Dr Amanda Cahill-Ripley

Wings like whispers, eyes like fire.
Gliding through a pastel sky—silent, sharp, sacred. Photo by: jennilsphotography

Two barn owls perched on a weathered wooden post during golden hour. One owl stands upright, looking forward with calm focus, while the other owl beside it has one eye closed in a playful wink. Their feathers glow with soft shades of cream, brown, and grey.

Barn Owls—known for their heart-shaped faces and ghostly silence. 📸 cr: jake_brass

Finally a hard copy 🙂 And it fits in a wee bag easily...
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A short-eared owl perched on a mossy wooden stump, staring directly at the camera with piercing yellow eyes. Warm sunlight glows on the side of its face

Those eyes? They’ve seen galaxies. Straight from a fantasy tale, this owl's stare pierces right through your soul. Photo by: 📸 luke_brady_johnson
#Nature #Owl

📬 Everyday rights—like housing, health, education, and social security—are fundamental human rights. If you care about dignity, justice, and equality, sign up to our newsletter and stay informed on how to protect these rights for all.

ITS OUT!! My new monograph published by @bupjournals.bsky.social on socio-economic rights #ESCRS and #limitations in times of #Crisis and normality is available now. @livunislsj.bsky.social @livunihss.bsky.social @livuniresearch.bsky.social @esranuki.bsky.social

Fantastic day at the @geneva-academy.ch for the invited expert meeting on #armedconflict and #ICESCR Excellent discussion on #ESCRs & #armedconflict Thanks to @livunislsj.bsky.social for supporting my participation & to #uncescr members & all participants for their thoughtful contributions

Should we have an enforceable right to food? - Professor Geraldine van Bueren Q.C. - UK Human Rights Blog People are going hungry in England because England, to the detriment of the poor, has forgotten its legal history. Nearly eight hundred years ago, in 1216 English law first recognized a right to food....

One of the many challenges of working class families is being able to afford food. Worrying about having enough food can lead to food disorders in adolescents.
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A right to food is overdue in the UK and was a right we once had ukhumanrightsblog.com/2013/10/18/s...

UK ESCR Network | Just Fair UK ESCR Network The UK Economic, Social and Cultural Rights Network is a collective of organisations and individuals committed to the promotion and protection of economic, social and cultural rights, ...

🎉 Our UK Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ESCR) Network is growing every day!

🪶 If you are an organisation or individual committed to social justice, equality and human rights, then sign up here: justfair.org.uk/campaigns-2/...

UK must impose sanctions on Israel to meet legal obligations, say more than 800 lawyers Exclusive: Letter to PM signed by retired supreme court justices among others says lack of action will imperil international legal system The UK must impose sanctions on the Israeli government and its ministers and also consider suspending it from the UN to meet its “fundamental international legal obligations”, more than 800 lawyers, academics and retired senior judges, including former supreme court justices, have said. In a letter to the prime minister, they welcome Keir Starmer’s joint statement last week with the leaders of France and Canada warning that they were prepared to take “concrete actions” against Israel. But they urge him to act without delay as “urgent and decisive action is required to avert the destruction of the Palestinian people of Gaza”. Continue reading...

UK must impose sanctions on Israel to meet legal obligations, say more than 800 lawyers

Childhood in Liberal Theory: Equality, Difference, and Children’s Rights Abstract. Children are systematically treated differently as political and legal subjects owing to their assumed weaknesses, incapacities, and special need

10 years in the making, my first monograph, Childhood in Liberal Theory, is FREELY ACCESSIBLE for everyone to read in Open-Access!
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UK ESCR Network | Just Fair UK ESCR Network The UK Economic, Social and Cultural Rights Network is a collective of organisations and individuals committed to the promotion and protection of economic, social and cultural rights, without discrimination in the UK.  What is the UK ESCR Network? Just Fair is proud to chair and support the UK Economic, Social and Cultural […]

The UK has ratified these rights at the international level, but now it's time to bring them home. We are calling on the UK Gov to incorporate these rights into our domestic law.

Help us in this fight by joining the ESCR Network today
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📜 Today is the 49th anniversary of the UK ratifying the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights.
These are our everyday human rights– such as food, housing, work, social security, education, and healthcare. 🍽️🏡🧑‍🏭💷📚🏥

A Great Horned Owl perched on a moss-covered tree branch in a forest, staring directly at the camera with intense yellow eyes.

