Jon Yorke
@jonyorke.bsky.social
Professor of Human Rights and the Director of the Centre for Human Rights, School of Law, Birmingham City University @bcuchr.bsky.social
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Our Autumn Death Penalty Training is this Friday! Sabrina Butler-Smith will be joining us virtually on the first evening of the training as our keynote speaker. A death row exoneree, Sabrina will share her powerful and inspiring story.
Book here: www.amicus-alj.org/what-we-do/t...
Book here: www.amicus-alj.org/what-we-do/t...
October 20, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Our Autumn Death Penalty Training is this Friday! Sabrina Butler-Smith will be joining us virtually on the first evening of the training as our keynote speaker. A death row exoneree, Sabrina will share her powerful and inspiring story.
Book here: www.amicus-alj.org/what-we-do/t...
Book here: www.amicus-alj.org/what-we-do/t...
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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 👏
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October 26, 2025 at 11:34 AM
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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We're excited to announce that Margot Ravenscroft and Professor Jon Yorke will be guest speakers at Amnesty International UK's evening talk this weekend!
Register now: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/world-day-...
@amnestyuk.bsky.social @jonyorke.bsky.social #WorldDayAgainstDeathPenalty
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@amnestyuk.bsky.social @jonyorke.bsky.social #WorldDayAgainstDeathPenalty
October 7, 2025 at 11:01 AM
We're excited to announce that Margot Ravenscroft and Professor Jon Yorke will be guest speakers at Amnesty International UK's evening talk this weekend!
Register now: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/world-day-...
@amnestyuk.bsky.social @jonyorke.bsky.social #WorldDayAgainstDeathPenalty
Register now: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/world-day-...
@amnestyuk.bsky.social @jonyorke.bsky.social #WorldDayAgainstDeathPenalty
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4th and last day of the Pre-sessions 50!
In Today’s sessions, speakers will address the human rights situation of #Croatia, #Bulgaria, and #Belarus. Follow us on twitter with #PS50 for live updates!
#UniversalPeriodicReview #HumanRights #PS50
In Today’s sessions, speakers will address the human rights situation of #Croatia, #Bulgaria, and #Belarus. Follow us on twitter with #PS50 for live updates!
#UniversalPeriodicReview #HumanRights #PS50
August 29, 2025 at 7:08 AM
4th and last day of the Pre-sessions 50!
In Today’s sessions, speakers will address the human rights situation of #Croatia, #Bulgaria, and #Belarus. Follow us on twitter with #PS50 for live updates!
#UniversalPeriodicReview #HumanRights #PS50
In Today’s sessions, speakers will address the human rights situation of #Croatia, #Bulgaria, and #Belarus. Follow us on twitter with #PS50 for live updates!
#UniversalPeriodicReview #HumanRights #PS50
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#PS50 @chreaamalawi Centre for Human Rights Education, Advice and Assistance spoke on #torture, #detention and #arbitraryArrests. They recommended #Malawi to establish an independent NPM, allocate resources to improve prison conditions, and guarantee fair trials for detainees
August 26, 2025 at 9:02 AM
#PS50 @chreaamalawi Centre for Human Rights Education, Advice and Assistance spoke on #torture, #detention and #arbitraryArrests. They recommended #Malawi to establish an independent NPM, allocate resources to improve prison conditions, and guarantee fair trials for detainees
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During #PS50 CHRD talked about #HRDs, #CivilSociety, #corruption & #ClimateChange. They called on #Mongolia to support anticorruption initiatives of CSOs, to provide insurance to eliminate harms caused by natural disasters, and to encourage human rights trainings.
August 27, 2025 at 9:09 AM
During #PS50 CHRD talked about #HRDs, #CivilSociety, #corruption & #ClimateChange. They called on #Mongolia to support anticorruption initiatives of CSOs, to provide insurance to eliminate harms caused by natural disasters, and to encourage human rights trainings.
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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...
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New article on abolition in Zimbabwe in Journal of
In August 2025, Professor Carolyn Hoyle, Director of the Death Penalty Research Unit (DPRU), and
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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...
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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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 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⬇️
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 🙃
We arrived early for the UPR pre-sessions U.N. 🇺🇳
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August 28, 2025 at 7:20 AM
We arrived early for the UPR pre-sessions U.N. 🇺🇳
@dralicestorey.bsky.social
@dralicestorey.bsky.social
First up is the Jamaica 🇯🇲 UPR Pre-session @uprinfo.bsky.social
August 28, 2025 at 7:09 AM
First up is the Jamaica 🇯🇲 UPR Pre-session @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
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
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
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
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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📢 New article out where we examine bans on female migrant workers from Indonesia travelling abroad in response to executions in the Middle East. Spoiler alert - they are ineffectual & do not signal an abolitionist stance @dpruoxford.bsky.social onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
A Permanent Maid Moratorium: The Death Penalty in The Middle East and Female Migrant Workers From Indonesia
While existing research has examined travel bans as a result of the abuse of migrant workers, here they are analysed in relation to capital punishment. Focusing on female migrant workers travelling t...
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June 11, 2025 at 5:09 PM
📢 New article out where we examine bans on female migrant workers from Indonesia travelling abroad in response to executions in the Middle East. Spoiler alert - they are ineffectual & do not signal an abolitionist stance @dpruoxford.bsky.social onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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Our partners @thedeathpenalty.bsky.social are on this platform, if you’re interested in the #DeathPenalty … and why wouldn’t you be?!
August 2, 2025 at 8:22 AM
Our partners @thedeathpenalty.bsky.social are on this platform, if you’re interested in the #DeathPenalty … and why wouldn’t you be?!
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"The death penalty in Kenya is literally a mental torture... The suffering is so severe, waiting for something that isn’t going to happen, that prisoners would demand to be executed."
Read Willis Nandi's blog post published by @dpruoxford.bsky.social: blogs.law.ox.ac.uk/death-penalt...
Read Willis Nandi's blog post published by @dpruoxford.bsky.social: blogs.law.ox.ac.uk/death-penalt...
A decade on death row in Kenya
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August 6, 2025 at 2:36 PM
"The death penalty in Kenya is literally a mental torture... The suffering is so severe, waiting for something that isn’t going to happen, that prisoners would demand to be executed."
Read Willis Nandi's blog post published by @dpruoxford.bsky.social: blogs.law.ox.ac.uk/death-penalt...
Read Willis Nandi's blog post published by @dpruoxford.bsky.social: blogs.law.ox.ac.uk/death-penalt...
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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 ...
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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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June 26, 2025 at 11:30 AM
We offer resources for UG and PG philosophers, early career philosophers, and faculty members.
Read: bpa.ac.uk/resources/
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Read: bpa.ac.uk/resources/
👉research & funding
👉public philosophy
👉learning & teaching
👉the impact of UK philosophy
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👉philosophy in schools
Check it out ❤️
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Applications for the Postdoctoral Fellowships are open. The scheme provides exceptional UK-based early-career researchers with the chance to enhance their research and teaching experience within an academic setting. Learn more and apply: buff.ly/McS8lRk
July 14, 2025 at 3:27 PM
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Many thanks for the invite, Chris 👍 It was a fantastic day with so many amazing talks. You created a wonderful opportunity for the people of Worcester and our surrounding communities to learn about and discuss issues of law, rights, and justice. Bravo 👏
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 9, 2025 at 10:28 AM
Many thanks for the invite, Chris 👍 It was a fantastic day with so many amazing talks. You created a wonderful opportunity for the people of Worcester and our surrounding communities to learn about and discuss issues of law, rights, and justice. Bravo 👏