General Recommendation on Displaced and Stateless Women

General Recommendation on Displaced and Stateless Women

On 5 November 2014, the UNHCR welcomed the release of the General Recommendation No. 32 on the gender-related ...
Oxford Pro Bono Publico Welcome Event and Informal Information Session

Oxford Pro Bono Publico Welcome Event and Informal Information Session

The 2014-2015 OPBP Executive Committee held its first welcome and informal information session on 18 November ...
Colombian Victims: Changing the Rules of the Game

Colombian Victims: Changing the Rules of the Game

Important developments have taken place in the Colombian peace process since August 2014. For example, the ...
The Lancet Publishes Special Edition on Violence against Women and Girls

The Lancet Publishes Special Edition on Violence against Women and Girls

Every day, millions of women and girls worldwide experience violence. This abuse takes many forms, including ...
Women in Prison: The Particular Importance of Contact With the Outside World

Women in Prison: The Particular Importance of Contact With the Outside World

 “I felt isolated from the entire world. If I’d stayed any longer I’d have started eating the window bars.” – ...
Transnational Human Rights Advocacy as the Contemporary Anti-Hegemon: Human Rights Implications for the BDS Movement

Transnational Human Rights Advocacy as the Contemporary Anti-Hegemon: Human Rights Implications for the BDS Movement

Critics have characterised the status of close to four million Palestinian refugees as "nothing short of heinous", ...
Launch of new Children's Rights Network in Oxford

Launch of new Children's Rights Network in Oxford

This year has been an important one for the advancement of children’s rights. This week (20th November 2014) we ...
Launch of new Children’s Rights Network in Oxford

Launch of new Children’s Rights Network in Oxford

This year has been an important one for the advancement of children’s rights. This week (20th November 2014) we ...
The Unified Screening Mechanism: Hong Kong to Assess Refugee Claims Alongside Torture Claims

The Unified Screening Mechanism: Hong Kong to Assess Refugee Claims Alongside Torture Claims

The UNHCR previously had the role of assessing and determining refugee claims (“persecution claims”) in Hong Kong ...
‘GamerGate’ and Gendered Hate Speech

‘GamerGate’ and Gendered Hate Speech

What is ‘GamerGate’? Some say it is a movement demanding higher ethics in journalism, but this post will argue ...
'GamerGate' and Gendered Hate Speech

'GamerGate' and Gendered Hate Speech

What is ‘GamerGate’? Some say it is a movement demanding higher ethics in journalism, but this post will argue ...
Prof Paul Hunt Gives TedX Talk 'Equality – The Road Less Travelled'

Prof Paul Hunt Gives TedX Talk 'Equality – The Road Less Travelled'

Prof Hunt has recently delivered an important TedX talk 'Equality - The Road Less Travelled' You can watch the ...
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