Guardian of the forest, silent and wise. Photo by:📸 owl_tracker_aj

5 May 1949: Europe said never again.

The Council of Europe was born – to defend human rights, democracy, and the rule of law.

Watch the video & hear Ernest Bevin’s powerful opening words.

Happy Birthday, Council of Europe. Let’s keep moving forward.

1/ On #LabourDay, a reminder that the #EuropeanSocialCharter is the social constitution of Europe & #labourrights are at its heart.This year, the @coe.int Euro Committee of #SocialRights is focusing on the #work rights-related duties of states not yet signed up to the collective complaints protocol

Meet the Short-eared Owl—known for its piercing gaze and silent flight. A true master of open landscapes. 📸 lydebug

Is the universal basic income a neoliberal trojan horse? Analyzing representations of ‘the poor’ and ‘poverty’ in UK UBI policy discourses Despite the growing popularity of Universal Basic Income (UBI) in the UK, its proposed scope and relationship with the neoliberal political paradigm remain ambiguous and contested in academic and p...

📢 #NewPubAlert! 📢
We’re thrilled to celebrate SRI PhD candidate Emily Clark’s latest publication:
“Is the universal basic income a neoliberal Trojan horse? Analyzing representations of ‘the poor’ and ‘poverty’ in UK UBI policy discourses” in Critical Policy Studies.
Link: doi.org/10.1080/1946...

Welcome ESRAN to BlueSky! Please help the network by following, sharing this profile, and circulating the calls below!

Delighted to see @esranuki.bsky.social on Bluesky! A must-follow for #eonomic and #socialrights fans and now added to this starter pack on #ESR!
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Quakers condemn police raid on Westminster Meeting House Police broke into a Quaker Meeting House last night (27 March) and arrested six young people holding a meeting over concerns for the climate and Gaza.

This is outrageous. 'Paul Parker, recording clerk for Quakers in Britain, said: “No-one has been arrested in a Quaker meeting house in living memory.' I am sickened to read this.

📣 We are hosting the biggest workshop on building the First European Network on National Human Rights Action Planning.

🗓️ 4 - 6 June 2025

Find out how you can get involved here ⤵️
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We proudly hosted the Liverpool International Law Mooting Competition 2025! ⚖️🌏

Bringing together law students from Liverpool’s universities, this competition provided a friendly and supportive international law mooting experience.

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Coming soon...watch this space! @livunislsj.bsky.social @livuniresearch.bsky.social @livunihss.bsky.social @lulawcrim.bsky.social Socio-Economic Rights in Times of Crisis and Normality url:https://bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/socio-economic-rights-in-times-of-crisis-and-normality

2/ The #ECSR considers the measures that European governments have taken to tackle the crisis - and makes clear what must be done if the rights in the #EuropeanSocialCharter are to be secured in times of crisis and #polycrisis.
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Submit Information to an Annual Report The Special Rapporteur submits two thematic reports each year on the situation of human rights defenders. HRDs, civil society, States, businesses, intergovernmental organisations and others are invite...

🚨 CALL FOR INPUT 🚨

For my next report to the UN, I am looking for input on human rights defenders working on climate change and a just transition 🌱

🗓️ Deadline: 30 April 2025

More information in EN, FR, ES, RU & AR here 👇
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Always a pleasure to be invited to Geneva to contribute to the #UNCESCR new GC on the applicability of the #ICESCR in #armedconflict Thank you to Prof. Ludovic Hennebel (Rapporteur) and @genevaacademy.bsky.social Looking forward to future collaboration @livunislsj.bsky.social @livunihss.bsky.social

📢 Our online Executive Master is one of the few part-time, innovative and intellectually challenging programmes in the law of armed conflict offered today.

👉 Join us for our online information session, on 27 March 2025 at 12:30 (CET):

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A tiny Goldcrest peers curiously from behind a twisting branch, its round black eyes locked on the viewer. A bold streak of yellow and black crowns its head, standing out against its soft olive and buff plumage. One foot clings to the bark, while its wings blur slightly, mid-motion. The blurred background gives a sense of depth, making the Goldcrest’s intense gaze feel all the more direct...like it’s checking in on you mid-scroll!

A tiny Goldcrest just popped into your morning scroll! Cute!

From armed conflicts to natural disasters, mental health is just as urgent as physical well-being.

The Red Cross and Red Crescent network is rooted in communities worldwide, providing vital mental health & psychosocial support (MHPSS).

🔗 Learn more: mhpsshub.org/about-us/wha...