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CAHR at the University of York: A unique teaching and research environment focused on defending human rights. https://www.york.ac.uk/cahr/
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📅15 November 2025
🕘09:30 - 17:00
📍Kairos, 84 Tottenham Court Road, London

How is creative activism (artivism) transforming human rights work across the globe?

This is the central question for our day-long event, in collaboration with Amnesty International, CIVICUS, and Kairos.

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November 4, 2025 at 10:46 AM
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The Centre for Applied Human Rights at the University of York is offering one scholarship worth £7,300 for the 2025/26 academic year.

Deadline: 15 August 2025, 23:59 BST.

Find out more and apply 👇

www.york.ac.uk/cahr/news/20...
June 25, 2025 at 10:20 AM
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Waleed Abu al-Khair imagined a freer Saudi Arabia and paid with his freedom.

On July 6, he marks 11 years in prison for defending human rights.

He’s the last of the 2018 #RightLivelihood Laureates still jailed.

We join @alqst.bsky.social and more to demand #FreeWaleed!
Waleed Abu al-Khair has spent 11 years in prison—He’s still Saudi Arabia’s conscience - Right Livelihood
On July 6, 2025, 2018 Right Livelihood Laureate Waleed Abu al-Khair marks 11 years behind bars in Saudi Arabia. He recently spent his 46th birthday in a prison cell. His twelfth in detention. A brilli...
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July 7, 2025 at 11:58 AM
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Waleed Abu al-Khair has spent 11 years in jail for defending human rights in Saudi Arabia.

Together with @alqst.bsky.social, @thelawsociety.bsky.social, @rightlivelihood.org and @lawyersforlawyers.bsky.social, we call for his immediate release. Read our statement 👇

www.york.ac.uk/cahr/news/20...
July 8, 2025 at 2:08 PM
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From South Africa to York and Back: Sharing principles, Ideas and experiences about an inclusive approach to transport

📆Thursday 10 July 2025
🕕3pm-4.30pm
📍York Explore Library & online

Register online 👇

www.york.ac.uk/cahr/events/...
From South Africa to York and Back: Sharing principles, Ideas and experiences about an inclusive approach to transport
This talk explores how we can achieve accessible and inclusive urban transport, drawing on both South African policy implementation experiences and local advocacy efforts in York.
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June 18, 2025 at 3:20 PM
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The Centre for Applied Human Rights at the University of York is offering one scholarship worth £7,300 for the 2025/26 academic year.

Deadline: 15 August 2025, 23:59 BST.

Find out more and apply 👇

www.york.ac.uk/cahr/news/20...
June 25, 2025 at 10:20 AM
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Join us in celebration of World Environment Day 2025!

Our shared initiative with Mindanao Climate Justice focuses on the deeper structural dimensions of climate injustice, particularly in Mindanao, a region grappling with extractivism, militarization, displacement, and shrinking civic spaces.
June 13, 2025 at 10:49 AM
cahr-york.bsky.social
From South Africa to York and Back: Sharing principles, Ideas and experiences about an inclusive approach to transport

📆Thursday 10 July 2025
🕕3pm-4.30pm
📍York Explore Library & online

Register online 👇

www.york.ac.uk/cahr/events/...
From South Africa to York and Back: Sharing principles, Ideas and experiences about an inclusive approach to transport
This talk explores how we can achieve accessible and inclusive urban transport, drawing on both South African policy implementation experiences and local advocacy efforts in York.
www.york.ac.uk
June 18, 2025 at 3:20 PM
cahr-york.bsky.social
Join us in celebration of World Environment Day 2025!

Our shared initiative with Mindanao Climate Justice focuses on the deeper structural dimensions of climate injustice, particularly in Mindanao, a region grappling with extractivism, militarization, displacement, and shrinking civic spaces.
June 13, 2025 at 10:49 AM
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“Even if you are not an activist — your positive words can strengthen someone’s patience in prison.”

Waleed Abu al-Khair reminds us: You don’t need to be a lawyer or a campaigner to support human rights.

Your words matter. Use them to demand his release.
May 30, 2025 at 2:15 PM
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No one is too small to make a positive change. Help protect human dignity, human rights and fundamental freedoms. Sign our petition today. #FreeWaleed ✌️

#FreeWaleed #ALQST #CAHR #HumanRights #StandWithSaudiHeroes #HumanRightsDefenceClinic
An image of Waleed behind bars holding up a peace sign. Above the image, text reads: "Waleed has endured over a decade of arbitrary detention for his peaceful human rights work, and is still facing harsh conditions including solitary confinement, sleep deprivation, and inadequate medical care." A bold red banner with yellow text reads "ARTICLE 11 DECLARATION ON HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS". The banner is bordered top and bottom with barbed wire, all set against a bright yellow background. Text against a solid yellow background reads: "Everyone has the right, individually and in association with others, to the lawful exercise of his or her occupation or profession. Everyone who, as a result of his or her profession, can affect the human dignity, human rights and fundamental freedoms of others should respect those rights and freedoms and comply with relevant national and international standards of occupational and professional conduct or ethics." A vibrant red banner with yellow text reads "JUSTICE DELAYED IS JUSTICE DENIED." The banner is framed by strands of barbed wire above and below. Below the banner, against a yellow background, dark blue text states, "Join the fight against arbitrary detainment." At the very bottom, in smaller dark blue text, it says, "For more information, visit https://alqst.org/en".
May 23, 2025 at 9:57 AM
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We should all take inspiration from Waleed’s positivity despite his continued detention. Let us not forget that everyone has the fundamental right to defend human rights. Stand with us in calling for his immediate release and sign our petition now. #FreeWaleed
May 16, 2025 at 2:30 PM
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Waleed Abu al-Khair, a courageous human rights lawyer, has been arbitrarily detained and sentenced to 15 years in prison. He was imprisoned for defending activists, advocating for reforms, and speaking out against human rights violations in Saudi Arabia.
Image of Waleed Abu al-Khair with the text "Waleed has endured over a decade of arbitrary detainment for his peaceful human rights work, facing harsh conditions including solitary confinement, sleep deprivation, and inadequate medical care."
May 9, 2025 at 11:04 AM
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The right to protest for children and young people: Setting an agenda for human rights cities

8 May 2025, 6pm GMT
K/122 Kings Manor & online

Join us for this year's York Human Rights City Network annual lecture.

