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Human Trafficking & Modern Slavery: Looking Back, Looking Ahead
🗓️: 21st November 1-5 PM
📍: Pembroke College Oxford
Register: lnkd.in/eXke3DhH
Human Trafficking & Modern Slavery: Looking Back, Looking Ahead
🗓️: 21st November 1-5 PM
📍: Pembroke College Oxford
Register: lnkd.in/eXke3DhH
In our latest blog, Rachel Wechsler examines the TSRA, a landmark law giving trafficking survivors protections in American federal court. This has been a crucial development in implementing the non-punishment principle and advancing human rights in the US.
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Trafficking Survivors Relief Act: A Significant Step Towards Improved Implementation of the Non-Punishment Principle in the U.S. | OHRH
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February 13, 2026 at 9:48 AM
In our latest blog, Rachel Wechsler examines the TSRA, a landmark law giving trafficking survivors protections in American federal court. This has been a crucial development in implementing the non-punishment principle and advancing human rights in the US.
ohrh.law.ox.ac.uk/trafficking-...
ohrh.law.ox.ac.uk/trafficking-...
Over 7 million children worldwide are deprived of their liberty each year.
Whether its unaccompanied children detained in migration centres or child soldiers, the numbers and the living conditions are unacceptable.
UN reports on Children & Armed Conflict set out clear recommendations for change👇️
Whether its unaccompanied children detained in migration centres or child soldiers, the numbers and the living conditions are unacceptable.
UN reports on Children & Armed Conflict set out clear recommendations for change👇️
February 12, 2026 at 8:00 PM
Over 7 million children worldwide are deprived of their liberty each year.
Whether its unaccompanied children detained in migration centres or child soldiers, the numbers and the living conditions are unacceptable.
UN reports on Children & Armed Conflict set out clear recommendations for change👇️
Whether its unaccompanied children detained in migration centres or child soldiers, the numbers and the living conditions are unacceptable.
UN reports on Children & Armed Conflict set out clear recommendations for change👇️
In our latest blog, Adina Portaru examines Union of Atheists v. Greece, using it to unpack what state neutrality under the ECHR truly requires—and why neutrality need not mean the erasure of religious symbols from public life.
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Neutrality is not Amnesia: Religious Symbols and the European Convention on Human Rights | OHRH
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February 11, 2026 at 4:24 PM
In our latest blog, Adina Portaru examines Union of Atheists v. Greece, using it to unpack what state neutrality under the ECHR truly requires—and why neutrality need not mean the erasure of religious symbols from public life.
ohrh.law.ox.ac.uk/neutrality-i...
ohrh.law.ox.ac.uk/neutrality-i...
In 2015, the UN adopted the Sustainable Development Goals to end poverty, protect the planet and promote prosperity. Goal 5 aims to achieve gender equality and end harmful practices, including child marriage and female genital mutilation (FGM).
To learn more, you can listen to our podcast👇
To learn more, you can listen to our podcast👇
February 6, 2026 at 9:15 PM
In 2015, the UN adopted the Sustainable Development Goals to end poverty, protect the planet and promote prosperity. Goal 5 aims to achieve gender equality and end harmful practices, including child marriage and female genital mutilation (FGM).
To learn more, you can listen to our podcast👇
To learn more, you can listen to our podcast👇
The 27th of January marks the anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau in 1945, the largest Nazi death camp.
Eighty-one years on, we remember the six million Jewish men, women and children who were murdered in the Holocaust, and the millions more murdered by the Nazi regime.
#HMD2026
Eighty-one years on, we remember the six million Jewish men, women and children who were murdered in the Holocaust, and the millions more murdered by the Nazi regime.
#HMD2026
January 27, 2026 at 8:30 PM
The 27th of January marks the anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau in 1945, the largest Nazi death camp.
Eighty-one years on, we remember the six million Jewish men, women and children who were murdered in the Holocaust, and the millions more murdered by the Nazi regime.
#HMD2026
Eighty-one years on, we remember the six million Jewish men, women and children who were murdered in the Holocaust, and the millions more murdered by the Nazi regime.
#HMD2026
Today on #InternationalDayofEducation we reaffirm that education is a human right. Education is foundational to human dignity & substantive equality, and we're proud to share work that pushes the conversation forward.
