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Dr Alice Storey
@dralicestorey.bsky.social
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Associate Professor of Human Rights at BCU. Interested in the UN’s UPR, women’s rights, access to higher education & rugby league.

www.bcu.ac.uk/business-law-and-social-sciences/staff/law/alice-storey
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Dr Alice Storey @dralicestorey.bsky.social · Aug 12
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 ⬇️

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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 ...
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And @dralicestorey.bsky.social gave a wonderful session with Claire Butler @amicusalj.bsky.social training 👏😀
October 26, 2025 at 3:53 PM
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It’s a full house in person and on Zoom today at Amicus training for @jonyorke.bsky.social’s fantastic talk on his work on the death penalty in the US 👏

www.amicus-alj.org
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October 26, 2025 at 11:34 AM
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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
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We arrived early for the UPR pre-sessions U.N. 🇺🇳
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August 28, 2025 at 7:20 AM
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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
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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
August 28, 2025 at 7:04 AM
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@dralicestorey.bsky.social and I are at the U.N. today for the US’s pre-session and we’ll post what happens @amnesty.org @hrw.org
August 28, 2025 at 5:20 AM
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Will the United States attend their UPR pre-session this morning at the UN in Geneva? As they did not submit their National Report to the HRC, the prospects look bleak @uprinfo.bsky.social @dralicestorey.bsky.social
August 28, 2025 at 5:18 AM
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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
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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
July 8, 2025 at 6:37 PM
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Exclusive: Britain reassesses 'flawed' domestic abuse risk tool
A month before she was stabbed to death by her ex-boyfriend, Bethany Fields walked into a police station in northern England to report his abusive and controlling behaviour. He had threatened to kill her, but she was not assessed as high risk.
www.reuters.com
August 13, 2025 at 7:31 AM
dralicestorey.bsky.social
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...
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
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Later this month, I'll be giving evidence for the Joint Committee on Human Rights in Parliament on the United Nations Universal Periodic Review (UPR) with @dralicestorey.bsky.social and @jonyorke.bsky.social.
June 13, 2025 at 4:14 PM
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Peter Sullivan who has spent 38 years in jail for murder has conviction quashed
Peter Sullivan who has spent 38 years in jail for murder has conviction quashed
A man jailed for murder nearly 40 years ago has had his conviction quashed by the Court of Appeal, ending what's thought to be the longest-running miscarriage of justice in British history.
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May 13, 2025 at 12:01 PM
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2025: Keir Starmer suggests that pressure on housing and public services is because of migrants

2020: Keir Starmer, "Poor housing, poor public services are not the fault of the migrants, they're political failure"
May 12, 2025 at 2:16 PM
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📣 Calling all UK-based civil society organisations focused on animal law or policy, my PhD student would be super grateful if you could take their survey!

bcu.questionpro.eu/t/AB3u33HZB3...
April 28, 2025 at 12:50 PM
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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
April 9, 2025 at 8:36 AM
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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
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📷Credit :Jason Sheldon / Junction 10 Photography
April 3, 2025 at 4:02 PM
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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
January 27, 2025 at 3:46 PM
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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
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January 27, 2025 at 2:43 PM
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‘Accent’ has been a key focus of my ‘Working-Class Academics’ study that I’m currently working on. You can read more here ⬇️

www.bcu.ac.uk/research/law...

@bcuchr.bsky.social

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UK's hierarchy of accents: 'I thought mine made me sound stupid'
Sociolinguists say accent bias is prevalent in the UK and affects how people are perceived by classmates, colleagues and friends.
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January 23, 2025 at 6:55 PM
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To celebrate the launch of BCU’s new United Nations student society, we're hosting In Conversation with the Experts: The Future of the United Nations

🗓️ Monday 27th January,
🕛 12-6pm
📍 Curzon Building

BCU students and staff can sign up here 👇
https://forms.office.com/e/SDSc2qSqpa
The United Nations building
January 23, 2025 at 12:00 PM
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We are almost full - so if you would like to join us on Monday for what will be an amazing conversation on important issues facing the world please register ASAP 👇
@bculandlr.bsky.social @mybcu.bsky.social @bcusociology.bsky.social

PLEASE USE THIS LINK FOR REGISTRATION forms.office.com/e/eeEg0GGDnD
January 23, 2025 at 10:28 AM
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HOT OFF THE PRESS!

Our Conference Brochure has arrived👏

If you would like to join us on Monday for ‘In Conversation with the Experts: The Future of the UN’

Please register below (places are now limited) 👇

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January 23, 2025 at 11:33 AM
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‘Unprecedented’ rise in abortion prosecutions prompts call for law change from medical leaders www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
‘Unprecedented’ rise in abortion prosecutions prompts call for law change from medical leaders
Statement from 30 groups including BMA and royal colleges says current law is causing “trauma and cruelty”
www.theguardian.com
January 12, 2025 at 9:23 AM