Further details are available on our website 👇

www.york.ac.uk/cahr/events/...
Poster advertising the event, containing the following text: In this lecture, Professor Ann Skelton will examine the history of child protest, outlining their rights to assembly and association under the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child.
April 28, 2025 at 11:14 AM
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The right to protest for children and young people: Setting an agenda for human rights cities

8 May 2025, 6pm GMT
K/122 Kings Manor & online

Join us for this year's York Human Rights City Network annual lecture.

Further details are available on our website 👇

www.york.ac.uk/cahr/events/...
Poster advertising the event, containing the following text: In this lecture, Professor Ann Skelton will examine the history of child protest, outlining their rights to assembly and association under the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child.
April 28, 2025 at 11:14 AM
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Weds 30 April 2025 from 11am - 1pm (UK Time) register for our Discover International Politics online event

MA International Relations
MA International Politics Economy
MA Applied Human Rights
MA Global Development Politics
MA Peace and Conflict Studies courses.

Register here: tinyurl.com/585pr38z
April 28, 2025 at 8:42 AM
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📆8 May 2025
🕕6PM BST

For York Human Rights City Network's annual lecture, join Professor Anne Skelton as she discusses the history of child protest and examines how human rights cities can enable children and young people to exercise their right to peaceful protest.

www.york.ac.uk/cahr/events/...
The right to protest for children and young people: Setting an agenda for human rights cities
For their annual lecture, York Human Rights City Network welcomes Professor Ann Skelton, who joins us to examine the historical and contemporary role of child protestors, advocating for cities to supp...
www.york.ac.uk
March 17, 2025 at 3:46 PM
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In his last interview prior to his arrest, Waleed is aware that his detainment is imminent–a harrowing reminder to us all that freedom is often fragile for human rights defenders, and justice delayed is justice denied.

Do you want to help us campaign for the release of Waleed Abu al-Khair?
April 25, 2025 at 2:09 PM
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The Human Rights Defence Clinic, hosted at CAHR, and @alqst.bsky.social have collaborated to launch a campaign to end the arbitrary detention and ensure the release of Waleed Abu al-Khair, a Saudi human rights defender and lawyer.

Sign our petition at chng.it/qrKC56PgTM
Image of Waleed Abu al-Khair, with the text "JUSTICE DELAYED IS JUSTICE DENIED"
April 17, 2025 at 1:26 PM
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On 8th April, I'll be speaking at VERNAC TALKS by DIGNITY Vernacular Accountability Project. My talk, Restoring Harmony, explores how Nasa Indigenous justice in Colombia offers a restorative and collective model for human rights accountability.

DM me for the Zoom link.

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March 31, 2025 at 9:20 AM
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📆8 May 2025
🕕6PM BST

For York Human Rights City Network's annual lecture, join Professor Anne Skelton as she discusses the history of child protest and examines how human rights cities can enable children and young people to exercise their right to peaceful protest.

www.york.ac.uk/cahr/events/...
The right to protest for children and young people: Setting an agenda for human rights cities
For their annual lecture, York Human Rights City Network welcomes Professor Ann Skelton, who joins us to examine the historical and contemporary role of child protestors, advocating for cities to supp...
www.york.ac.uk
March 17, 2025 at 3:46 PM
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The Sam Pegram Scholarship provides a full scholarship opportunity for an overseas student to study for an LLM in International Human Rights Law and Practice.

Applications are now open for the 2025/26 academic year. Visit our website for more details:

www.york.ac.uk/cahr/news/20...
Poster advertising the Sam Pegram Scholarship. Contains the following text: Sam Pegram Scholarship We are excited to announce a full scholarship opportunity for an overseas student to study for an LLM in International Human Rights Law and Practice at the University of York. The scholarship covers tuition fees, accommodation, travel costs, and a monthly living stipend for one individual student. The scholarship is generously provided by The Sam Pegram Humanitarian Foundation in memory of Sam Pegram, a caring, kind and talented young man who tragically died in the Ethiopian Airlines' Boeing 737 Max crash, in 2019, en route to Nairobi.
March 14, 2025 at 3:29 PM
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Thrilled that my article 'Border Penality as Antagonistic Politics' has been selected as Editors' Choice in the latest issue of @theoreticalcrim.bsky.social "for its innovative analysis and approach to criminology"

Read it below 👇

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March 14, 2025 at 9:12 AM
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📅 Friday, March 14, 2025
🕖 7:30 PM
📍 Black Box Theatre, University of York
🎟️ Free entry (booking required): tftv.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/...

Join us for "Rap Music: A Tool For Socioeconomic and Political Change in Africa," featuring a performance by CAHR human rights fellow Eedris Abdulkareem
Poster for the event, featuring image of Eedris Abdulkareem.
March 3, 2025 at 10:17 AM
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📅 Friday, March 14, 2025
🕖 7:30 PM
📍 Black Box Theatre, University of York
🎟️ Free entry (booking required): tftv.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/...

Join us for "Rap Music: A Tool For Socioeconomic and Political Change in Africa," featuring a performance by CAHR human rights fellow Eedris Abdulkareem
Poster for the event, featuring image of Eedris Abdulkareem.
March 3, 2025 at 10:17 AM