Explore three essential resources on the right to education via the links below:
Explore three essential resources on the right to education via the links below:
January 24, 2026 at 10:30 AM
Today on #InternationalDayofEducation we reaffirm that education is a human right. Education is foundational to human dignity & substantive equality, and we're proud to share work that pushes the conversation forward.
Explore three essential resources on the right to education via the links below:
Explore three essential resources on the right to education via the links below:
This #HumanRightsDay celebrating the theme #OurEverydayRights, @OxHRH helps re-engage people with human rights by showing how they shape our daily lives.
Follow us to advance understanding & protection of human rights & equality.
@oxfordlawfac.bsky.social
ohrh.law.ox.ac.uk
Follow us to advance understanding & protection of human rights & equality.
@oxfordlawfac.bsky.social
ohrh.law.ox.ac.uk
December 10, 2025 at 8:30 AM
This #HumanRightsDay celebrating the theme #OurEverydayRights, @OxHRH helps re-engage people with human rights by showing how they shape our daily lives.
Follow us to advance understanding & protection of human rights & equality.
@oxfordlawfac.bsky.social
ohrh.law.ox.ac.uk
Follow us to advance understanding & protection of human rights & equality.
@oxfordlawfac.bsky.social
ohrh.law.ox.ac.uk
UKSC's decision in R (Jwanczuk) v Secretary of State for Work & Pensions prioritised proportionality review over considering disability as a suspect ground of discrimination.
Mustaqim Iqbal comments on the decision.
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Mustaqim Iqbal comments on the decision.
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A Long Shadow: Jwanczuk, SC, and Incommensurability | OHRH
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ohrh.law.ox.ac.uk
December 9, 2025 at 2:03 PM
UKSC's decision in R (Jwanczuk) v Secretary of State for Work & Pensions prioritised proportionality review over considering disability as a suspect ground of discrimination.
Mustaqim Iqbal comments on the decision.
ohrh.law.ox.ac.uk/a-long-shado...
Mustaqim Iqbal comments on the decision.
ohrh.law.ox.ac.uk/a-long-shado...
In June 2025, Federal Court of Malaysia in SIS Forum v Jawatankuasa Fatwa Negeri Selangor held that there couldn't be a fatwa declaring SIS as ‘deviant’ as it is a corporation & cannot profess the religion of Islam.
Zheng Hong See analyses the decision.
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Zheng Hong See analyses the decision.
ohrh.law.ox.ac.uk/malaysian-fe...
Malaysian Federal Court Held that a Fatwa Cannot Declare a Company ‘Deviant’ from Islamic Teachings | OHRH
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December 9, 2025 at 10:02 AM
In June 2025, Federal Court of Malaysia in SIS Forum v Jawatankuasa Fatwa Negeri Selangor held that there couldn't be a fatwa declaring SIS as ‘deviant’ as it is a corporation & cannot profess the religion of Islam.
Zheng Hong See analyses the decision.
ohrh.law.ox.ac.uk/malaysian-fe...
Zheng Hong See analyses the decision.
ohrh.law.ox.ac.uk/malaysian-fe...
Alexander Hughes analyses 2 #ECtHR decisions highlighting the Court's inconsistent approach to determining complaints made by women in the context of domestic & sexual violence.
ohrh.law.ox.ac.uk/the-inconsis...
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The Inconsistent Approach to Violence Against Women by the European Court of Human Rights | OHRH
by Alexander Hughes | Nov 11, 2025
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December 8, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Alexander Hughes analyses 2 #ECtHR decisions highlighting the Court's inconsistent approach to determining complaints made by women in the context of domestic & sexual violence.
ohrh.law.ox.ac.uk/the-inconsis...
ohrh.law.ox.ac.uk/the-inconsis...
In 2025, UN Special Rapporteur on VAWG, Reem Alsalem, released a report scapegoating gender-diverse individuals for violence against women & girls.
Émilie Weidl comments how the report breaches the Special Mandate Code of Conduct.
bit.ly/4ozn8DZ
Émilie Weidl comments how the report breaches the Special Mandate Code of Conduct.
bit.ly/4ozn8DZ
Transphobia at the highest level: UN Special Rapporteur Reem Alsalem’s report on Violence Against Women and Girls in breach of the Special Mandate Code of Conduct | OHRH
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December 8, 2025 at 10:01 AM
In 2025, UN Special Rapporteur on VAWG, Reem Alsalem, released a report scapegoating gender-diverse individuals for violence against women & girls.
