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Human Trafficking & Modern Slavery: Looking Back, Looking Ahead

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November 14, 2025 at 10:41 AM
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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

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November 5, 2025 at 12:16 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
November 5, 2025 at 12:15 PM
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!🍰
November 3, 2025 at 11:53 AM
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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

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October 31, 2025 at 10:14 AM
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...
October 16, 2025 at 1:03 PM
@OxHRH along with Nidah Kaiser & Saumya Maheshwari have curated a blog series on 'Policing Love: Law, Institutions and the Limits of Autonomy'.

The 6 blogs in the series engage with the question of policing of romantic sexual relationships in India.

1/6: ohrh.law.ox.ac.uk/policing-lov...
October 7, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Mahmoud v. Taylor & the Rise of White Christian Nationalism

Luke A. Boso argues that the decision offers a powerful new weapon for the right-wing arsenal in efforts to roll back liberty and equality for LGBTQ people. What a difference a decade has made.

ohrh.law.ox.ac.uk/mahmoud-v-ta...
September 5, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Legislation Meets Compassion: Frontline Workers Fighting Child Sexual Abuse

@mohdrameezraza.bsky.social & Aradhana show the need for frontline workers to register offences against children; and advocate for legal and policy reforms to bridge the gap.

ohrh.law.ox.ac.uk/legislation-...
August 22, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Intersectionality in Climate Jurisprudence: Inter-American Court of Human Rights’ Approach to Climate Vulnerability

Eoin Jackson explains the decision which recognised human right to stable climate & set out a series of unprecedented climate obligations

ohrh.law.ox.ac.uk/intersection...
August 20, 2025 at 8:30 AM
The US TAKE IT DOWN Act: The Fight Against Deepfake-Enabled TFGBV and Human Rights

Yujia Wu unpacks the significance and limitations of the legislation which specifically concern non-consensual intimate imagery and AI-generated deepfakes.

ohrh.law.ox.ac.uk/the-us-take-...
August 19, 2025 at 12:30 PM
📢New RightsUp Podcast Out 📢

The Status of the Girl Child under International Law

Frances Hand interviews Dr Clara Chapdelaine-Feliciati Lawyer & Associate Professor of Law at Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University about her recently published monograph.

ohrh.law.ox.ac.uk/the-status-o...
July 8, 2025 at 9:50 AM
Join us in congratulating OxHRH member Dr Victoria Miyandazi, whose scholarship was cited by the Supreme Court of Kenya in its recent landmark judgment 👏

📄 Read full judgment here: drive.google.com/file/d/15UC6...

📚 You can buy the book here: www.bloomsbury.com/uk/equality-...
July 7, 2025 at 10:45 AM
When The Shield Becomes A Sword: Abuse Of Involuntary Treatment Provisions For Mentally Ill Persons In India

Devanjali Banerjee uses Dr. Sangamitra Acharya case to demonstrate the subversion of protective provisions to repress independent choice.

ohrh.law.ox.ac.uk/when-the-shi...
July 2, 2025 at 8:30 AM
No Animal Left Behind: Kiwi’s Call to Change New Zealand Disaster Law

Steve Glassey highlights a persistent gap between public sentiment and legislative action, particularly regarding the protection of animals during disasters.

ohrh.law.ox.ac.uk/no-animal-le...
May 28, 2025 at 11:31 AM
A Manifest Lack of Justice?: The ICJ’s Decision in Sudan v. United Arab Emirates

Lara Ibrahim analyses the decision which prioritises judicial economy over the protection of human rights.

ohrh.law.ox.ac.uk/a-manifest-l...
May 28, 2025 at 8:30 AM
Is Lack of Climate Change Mitigation measures a Human Right Violation?

Kartheek Vegesana analyses the UN Human Rights Committee decision in Daniel Billy et al v Australia recognised that inaction on climate change can violate basic human rights.

ohrh.law.ox.ac.uk/is-lack-of-c...
May 27, 2025 at 8:30 AM
📢New Podcast Out: Sexual Harassment & the Law in Africa 📢

In this episode, Almas Shaikh talks with Dr Anthony Ubani & Dr Wycliffe Nyachoti Otiso discussing the book ‘Sexual Harassment & the Law in Africa’.

Listen here: ohrh.law.ox.ac.uk/sexual-haras...
May 26, 2025 at 10:26 AM
‘Rights in Crisis’, is a new RightsUp series from ‪OxHRH‬ with the ‪@oxindiacentre.bsky.social.

Listen to Dr Janaki Srinivasan, Prof Sandra Fredman & Dr Aradhana Cherupara Vadekkethil, discuss the nature of gig economy & workers’ rights.

Listen here: ohrh.law.ox.ac.uk/rights-in-cr...
May 22, 2025 at 8:55 AM
Indian Supreme Court Moves from Tolerance to Acceptance for Persons with Disabilities

Anchal Bhatheja highlights the consequences of superficial & partial recognition in affirmative action, by analysing the SC decision in Rekha Sharma v Rajasthan.

ohrh.law.ox.ac.uk/supreme-cour...
May 16, 2025 at 8:30 AM
Implementing KlimaSeniorinnen: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

Corina Heri reminds us of what's at stake when it comes to (not) implementing climate judgments.

ohrh.law.ox.ac.uk/implementing...
May 13, 2025 at 8:30 AM
Podcast Out | #WorldEarthDay2025

Feminist Frontiers in Climate Justice – Climate Injustice: A Gendered Global Crisis

Part 1: ohrh.law.ox.ac.uk/feminist-fro...

Part 2: ohrh.law.ox.ac.uk/feminist-fro...
April 23, 2025 at 11:06 AM
From Land Claims to Sacred Land Claims: Reflections on the Yunupingu Judgement and The Potential of ‘Freedom of Religion or Belief (FORB)’

Alessandra Macrì analyses the advantages of using FORB instead of property rights in sacred land claims.

ohrh.law.ox.ac.uk/from-land-cl...
April 16, 2025 at 12:31 PM
(8/8) What Have We Learnt from the CJEU’s Case Law on Disability Discrimination Over the Past Five Years?

In our last post on this series, Lisa Waddington & Andrea Broderick expand on disproportionate burden in the context of reasonable accommodation.

ohrh.law.ox.ac.uk/what-have-we...
March 7, 2025 at 12:27 PM
(7/8) Can Disability Protection Change the Limits on the Termination of Employment Contracts?

David Gutierrez Colominas tries to answer this question by analysing the decision in Ca Na Negreta.

ohrh.law.ox.ac.uk/can-disabili...
March 7, 2025 at 12:22 PM