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A Cambodian Spring Film Screening

A Cambodian Spring Film Screening

A Cambodian Spring: land rights activism and Cambodia’s upcoming general election Olivia Dehnavi and Katie Johnston “They consider the people enemies, ignoring, oppressing and abusing them. They don’t care about the people. They ...
Panel Discussion on Abortion in Northern Ireland

Panel Discussion on Abortion in Northern Ireland

The UK Adoption Act 1967 does not apply in Northern Ireland and access to legal abortions in Northern Ireland is very restricted. As a result, some women from Northern Ireland seek abortions in England, Scotland and Wales but these ...
Call for Papers: Contemporary Challenges to Human Rights Law

Call for Papers: Contemporary Challenges to Human Rights Law

Saturday 1st December 2018 University of Brighton Call for Papers In the UK, and with Brexit looming, the challenges for human rights are mounting. From counter-terrorism to migration, policing to poverty, human rights are facing ...
New Publication: Guy Davidov A Purposive Approach to Labour Law (OUP, 2018)

New Publication: Guy Davidov A Purposive Approach to Labour Law (OUP, 2018)

This new publication examines the crisis of labour law through a study of the policy aims informing legislation and the means used to achieve them. It explores the societal goals behind labour laws and analyses what actions are ...
Refugee Studies Centre Seminar-Outsourcing Border Control: The Politics and Practice of Contracted Visa Policy in Morocco

Refugee Studies Centre Seminar-Outsourcing Border Control: The Politics and Practice of Contracted Visa Policy in Morocco

Wednesday 30 May 2018, 5pm, Seminar Room 3, Oxford Department of International Development, 3 Mansfield Road, Oxford, OX1 3TB Seminar series convenor: Dr Ali Ali About the speaker Federica Infantino is a postdoctoral research ...
Congratulations to OxHRH Research Director Helen Taylor on Vice Chancellor’s Award

Congratulations to OxHRH Research Director Helen Taylor on Vice Chancellor’s Award

Congratulations to OxHRH Research Director, Helen Taylor, on her award from the Vice-Chancellor’s Fund! This highly competitive scheme supports students in the final stages of their DPhil, and was established through donations by ...
The Indian Feminist Judgment Project

The Indian Feminist Judgment Project

Just outside the walls surrounding O.P. Jindal Global University, men dominate the world. Most women, irrespective of their social background feel unsafe walking on the notorious streets of Haryana, where rape-culture is the reality ...
Refugee Studies Centre Seminar: Islamic Traditions of Refuge in the Crises of Iraq and Syria

Refugee Studies Centre Seminar: Islamic Traditions of Refuge in the Crises of Iraq and Syria

Dr Tahir Zaman (University of Sussex)  Wednesday May 23, Seminar Room 3, Oxford Department of International Development, 3 Mansfield Road, Oxford, OX1 3TB Seminar series convenor: Dr Ali Ali Dr Tahir Zaman is a Lecturer in ...
Film Screening at the Ultimate Picture Palace-A Cambodian Spring

Film Screening at the Ultimate Picture Palace-A Cambodian Spring

On Wednesday 30th May, The Ultimate Picture Palace is hosting a special Q&A screening of the documentary A Cambodian Spring. The film follows three people caught up in the growing wave of land-rights protests that led to the ...
Together for Yes-Global Perspectives on Women’s Right to Access an Abortion

Together for Yes-Global Perspectives on Women’s Right to Access an Abortion

On Friday May 25, Ireland will hold a referendum on repealing the 8th Amendment which constitutionalizes the right to life of the unborn and creates a near total ban on abortion. The OxHRH supports the Together for Yes campaign that ...
Refugee Studies Centre Seminar: Syrian Labour in the Turkish Economy-Dr Emre Eren Korkmaz (Oxford)

Refugee Studies Centre Seminar: Syrian Labour in the Turkish Economy-Dr Emre Eren Korkmaz (Oxford)

Wednesday May 16 at 5pm, Seminar Room 3, Oxford Department of International Development, 3 Mansfield Road, Oxford, OX1 3TB  Seminar series convenor: Dr Ali Ali About the speaker Emre Eren Korkmaz is a post-doctoral researcher at ...
Friday in Focus: Claire Overman

Friday in Focus: Claire Overman

After five years studying at Oxford (BA Law with Law in Europe 2008-12, BCL 2012-13), it was with a heavy heart that I left for London in 2013, although I looked forward to beginning my training for a career at the Bar.  So naturally, ...