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admin 14th November 2017
Bringing about social change is hard work and there are always many barriers, but there are also many methods to bringing about change. The law, in its many guises, is a tool for social change that is not always used by civil society organisations. To get more NGOs in this country to consider litigation as […]
admin 14th November 2017
Dedicated to interdisciplinary and critical dialogue on international human rights law and discourse, the Rapoport Center’s Working Paper Series (WPS) publishes innovative papers by established and early-‐career researchers as well as practitioners. The goal is to provide a productive environment for debate about human rights among academics, policymakers, activists, practitioners, and the public. Authors from […]
admin 12th November 2017
Monday 13 November 2017 5:30 pm to 7:00pm Across the globe, civil society organisations have been coming under increasing pressure in recent years as a result of restrictive new NGO laws, limitations on funding, and increased government interference. In Cambodia, increasing restriction of civic and democratic space ahead of a crucial general election in July […]
admin 10th November 2017
I get a little jolt of excitement when I see the Oxford Human Rights Hub pop up in my inbox or Twitter feed. Between 2012 and 2013, I had the privilege of working under Sandy Fredman in launching and developing OxHRH. In those days, the website was still a prototype and updates could only be […]
admin 8th November 2017
Researching on the topic of work, employment or industrial relations? A postgraduate or early career researcher? Interested in interdisciplinary research? Then this could be the network for you! What is this network? The World of Work is an interdisciplinary research network bringing together postgraduate/doctoral and early career researchers from across the social sciences working on […]