com/document/u/0...
docs.google.com/document/u/0...
Joint Statement: Concerns Over USA's Engagement with the UN UPR
CONCERNS OVER USA’S ENGAGEMENT WITH THE UN UNIVERSAL PERIODIC REVIEW Joint Statement of the UPR Project at BCU and UPR Academic Network regarding the United States of America’s Fourth Cycle Universal ...
docs.google.com
August 12, 2025 at 9:56 AM
Sign our Joint Statement to call on the USA to engage with its upcoming UN Universal Periodic Review, which reviews all 193 UN Member States’ human rights record ⬇️
docs.google.com/document/u/0...
docs.google.com/document/u/0...
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Thanks to Professor @jonyorke.bsky.social’s for a brilliant keynote on International Law and Alabama’s Executions by Nitrogeon Gas Asphyxiation.
A great way to end the Rights & Justice Festival at the University of Worcester
A great way to end the Rights & Justice Festival at the University of Worcester
July 8, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Thanks to Professor @jonyorke.bsky.social’s for a brilliant keynote on International Law and Alabama’s Executions by Nitrogeon Gas Asphyxiation.
A great way to end the Rights & Justice Festival at the University of Worcester
A great way to end the Rights & Justice Festival at the University of Worcester
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Thanks @amicusalj.bsky.social 👏 and looking forwards to all the presentations and discussions organised by the amazing team at the University of Worcester @michael-lane.bsky.social 👍
Looking to deepen your understanding of human rights and social justice? Visit The Hive for the Rights & Justice Festival, with the chance to meet Prof. Jon Yorke (@jonyorke.bsky.social)
The event is OPEN TO EVERYONE and is FREE! Click the link to book now: lnkd.in/e7qapSiR
The event is OPEN TO EVERYONE and is FREE! Click the link to book now: lnkd.in/e7qapSiR
July 8, 2025 at 8:57 AM
Thanks @amicusalj.bsky.social 👏 and looking forwards to all the presentations and discussions organised by the amazing team at the University of Worcester @michael-lane.bsky.social 👍
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It has been an honour & privilege to work with @anjliparrin.bsky.social @uchicagolaw.bsky.social & Gulika Reddy @stanfordlaw.bsky.social on this brief for intervention. David Wilson is represented by the formidable Bernard Harcourt. The aim is to raise the int. law violations in David’s case. 🤞
International law expert @jonyorke.bsky.social moves to intervene in our § 1983 civil rights challenge to nitrogen gas asphyxiation in Alabama, represented by @stanfordlaw.bsky.social’s Gulika Reddy and @uchicagolaw.bsky.social's @anjliparrin.bsky.social: cccct.law.columbia.edu/sites/cccct....
May 17, 2025 at 7:16 AM
It has been an honour & privilege to work with @anjliparrin.bsky.social @uchicagolaw.bsky.social & Gulika Reddy @stanfordlaw.bsky.social on this brief for intervention. David Wilson is represented by the formidable Bernard Harcourt. The aim is to raise the int. law violations in David’s case. 🤞
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Model United Nations 🇺🇳
This is my favourite part of our course on international law 😀👏
@dralicestorey.bsky.social @unhcr.org @uprinfo.bsky.social
This is my favourite part of our course on international law 😀👏
@dralicestorey.bsky.social @unhcr.org @uprinfo.bsky.social
April 9, 2025 at 8:36 AM
Model United Nations 🇺🇳
This is my favourite part of our course on international law 😀👏
@dralicestorey.bsky.social @unhcr.org @uprinfo.bsky.social
This is my favourite part of our course on international law 😀👏
@dralicestorey.bsky.social @unhcr.org @uprinfo.bsky.social
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Global challenges and the role of the #UnitedNations.
Check out UPR Info's key takeaways from the "In Conversation with the Experts: The Future of the United Nations" conference at @bcuchr.bsky.social , now available online! @jonyorke.bsky.social @dralicestorey.bsky.social
bit.ly/4jeh9Sz
Check out UPR Info's key takeaways from the "In Conversation with the Experts: The Future of the United Nations" conference at @bcuchr.bsky.social , now available online! @jonyorke.bsky.social @dralicestorey.bsky.social
bit.ly/4jeh9Sz
April 3, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Global challenges and the role of the #UnitedNations.
Check out UPR Info's key takeaways from the "In Conversation with the Experts: The Future of the United Nations" conference at @bcuchr.bsky.social , now available online! @jonyorke.bsky.social @dralicestorey.bsky.social
bit.ly/4jeh9Sz
Check out UPR Info's key takeaways from the "In Conversation with the Experts: The Future of the United Nations" conference at @bcuchr.bsky.social , now available online! @jonyorke.bsky.social @dralicestorey.bsky.social
bit.ly/4jeh9Sz
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Another amazing Amicus Training organised by @margotravenscroft.bsky.social and the Amicus Team. Bravo 👏
March 10, 2025 at 6:34 AM
Another amazing Amicus Training organised by @margotravenscroft.bsky.social and the Amicus Team. Bravo 👏
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Excellent and engaging discussion on the UN’s Pact for the Future, the challenges facing protecting our sustainable futures, and the complex relationship of state sovereignty and the protection of human rights 👏
Wonderful panel discussions - In Conversation with the Experts: The Future of the United Nations conference @mybcu.bsky.social
Hosted by the Centre for Human Rights at BCU @jonyorke.bsky.social @dralicestorey.bsky.social
Hosted by the Centre for Human Rights at BCU @jonyorke.bsky.social @dralicestorey.bsky.social
January 27, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Excellent and engaging discussion on the UN’s Pact for the Future, the challenges facing protecting our sustainable futures, and the complex relationship of state sovereignty and the protection of human rights 👏
Wonderful panel discussions - In Conversation with the Experts: The Future of the United Nations conference @mybcu.bsky.social
Hosted by the Centre for Human Rights at BCU @jonyorke.bsky.social @dralicestorey.bsky.social
Hosted by the Centre for Human Rights at BCU @jonyorke.bsky.social @dralicestorey.bsky.social
January 27, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Wonderful panel discussions - In Conversation with the Experts: The Future of the United Nations conference @mybcu.bsky.social
Hosted by the Centre for Human Rights at BCU @jonyorke.bsky.social @dralicestorey.bsky.social
Hosted by the Centre for Human Rights at BCU @jonyorke.bsky.social @dralicestorey.bsky.social
It’s a full house for our In Conversation with the Experts: The Future of the United Nations conference @mybcu.bsky.social
Hosted by the Centre for Human Rights at BCU @jonyorke.bsky.social @dralicestorey.bsky.social
Hosted by the Centre for Human Rights at BCU @jonyorke.bsky.social @dralicestorey.bsky.social
January 27, 2025 at 2:43 PM
It’s a full house for our In Conversation with the Experts: The Future of the United Nations conference @mybcu.bsky.social
Hosted by the Centre for Human Rights at BCU @jonyorke.bsky.social @dralicestorey.bsky.social
Hosted by the Centre for Human Rights at BCU @jonyorke.bsky.social @dralicestorey.bsky.social