Émilie Weidl comments how the report breaches the Special Mandate Code of Conduct.
bit.ly/4ozn8DZ
Émilie Weidl comments how the report breaches the Special Mandate Code of Conduct.
bit.ly/4ozn8DZ
Sajjad Hussain Nekokara urges Pakistan to uphold and protect the right of children to legal identity, which remains a distant dream for orphans, street children, and those without parental presence.
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Right to Children’s Identity in Pakistan | OHRH
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ohrh.law.ox.ac.uk
December 5, 2025 at 10:02 AM
Sajjad Hussain Nekokara urges Pakistan to uphold and protect the right of children to legal identity, which remains a distant dream for orphans, street children, and those without parental presence.
ohrh.law.ox.ac.uk/right-to-chi...
ohrh.law.ox.ac.uk/right-to-chi...
"Community supervision' in Australia's immigration control regime includes electronic ankle bracelets, nightly curfews, & mandatory reporting to authorities.
Han Lu analyses the stakes in High Court's considerations of such unconstitutional practices.
ohrh.law.ox.ac.uk/australias-h...
Han Lu analyses the stakes in High Court's considerations of such unconstitutional practices.
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Australia’s High Court Reconsiders Freedom: The New Constitutional Battle over Post-NZYQ Immigration Detention | OHRH
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December 4, 2025 at 10:00 AM
"Community supervision' in Australia's immigration control regime includes electronic ankle bracelets, nightly curfews, & mandatory reporting to authorities.
Han Lu analyses the stakes in High Court's considerations of such unconstitutional practices.
ohrh.law.ox.ac.uk/australias-h...
Han Lu analyses the stakes in High Court's considerations of such unconstitutional practices.
ohrh.law.ox.ac.uk/australias-h...
Pakistan Supreme Court's decision in Dr. Seema Hanif Khan v. Waqas Khan has come close to solving the tension between talaq, khula, & dissolution of marriage (faskh).
@sufi_shahab comments on the decolonial jurisprudence emerging in this field.
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@sufi_shahab comments on the decolonial jurisprudence emerging in this field.
ohrh.law.ox.ac.uk/a-decolonial...
December 3, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Pakistan Supreme Court's decision in Dr. Seema Hanif Khan v. Waqas Khan has come close to solving the tension between talaq, khula, & dissolution of marriage (faskh).
@sufi_shahab comments on the decolonial jurisprudence emerging in this field.
ohrh.law.ox.ac.uk/a-decolonial...
@sufi_shahab comments on the decolonial jurisprudence emerging in this field.
ohrh.law.ox.ac.uk/a-decolonial...
AI training leads to significant environmental costs - water use for cooling operations, high energy consumption, & increasing GHG emissions.
Marco di Donato asks if AI training threatens the human right to a clean, healthy, & sustainable environment.
ohrh.law.ox.ac.uk/ai-training-...
Marco di Donato asks if AI training threatens the human right to a clean, healthy, & sustainable environment.
ohrh.law.ox.ac.uk/ai-training-...
AI Training, Data Centers, and the Right to a Healthy Environment: The Case of xAI in Memphis | OHRH
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December 2, 2025 at 9:00 AM
AI training leads to significant environmental costs - water use for cooling operations, high energy consumption, & increasing GHG emissions.
Marco di Donato asks if AI training threatens the human right to a clean, healthy, & sustainable environment.
ohrh.law.ox.ac.uk/ai-training-...
Marco di Donato asks if AI training threatens the human right to a clean, healthy, & sustainable environment.
ohrh.law.ox.ac.uk/ai-training-...
24 hours to register ❗
Don't miss out on the chance to reflect on 25 years of the UN Palermo Protocol on Human Trafficking and Modern Slavery.
Register here: form.jotform.com/252924497283...
Don't miss out on the chance to reflect on 25 years of the UN Palermo Protocol on Human Trafficking and Modern Slavery.
Register here: form.jotform.com/252924497283...
4 days to register!
Human Trafficking & Modern Slavery: Looking Back, Looking Ahead
🗓️: 21st November 1-5 PM
📍: Pembroke College Oxford
Register: lnkd.in/eXke3DhH
Human Trafficking & Modern Slavery: Looking Back, Looking Ahead
🗓️: 21st November 1-5 PM
📍: Pembroke College Oxford
Register: lnkd.in/eXke3DhH
November 17, 2025 at 11:03 AM
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Don't miss out on the chance to reflect on 25 years of the UN Palermo Protocol on Human Trafficking and Modern Slavery.
