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New publication: Human Dignity, 'Unfair Discrimination' and Guidance (2014) Oxford Journal of Legal Studies (forthcoming)

admin 18th February 2014

Equality and Non-Discrimination

OxHRH founding Editor and Administrator, Chris McConnachie, has recently published ‘Human Dignity, ‘Unfair Discrimination’ and Guidance’ (2014) Oxford Journal of Legal Studies (forthcoming). (Electronic access here). Abstract: In Human Dignity: Lodestar for Equality in South Africa, Justice Laurie Ackermann, one of the 11 judges appointed to the South African Constitutional Court after the end of apartheid, presents the most extensive […]

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OxHRH

New Report: Women’s and Children’s Health: Evidence of Human Rights Impact

admin 18th February 2014

Socio-Economic Rights and Labour Rights

Dr Flavia Bustreo, Professor Paul Hunt and other experts have co-authored an important report ‘Women’s and Children’s Health: Evidence of Human Rights Impact‘ for the WHO, demonstrating that human rights contribute to health gains for women and children. The authors of this publication ask a challenging question: what is the evidence that the explicitly human rights-shaped interventions […]

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OxHRH

New Report: Women's and Children's Health: Evidence of Human Rights Impact

admin 18th February 2014

Socio-Economic Rights and Labour Rights

Dr Flavia Bustreo, Professor Paul Hunt and other experts have co-authored an important report ‘Women’s and Children’s Health: Evidence of Human Rights Impact‘ for the WHO, demonstrating that human rights contribute to health gains for women and children. The authors of this publication ask a challenging question: what is the evidence that the explicitly human rights-shaped interventions […]

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OxHRH

Oxford Human Rights Hub in Kuwait and Qatar

admin 29th January 2014

Constitutions Institutions and Nation Building

Associate Professor Nazila Ghanea (OxHRH Associate Director) was in Qatar and Kuwait from 18 to 24 January 2014 along with Dr Başak Çali of Koç University, pursuing research regarding the domestic effect of UN treaty ratification in the countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC: Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates). This 2 […]

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OPBP

OPBP Project Work – Frequently Asked Questions

admin 15th January 2014

OPBP

Who are OPBP projects for? Each of OPBP’s projects begins life as a proposal, which sets out the context of the work and the specific questions OPBP is being asked to answer. We welcome proposals from any individuals or organisations working pro bono in the public interest: past project partners have included United Nations bodies, non-government […]

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OxHRH

Thank you for following the Oxford Human Rights Hub Blog in 2013!

Laura Hilly 23rd December 2013

The Editorial Team at the Oxford Human Rights Hub Blog is taking a break for the festive season.  We have escaped the Oxford winter to sunnier (or snowier!) climes. But we will be back in 2014, continuing to bring you high quality human rights law news and commentary from around the globe! A global network: […]

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OPBP

International Refugee Law in Tanzania

admin 21st August 2013

Business & Resources & Environment & Development| Migration Asylum and Trafficking| OPBP

A report prepared by Oxford Pro Bono Publico on international refugee and human rights law and its application to refugee policy in Tanzania (August 2013) This research was prepared for the Women’s Legal Aid Centre and Womankind Worldwide. The report reviews certain aspects of refugee law and policy in the United Republic of Tanzania from an international […]

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OPBP

Freedom of Information in Relation to Private Companies

admin 19th May 2013

Media Privacy and Communications| OPBP

A comparative law research project prepared by Oxford Pro Bono Publico for the Hungarian CivilLiberties Union The Hungarian Civil Liberties Union (HCLU), a leading human rights NGO, sought OPBP’s assistance in carrying out comparative research on the application of freedom of information (FOI) laws to state-owned companies in various jurisdictions. The Hungarian legal provisions on FOI […]

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OPBP

Oxford Pro Bono Publico awarded Sigrid Rausing Trust grant

admin 28th April 2013

OPBP

OPBP is delighted to announce that the Sigrid Rausing Trust has awarded us a grant of £15,000 to support and expand our activities over the next year. The Sigrid Rausing Trust is a U.K. grant-making foundation, founded by Sigrid Rausing in 1995 to support human rights globally. Over the course of its existence, the Trust […]

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