This is a really important case & one to watch.

So exciting that children’s rights expert Daniela Baro has joined the Human Rights Centre as a fellow; we first worked together in Rwanda in the mid 90’s and she has had an incredibly fascinating career that has taken her to all corners of the world; welcome!

Today students are presenting our joint project GI-ESCR Human Rights Centre on #energy #gender and #health ❤️❤️

Day 2 is underway. Speaking on the first panel are Ashish Kithari, Roopa Madhav, Cristina Blanco and Wouter Vandenhole - discussing policy implications in the #globalsouth

Join us to debate the pressing issue of siege and starvation tomorrow Thurs Essex Law School Human Rights Centre

I am very happy to announce the six projects of Human Rights Centre Human Rights Centre Clinic for 2024-25. Our students will work on indigenous rights, business & HR, environmental protection, reparations to victims, arbitrary detention, and workers' rights. 🧵👇 essex.ac.uk/blog/posts/202…

Back in Colchester for “The Realisation of Human Rights in Societies Beyond Growth”, with a great line up of participants ! Human Rights Centre

Full agenda and online link to attend: lnkd.in/eQh9zHui

Day 1 of the Realisation of Human Rights in Societies Beyond Growth conference. The first panel discuss #climatechange Kate Raworth Jules Pretty Olivier De Schutter & Annalisa Savaresi

#Gaza : 'The health system has been completely obliterated. The right to health has been decimated at every level.
The conditions are incompatible w/ the realization of everyone to the highest attainable standard of physical & mental health'

UN Sp. Rapporteur on Health Dr Tlaleng Mofokeng

After a year of really grim weather, my last workshop at Essex being seriously disrupted by rail strikes, am thrilled at late but timely arrival of spring (and NO rail strikes!) for this week's conference!

Applications open!

International Law in Armed Conflict 3-6 September 2024

Human Rights Centre and Essex Armed Conflict and Crisis Hub present an in person practical development course, taught by leading practitioners in the field of International Human Rights and Armed Conflict.

brnw.ch/21wJfMn

I’m heading back to Geneva for the final round of talks for the Pandemic Agreement.

Today 12 years ago, I arrived at World Health Organization (WHO) to intern in the equity & human rights team.

🧵 with thoughts on the draft & what must happen this week for human rights & equity in the treaty

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🎙️Rights Cast is back! We discuss defending the right to peaceful protest in challenging times.Feat. Dr Andrew Fagan from Human Rights Centre, insights from Liberty Sam Grant & Dr Anna Di Ronco Sociology @ Essex.Don't miss it! #HumanRights #Podcast #PeacefulProtest tinyurl.com/4jnxr7wt

No matter if you love or hate Carbon Capture & Storage (CCS), I think it is quite fair to say that it is one technology which has never lived up to expectations...

Blue: current capture capacity
Purple: Net Zero 2050 pathways

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Really pleased to see this piece on ‘time equity ‘ and the proposed #WHO #Pandemic Treaty out Guilherme Carvalho JT Rivers WLs

Congrats Dr Yanes! 🎉
The best thing about academia is seeing your PhDs get to the finish line & spread their wings! This wk, I'm celebrating Cristina Blanco submit & Luis Felipe Yanes seal the deal. Both superheroes moving to human rights practice to make the world a better place!

Congratulations to Dr Matthew Gillett of Essex Law School,
one of Essex’s leading human rights experts has been elected to the role of United Nations (@UN) Chair Rapporteur for the Working Group on Arbitrary Detention.

Find out more: brnw.ch/21wIGh5