Register here: form.jotform.com/252924497283...
Don't miss out on the chance to reflect on 25 years of the UN Palermo Protocol on Human Trafficking and Modern Slavery.
Register here: form.jotform.com/252924497283...
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Join us at Pembroke College, Oxford on November 21, 2025 to reflect on global progress in ending human trafficking & modern slavery as we mark the UN Palermo Protocol's 25th year. www.law.ox.ac.uk/content/even...
November 3, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Join us at Pembroke College, Oxford on November 21, 2025 to reflect on global progress in ending human trafficking & modern slavery as we mark the UN Palermo Protocol's 25th year. www.law.ox.ac.uk/content/even...
4 days to register!
Human Trafficking & Modern Slavery: Looking Back, Looking Ahead
🗓️: 21st November 1-5 PM
📍: Pembroke College Oxford
Register: lnkd.in/eXke3DhH
Human Trafficking & Modern Slavery: Looking Back, Looking Ahead
🗓️: 21st November 1-5 PM
📍: Pembroke College Oxford
Register: lnkd.in/eXke3DhH
November 14, 2025 at 10:41 AM
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Human Trafficking & Modern Slavery: Looking Back, Looking Ahead
🗓️: 21st November 1-5 PM
📍: Pembroke College Oxford
Register: lnkd.in/eXke3DhH
Human Trafficking & Modern Slavery: Looking Back, Looking Ahead
🗓️: 21st November 1-5 PM
📍: Pembroke College Oxford
Register: lnkd.in/eXke3DhH
New Podcast Alert 📢
In the 2nd episode of Rights in Crisis series, Prof Anup Surendranath talks to Prof Jon Yorke on 'The Death Penalty' in a conversation moderated by Dr Aradhana CV.
Listen here: bit.ly/4hUkcjf
In the 2nd episode of Rights in Crisis series, Prof Anup Surendranath talks to Prof Jon Yorke on 'The Death Penalty' in a conversation moderated by Dr Aradhana CV.
Listen here: bit.ly/4hUkcjf
Rights in Crisis - The Death Penalty
RightsUp: The Oxford Human Rights Hub Podcast · Episode
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November 11, 2025 at 4:28 PM
New Podcast Alert 📢
In the 2nd episode of Rights in Crisis series, Prof Anup Surendranath talks to Prof Jon Yorke on 'The Death Penalty' in a conversation moderated by Dr Aradhana CV.
Listen here: bit.ly/4hUkcjf
In the 2nd episode of Rights in Crisis series, Prof Anup Surendranath talks to Prof Jon Yorke on 'The Death Penalty' in a conversation moderated by Dr Aradhana CV.
Listen here: bit.ly/4hUkcjf
✏️Remember to Register ✏️
Human Trafficking & Modern Slavery, Looking Back, Looking Ahead
An Assessment of 25 Years under the UN Trafficking Palermo Protocol
When: 21st November 1-5 PM
Where: Pembroke College Oxford
Register here: form.jotform.com/252924497283...
Human Trafficking & Modern Slavery, Looking Back, Looking Ahead
An Assessment of 25 Years under the UN Trafficking Palermo Protocol
When: 21st November 1-5 PM
Where: Pembroke College Oxford
Register here: form.jotform.com/252924497283...
November 5, 2025 at 12:16 PM
✏️Remember to Register ✏️
Human Trafficking & Modern Slavery, Looking Back, Looking Ahead
An Assessment of 25 Years under the UN Trafficking Palermo Protocol
When: 21st November 1-5 PM
Where: Pembroke College Oxford
Register here: form.jotform.com/252924497283...
Human Trafficking & Modern Slavery, Looking Back, Looking Ahead
An Assessment of 25 Years under the UN Trafficking Palermo Protocol
When: 21st November 1-5 PM
Where: Pembroke College Oxford
Register here: form.jotform.com/252924497283...
University of Pretoria Centre for Child Law and OxHRH urge the Supreme Court of Appeal to put children first in landmark class action case on the Kabwe Lead Poisoning.
Read the press statement here: bit.ly/43ULWhY
#environmentaljustice #leadpoisoning #kabwe #childrights
Read the press statement here: bit.ly/43ULWhY
#environmentaljustice #leadpoisoning #kabwe #childrights
November 5, 2025 at 12:15 PM
University of Pretoria Centre for Child Law and OxHRH urge the Supreme Court of Appeal to put children first in landmark class action case on the Kabwe Lead Poisoning.
