China’s Two-Child Policy: An Assault on Human Rights

China’s Two-Child Policy: An Assault on Human Rights

At the end of October 2015, the Chinese government announced that it would end its one-child policy by replacing ...
An (old) brave new world: Religion and human rights in international law in the 21st Century​-Anat Scolnicov (Winchester)

An (old) brave new world: Religion and human rights in international law in the 21st Century​-Anat Scolnicov (Winchester)

Wednesday 17 February 6-8pm The Stripe, King Alfred Campus, University of Winchester, Sparkford Road, ...
A Right to Change Employer for Overseas Domestic Workers

A Right to Change Employer for Overseas Domestic Workers

Theresa May, the UK Home Secretary, presented the adoption of the Modern Slavery Act 2015 as a ‘historic ...
OxHRH Hilary Term Card

OxHRH Hilary Term Card

The Oxford Human Rights Hub is excited for its Hilary Term Seminar Series. This term the seminars are examining a ...
Minorities suffer as the Supreme Court supports ‘suspicionless’ stop searches

Minorities suffer as the Supreme Court supports ‘suspicionless’ stop searches

In Roberts v Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis and Another, the UK Supreme Court unanimously ruled that ...
Day 2: OxHRH, Open Society Foundations and Vidhi Centre Right to Education for Minority and Disadvantage Groups

Day 2: OxHRH, Open Society Foundations and Vidhi Centre Right to Education for Minority and Disadvantage Groups

Today the OxHRH, Open Society Foundations and Vidhi Centre continued the cutting-edge conference on Comparative ...
Day 1-of OxHRH, Open Society Foundations and Vidhi Centre Right to Education for Minority and Disadvantage Groups Conference

Day 1-of OxHRH, Open Society Foundations and Vidhi Centre Right to Education for Minority and Disadvantage Groups Conference

The Oxford Human Rights Hub is delighted to co-host, alongside the Open Society Foundations and the Vidhi Centre ...
The Dawn of Devolved Government in Kenya

The Dawn of Devolved Government in Kenya

In a landmark paper on Kenyan politics, Daniel Branch and Nic Cheeseman developed the term “bureaucratic-executive ...
Towards Tangible Rights In Ghana: With Painful Steps And Slow

Towards Tangible Rights In Ghana: With Painful Steps And Slow

As far back as 1993, in the first year of her Fourth Republic, Ghana’s Supreme Court ruled that the Public Order ...
Hate Speech in Sri Lanka: How a New Ban Could Perpetuate Impunity

Hate Speech in Sri Lanka: How a New Ban Could Perpetuate Impunity

In June 2014, an altercation between a Buddhist monk and two Muslims resulted in a public rally in Aluthgama—a ...
Striking a Fine Balance: A Welcome Judicial Review of Executive Discretion in MM

Striking a Fine Balance: A Welcome Judicial Review of Executive Discretion in MM

On 3 December 2015, the High Court (Administrative Division) of England and Wales rendered an important decision ...
Jade and Conflict in Myanmar: Regional Regulatory Instruments, Regulatory Gaps and Future Implications for Ethical Business

Jade and Conflict in Myanmar: Regional Regulatory Instruments, Regulatory Gaps and Future Implications for Ethical Business

Global Witness has recently presented the findings of a  twelve-month investigation which revealed how the jade ...