Forthcoming Hybrid Event: 'Digital diplomacy with Chinese characteristics', 21 May, 3pm-6pm BST. This international symposium will focus on the development of media and communication freedom in #Asia . Learn more and book here: shorturl.at/iGI57 #DigitalDiplomacy #China

I am deeply alarmed by reports of mass graves in Gaza.
 
Independent investigators must be allowed immediate access.
 
The families of the dead have a right to know what happened.

The world has a right to accountability for any violations of int’l law that may have taken place.

It is hard to put into words the gravity of what we are witnessing now in #RakhineState . #Rohingya civilians are being killed daily, and homes and villages are being burned to the ground in #Buthidaung and North #Maungdaw . We fear that once again, Rohingya are being driven out.

In Chancellor’s Hall University of London to hear the Chancellor, the Princess Royal, speak at the relaunch of Institute of Commonwealth Studies with new director Kingsley Abbott and Dr Farah Faizal, Former High Commissioner of the Maldives

Welcome to the #ICwS  - Introducing Associate Research Fellow Han-Ru Zhou who joined us earlier this year. An associate professor of #publiclaw at the Université de Montréal, he has held visiting positions at the Université d'Ottawa | University of Ottawa, UC Berkeley and McGill University. commonwealth.sas.ac.uk/people/profess… #humanrightslaw

Fantastic to see highlights of yesterday's Institute of Commonwealth Studies relaunch event with Kingsley Abbott School of Advanced Study, University of London

Dr Farah Faizal, Farah Faizal 🎈, former High Commissioner of the Maldives, says the first thing people associate with the commonwealth is education - from scholarships to world-leading universities, education is synonymous with the Commonwealth

From groundbreaking human rights programmes to early analysis on apartheid, the Institute of Commonwealth Studies has been at the forefront of interdisciplinary research since its foundation.

Check out the posters to see highlights from the last 75 years and details on what’s to come:

Celebrating 75 years of pioneering work at Institute of Commonwealth Studies. Tonight, we honour the Institute’s legacy and its forward-looking vision to tackle the big challenges facing the world and modern commonwealth

commonwealth.sas.ac.uk

New Institute of Commonwealth Studies Director Kingsley Abbott says the Institute has an ambitious agenda focused on 3 areas: strengthening the rule of law, combating climate change and promoting freedom of expression & digital rights

We can't wait for #IHEF2024 next week, there's an array of exciting panel discussions taking place like this talk featuring University of London Institute in Paris and Institute of Commonwealth Studies School of Advanced Study, University of London Kingsley Abbott:

#ClimateChange and #HumanRights : how a landmark legal victory in ⚖️ European Court of Human Rights could affect  #NewZealand

theconversation.com/climate-change…

In Pakistan, the Rule of Law has been weaponised + stripped of fundamental values to establish its very antithesis, “Rule by Law”: the arbitrary enforcement of bad laws through an unfair process to control citizens and serve the ends of those in power

dawn.com/news/1828563

Good to see this out! This report tracks the slowly growing number of ecocide laws in domestic jurisdictions around the world, and interrogates some of the challenges surrounding creating a crime thats actually workable in international and domestic contexts.

Forthcoming hybrid seminar - Multilateralism and LGBT+ Human Rights: Opportunities for ‘Queer Diplomacy’, 2 May 2024, 1pm-2:30pm BST, Room G35, Senate House, London WC1E 7HU and ONLINE. With author Dr Douglas Janoff #LGBTQ #HumanRights #QueerDiplomacy shorturl.at/bkoPZ

Forthcoming hybrid seminar - Multilateralism and LGBT+ Human Rights: Opportunities for ‘Queer Diplomacy’, 2 May 2024, 1pm-2:30pm BST, Room G35, Senate House, London WC1E 7HU and ONLINE. With Dr Douglas Janoff and hosted by Human Rights Consortium, University of London #LGBTQ #HumanRights shorturl.at/bkoPZ

Six months into the war on Gaza, over 10,000 women have been killed, among them an estimated 6,000 mothers, leaving 19,000 children orphaned | UN Women – Headquarters unwomen.org/en/news-storie…

Big news. And I'm sure some judges over at The Hague will be following with interest. #ClimateChange

Most MPs report harassment, two-thirds receive threats of harm - study rnz.co.nz/news/political…

Trends in #UniversalJurisdiction ⚖️
The Universal Jurisdiction Annual Review 2024 is now out.
Check out some of its key findings, including on corporate actors, sexual violence charges, number of suspects, etc.
The #UJAR is available via @trial's website 👉 trialinternational.org/wp-content/upl…