Audrey Osler

I don't think Peter Mandelson is PM's biggest problem. The biggest problem is not standing up to the literal violent racism on our streets, supercharged by the richest man in the world, and threatening the very fabric of our society. If he and so many commentators can't see this, we're truly lost.

‘Inspirational’ human rights lawyer Conor Gearty dies aged 67 President Michael D Higgins leads tributes for Longford-born law professor and author

Deeply saddened to learn of the death of Conor Gearty
His contribution as a human rights scholar has been immense
His readiness to speak up for justice is one more human rights educators need to emulate

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Nordic Perspectives on Human Rights Education: Research and Practice for Social Justice Published in Nordic Journal of Human Rights (Ahead of Print, 2025)

⭐️Really appreciate @drtoddlandman.bsky.social review of our edited book ‘Nordic Perspectives on Human Rights Education’ doi.org/10.1080/1891...

⭐️ @beategold.bsky.social & I are grateful for the support of a wonderful team of authors from #Denmark #Finland #Iceland #Norway #Sweden #Canada #US #UK

Navigating academia: the intersectional experiences of Black Muslim female students in UK higher education This article critically explores the structural and cultural exclusions faced by Black Muslim women (BMW) in higher education HE in the UK. It addresses the persistent elitism and growing awareness...

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⭐️ @sadiyaosman.bsky.social University of #Leicester explores the intersectional experiences by #gender #ethnicity & #religion of Black Muslim women in #UK #HigherEducation
⭐️Must-read for all working to enable equity & inclusion
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And this in Washington DC, where I have always felt safe to walk and which has perhaps the best public transit system in the US where you can move across the city safely and efficiently 😢

‘No country is safe’: Deadly Nordic heatwave supercharged by climate crisis, scientists say Historically cool nations are now seeing hospitals overheating, surge in wildfires and toxic algal blooms

‘No country is safe’: Deadly Nordic heatwave supercharged by climate crisis, scientists say

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Human Rights Education Review Gender perspectives in human rights education. Volume 8, Issue 2 of Human Rights Education Review

🎉Congratulations to HRER Guest Editors @beategold.bsky.social & Sevda Clark

🎉HRER 8(2) Gender Perspectives in #HumanRights Education now published

🎉New research from #Algeria #Germany #Norway #Pakistan #Britain #UnitedStates

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International student Yeonsoo Go, from South #Korea arrested when she went to renew her US visa
Who would opt to study in a #UnitedStates university in this climate?
#academicsky

Famine under way in Gaza, UN-backed experts say IPC alert reports mounting evidence of widespread starvation and says ‘worst-case scenario’ is playing out

‘’ The unbearable suffering of the people of Gaza is already clear for the world to see. Waiting for official confirmation of famine to provide life-saving food aid they desperately need is unconscionable.” Cindy McCain, World Food Programme

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Just learned that ‘Human Rights & Schooling’ is selected by National Academy of Sciences Republic of #Korea as an Excellent Academic Book
I’m greatly honoured by this prestigious award
Warm thanks to translators Drs Sunun Park & Jihye Park for their work and commitment to #HumanRightsEducation

Gaza’s “last lifelines keeping people alive are collapsing,” according to the United Nations.

Children are starving. In recent weeks, Israeli forces have killed more than 1,000 Palestinians seeking food aid, per the UN.

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L to R: Audrey Osler. Gus John Claudia Crawley on DMU rooftop terrace, Leicester

It’s a special week when you get to celebrate the lifetime achievements of someone you deeply respect. Warm thanks to @dmu.ac.uk VC & EDI team for hosting 80th birthday celebration for Prof Gus John, recognising 60 years’ leadership for human rights, & educational, social & racial justice in the UK

Where Are You From? No, Where are You Really From? A story of migration, identity and belonging, drawing on the stories of people from Audrey Osler's mixed-heritage family, over three centuries. Whether o...

As #SouthAsianHeritageMonth begins, I look forward to great events & share my family story from South India: ‘Where are you from? No where are you really from?’
From 18th century ancestors were migrants in each generation
Journeys prompted by war, economic crisis, enslavement, love
#RootstoRoutes

1/11 History Reclaimed is still trying to invalidate the Church of England’s Project Spire reparative justice investment fund on historical grounds, with letters to the TLS and this rebuttal of the work of historians who examined the Church's complicity in slave-trading:

Education for hope and human rights in a turbulent world Published in Human Rights Education Review (Vol. 8, No. 1, 2025)

⭐️My presentation at #IAHRE2025 addressing how hope (not blind optimism) can enhance human rights even in the most difficult times, drew on this contribution to Human Rights Education Review 8(2) @hrer.bsky.social
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‘Education is my weapon’: media misrepresentations as a barrier to Algerian women’s rights in higher education In 2013, Algerian channel, Ennahar TV, aired a report entitled ‘When Seekers of Knowledge Turn into Prostitutes’, [عندما تتحول طالبات العلم الى طالبات للهوى] portraying female university students l...

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⭐️An exciting preview of our upcoming Special Issue on Gender perspectives in #HumanRightsEducation
⭐️ #Leicester researcher Khadidja Kelalech discusses how media misrepresentations limit women’s rights in #HigherEducation #Algeria

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At #IAHRE2025 Prof Uvanney Maylor inviting us to think about how art can be made more relatable to global majority students
Is relatable art a student’s human right?

Nordic perspectives on human rights education: research and practice for social justice Published in Human Rights Education Review (Ahead of Print, 2025)

🎉Delighted that Christine Johnsson’s @mau.se review of ‘Nordic Perspectives on Human Rights Education’ (2025) is now free to read /download
🎉The review in @hrer.bsky.social is book’s first
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Nordic perspectives on human rights education: research and practice for social justice Published in Human Rights Education Review (Ahead of Print, 2025)

🎉Delighted that Christine Johnsson’s @mau.se review of ‘Nordic Perspectives on Human Rights Education’ (2025) is now free to read /download
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Trump administration axes UK university research projects - Research Professional News More than 20 projects at Russell Group institutions halted, freedom of information requests reveal

At least nine research projects at Russell Group universities sent stop notices by Trump administration.

Includes study on forced child begging in Niger.

UK impact from Trump's science turmoil spotlighted by @francesjones.bsky.social FoI request.

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So excited to see #IAHRE2025 get going with a critique of academic human rights sceptics by by @Shami Chakrabarti on the right and left #HumanRightsTheCasefortheDefence

It’s the work of ermine moths!

Today, came across enormous webs on what appeared to be dead tree in University of #Leicester #BotanicalGardens
Webbing is protecting many thousands of caterpillars from birds
Caterpillars eat the leaves but don’t harm the tree long-term
😧Spooky effect- just like Halloween

Many congratulations Khadidja!

What did you do during the genocide in Gaza? | Arwa Mahdawi When future generations read about Gaza with horror and wonder how we allowed a livestreamed genocide to happen, what will you say?

‘But this isn’t just Netanyahu’s genocide. This is the Biden-Harris genocide; the Trump-Vance genocide; the Keir Starmer and David Lammy genocide. It is Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella’s genocide.’

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Gaza: UN Child Rights Committee condemns mass starvation of children amid aid blockades GENEVA  - The UN Committee on the Rights of the Child condemned the continued obstruction of humanitarian aid to Gaza, urging the international community to pressure Israel to allow immediate and sust...

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