Safi and Others and the Council of Europe’s role in preventing further tragedies off the Greek shores
In June 2023 a boat carrying migrants sank near Pylos (Greece), causing 300-650 deaths. The investigation into the incident is ongoing and, because of the interest that the country’s highest...
Cathryn Costello on the UK Immigration Bill
Oxford Human Rights Hub · Cathryn Costello on the UK Immigration Bill TRANSCRIPT: Dr Cathryn Costello: The Illegal Migration Bill Daniil Ukhorskiy (0:00) You’re listening to RightsUp, a podcast from...
The Elusive Right to Education for the Rohingya People
Image description: A group of displaced Rohingya children and parents sit on the ground in a refugee camp Having faced discrimination and segregation in Myanmar since the 1982 Burma Citizenship...
Denying Access to Immigration Protections for Survivors of Human Trafficking
Image Description: Silhouette of barbed wire fence against a setting sun. A black bird perched on the fence appears to have caught her leg in it. Human trafficking impacts millions...
Mediterranean Sea Migrants: How a Novel Classification Framework Can Increase State Accountability
Image description: Small boat containing refugees is intercepted by border police in the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of Greece Approximately eight people have died attempting to cross the Mediterranean...
The impact of South Africa’s employment law reform on the right to work of non-citizens
Image description: Woman stands with cloth covering her head in the colours of the South African flag Three decades after the end of apartheid, South Africa’s unemployment rate stands at...
Rohingya Refugees at Risk of Re-Persecution in India
Image description: Group of Rohingya adults and children sit on the ground beneath a makeshift shelter Forced deportation in the face of imminent threat of persecution violates the inalienable right...
Secretary of State for the Home Department v SC: Discrimination on Grounds of Criminality
Image description: the UK border with cars queuing to cross SC, a Jamaican National, was granted refugee status in 2003. In the proceeding years, he was convicted of a number...
The Increased Imperative for International Law Protections Regarding Climate Induced Migration
Image description: Protesters at a march with banners reading ‘stop climate change’. Climate change is an increasingly grim and urgent problem with profound implications for refugee and asylum international law....
Interim Relief under the ECHR – Getting the Facts Right
Image description: a plane on the runway. Since its announcement, the Conservative government’s policy to remove asylum seekers to Rwanda before considering their asylum application has generated deep concern amongst...
Israeli Settlements in Occupied Territories: Assessing ‘Continuing Crimes’ Against the Principle of Legality Before the ICC
Image description: Protesters march beneath a banner saying “Freedom for Palestine” On 8 July 2021, a report of the Special Rapporteur on the state of human rights in Palestinian territories...
How the Externalisation of EU Migration Governance Places Refugees at Risk: An Analysis of EU-Libya Migration Cooperation
Image description: Libyan refugees on a march in Hamburg. The recent influx of Ukrainians into the EU illustrates their incredible capacity to support displaced communities. However, growing trends in EU...