Read the press statement here: bit.ly/43ULWhY
#environmentaljustice #leadpoisoning #kabwe #childrights
Read the press statement here: bit.ly/43ULWhY
#environmentaljustice #leadpoisoning #kabwe #childrights
We’re proud to be taking part in this year’s #GreatLegalBake during #ProBonoWeek.
@oxhrh.bsky.social bake sale will be taking place on 7th November at @OxfordLawFac to help raise funds in support of #accesstojustice.
Come out and help us raise dough for justice!🍰
@oxhrh.bsky.social bake sale will be taking place on 7th November at @OxfordLawFac to help raise funds in support of #accesstojustice.
Come out and help us raise dough for justice!🍰
November 3, 2025 at 11:53 AM
We’re proud to be taking part in this year’s #GreatLegalBake during #ProBonoWeek.
@oxhrh.bsky.social bake sale will be taking place on 7th November at @OxfordLawFac to help raise funds in support of #accesstojustice.
Come out and help us raise dough for justice!🍰
@oxhrh.bsky.social bake sale will be taking place on 7th November at @OxfordLawFac to help raise funds in support of #accesstojustice.
Come out and help us raise dough for justice!🍰
SAVE THE DATE🗓️
Human Trafficking and Modern Slavery, Looking Back, Looking Ahead: An Assessment of 25 Years under the UN Trafficking Palermo Protocol
📅21st November
⌚️1-5 PM
📍Pembroke College Oxford
law.ox.ac.uk/content/even...
Human Trafficking and Modern Slavery, Looking Back, Looking Ahead: An Assessment of 25 Years under the UN Trafficking Palermo Protocol
📅21st November
⌚️1-5 PM
📍Pembroke College Oxford
law.ox.ac.uk/content/even...
October 31, 2025 at 10:14 AM
SAVE THE DATE🗓️
Human Trafficking and Modern Slavery, Looking Back, Looking Ahead: An Assessment of 25 Years under the UN Trafficking Palermo Protocol
📅21st November
⌚️1-5 PM
📍Pembroke College Oxford
law.ox.ac.uk/content/even...
Human Trafficking and Modern Slavery, Looking Back, Looking Ahead: An Assessment of 25 Years under the UN Trafficking Palermo Protocol
📅21st November
⌚️1-5 PM
📍Pembroke College Oxford
law.ox.ac.uk/content/even...
What does it mean for hate speech & human rights law when white men were found to be the victims of hate speech by Parliamentary opposition leader Julius Malema in South Africa?
Wiseman Zondi navigates the need for context and history in such decisions.
ohrh.law.ox.ac.uk/when-context...
Wiseman Zondi navigates the need for context and history in such decisions.
ohrh.law.ox.ac.uk/when-context...
October 16, 2025 at 1:03 PM
What does it mean for hate speech & human rights law when white men were found to be the victims of hate speech by Parliamentary opposition leader Julius Malema in South Africa?
Wiseman Zondi navigates the need for context and history in such decisions.
ohrh.law.ox.ac.uk/when-context...
Wiseman Zondi navigates the need for context and history in such decisions.
ohrh.law.ox.ac.uk/when-context...
What role should Arabic language play in South Sudan?
Justin Monyping Ater unpacks this complicated question in light of South Sudan's obligations under the ICCPR.
Read his legal analysis in our latest blog: ohrh.law.ox.ac.uk/locating-the...
Justin Monyping Ater unpacks this complicated question in light of South Sudan's obligations under the ICCPR.
Read his legal analysis in our latest blog: ohrh.law.ox.ac.uk/locating-the...
Locating the recognition or unrecognition of Arabic language in South Sudan’s legal frameworks | OHRH
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ohrh.law.ox.ac.uk
October 16, 2025 at 8:30 AM
What role should Arabic language play in South Sudan?
Justin Monyping Ater unpacks this complicated question in light of South Sudan's obligations under the ICCPR.
Read his legal analysis in our latest blog: ohrh.law.ox.ac.uk/locating-the...
Justin Monyping Ater unpacks this complicated question in light of South Sudan's obligations under the ICCPR.
Read his legal analysis in our latest blog: ohrh.law.ox.ac.uk/locating-the...