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

by | Dec 23, 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:

Before we go I would like to take the opportunity to give a quick overview of how our global network has developed in the past twelve months.  2013 has been a fantastic year for the Blog.  We have proudly brought you 233 posts, written by more than 150 different contributors from 25 different countries.  The info-graphic (above) gives an idea of this global reach.

This has been made possible by our hardworking Editorial Team, which is itself and international bunch, coming from Australia, Belgium, Canada, England, India, Jamaica, South Africa, and the United States of America.   Thanks are also due to our enthusiastic network of contributors who volunteer their time and talents to write.  We are always looking for new contributors, so if you too would like to contribute to our global network please be in touch!

And of course, we wouldn’t have this successful global network without you, our readers!  You have been coming to our site at rapidly increasing rates throughout 2013 — we had a record number of readers this month — more than 13,000 unique views and counting!  Thank you for your continued support.

 Bringing together academics, policy makers and practitioners:

The Blog is just one of the several initiatives undertaken by the Oxford Human Rights Hub under the Directorship of Professor Sandra Fredman.  In 2013, we hosted 15 international speakers and partnered with other Oxford based groups such as the Centre on Migration, Policy and Society (COMPAS), the Refugee Studies Centre and the Oxford Martin School’s Human Rights for Future Generations Programme in order to facilitate greater sharing of human rights law knowledge and expertise.

Click on the image for a copy of the Oxford Human Rights Hub 2012-13 Annual Report.

You can download podcasts of a selection of these talks from the OxHRH i-TunesU library. We have also developed a thriving following on social media sites such as Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter, reaching over 2,000 Twitter followers in December 2013!

You can read more about these and other Oxford Human Rights Hub activities in our Annual Report (left).

2014 and beyond for the Oxford Human Rights Hub Blog:

The Oxford Human Rights Hub Blog will be back from 6th January 2014.  We have an exciting year in store, with plans for new publications showcasing highlights from the Blog. We will also be closely following the activities of the Oxford Human Rights Hub as it prepares for two international conferences in Brazil and Rwanda in early 2014, and we will be extending our multi-lingual posting capabilities, bringing you more posts in both French and Spanish in addition to English.

From all of the team at the Oxford Human Rights Hub Blog, thank you for following us in 2013. We look forward to welcoming you back in 2014!

Seasons greetings

Laura HillyManaging Editor, Oxford Human Rights Hub Blog

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  1. karen

    I live in Calgary, Alberta , Canada and I can assure you that I live in a country that promotes freedom of speech, freedoms that other countries unfortunately do not have. I c an also assure you that my human rights to attain justice have been wrought with zero help, zero assistance, zero direction from organizations that claim they will help but do not, zero community help after posting my cause at significant locations as well as posting in the newspaper, kijji and other internet connections and all I can say is community….. my ass. When it comes to people who could help but refuse because it’s just too much effort or my plea for help wasn’t politically correct enough it once again proves in my three long battle for help that the chances for change with community effort remains non existent ( SAD BUT TRUE)
    karenwinton68@gmail.com

  2. karen

    MY three long search which means every avenue that can be pursued was pursued ie: phone calls to lawyers, to pro bono organizatons that have excellent web sites but unfortunately can not provide the legal counsel I need. I have a suitcase full of legal violations and human right indignities of the worst kind. I have searched and worked in every element to initiate community support since a legal standpoint leads me no where. I have posted my cause at universities, newspapers, kijji , facebook and other pro bono websites for three years and not one response has occurred and I can understand of people being hesitant to support your cause if in fact your guilty but I am innocent, always have been , always will be. There is no greater tragedy when society determines your not worth an ounce of dignity for a cause. The true meaning of insanity is the realization that with all the amount of people that populate this earth not one….no not one made a very simple choice to help my cause. I’ll stick to my belief because the results in three years time is overwhelming clear there is no community not for me and definitely not for my cause. karenwinton68@gmail.com

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