Institute of Commonwealth Studies

On 29 July 2025, the #ICwS, alongside our project partners, the #ICJ and the Commonwealth Secretariat, together with local host partner, ICJ Kenya, held an Africa Launch of the Practitioners’ Guide on a #HumanRights Based Approach to #CriminalLaw in Kenya.

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One day left to apply to our MA in Human Rights 👇 👇 👇 www.london.ac.uk/study/course...

ONE WEEK LEFT TO APPLY to the MA Human Rights at the University of London! Study from anywhere in the world and pay per module!

Apply by Friday 1 August 2025 for a 15 September 2025 start:

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#HumanRights #Genocide #GenderEquality #IndigenousPeoples #DistanceLearning

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#Commonwealth #RuleofLaw #HumanRights #Ecocide

New event recording now available online from the Memorial2007 Annual Lecture featuring by Professor Sir Hilary Beckles, Vice Chancellor of the University of the West Indies.

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#GlobalReparations #HumanRights #Commonwealth

Interested in a practice-focused human rights MA? Want to learn from and with #humanrights activists from around the world?

Apply by 1 August for the MA Human Rights at the University of London.

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#EnvironmentalJustice #Genocide #WomensRights #IndigenousPeoples

Call for papers - deadline today! 👇 👇 👇

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Empowering the Next Generation of Canadian & British Defence Leaders On 26 June, the Canada-UK Council (CUKC) convened its second annual Young and Emerging Leadership Forum, on "Defence and Society in an Uncertain World".

On 26 June, the Canada-UK Council (CUKC) convened its second annual Young and Emerging Leadership Forum.

Sponsored by the Institute of Commonwealth Studies, Director Professor Kingsley Abbott moderated the event.

Details here:
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#Canada #UK #Commonwealth

Call for papers - Cultures of democracy: Commonwealth leadership, grassroots activism and people empowerment in times of crisis

Deadline: 30 June 2025

More information here: www.commonwealthroundtable.co.uk/general/jour...

#Commonwealth #TheRoundTable #Democracy #Activism #SocialMedia #AI

2025 Human Rights Masters Programme Study Tour to Geneva A key component of our MA in Understanding and Securing Human Rights is the Geneva Human Rights Study Tour, held during the summer session of the UN Human Rights Council.

A key component of our MA in #HumanRights is the Geneva Human Rights Study Tour, held during the summer session of the UN's Human Rights Council which allows our students to apply their learning in a practical setting.

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#Commonwealth #Geneva #UnitedNations

"Health is a human right" message by WHO on a yellow background, with a photo of refugees standing outside tents. Text reads: Health is a human right and is essential to dignity, safety, and recovery. Ensuring refugees have access to health care not only saves lives but also strengthens communities.

On #WorldRefugeeDay, we stand in solidarity with all refugees & reaffirm that …

‘HEALTH IS A HUMAN RIGHT’, not a privilege.

Everyone deserves access to safe, dignified, culturally sensitive & affordable care. #HealthForAll 👉 bit.ly/4kQoVDu

For World Refugee Day, we'd like to highlight this recent #OpenAccess title in the #CriticalHumanRightsStudies series, published with @hrc-sas.bsky.social & @icws-sas.bsky.social: #Refugee Reception in Southern Africa by @nicholasmaple.bsky.social.

Available here:
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At a time of record displacement and shrinking support, we always choose solidarity over silence.

This #WorldRefugeeDay, we honour refugees not just with our words, but with action, empathy and unwavering support.

Join us TODAY to learn about our MA in Human Rights at our live Refugee Day webinar👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻

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Hybrid event TODAY co-organised by ICwS Senior Lecturer Dr. Olivia Lwabukuna and featuring Professor Eka Ikpe

"Beyond Aid: Rethinking Power, Sovereignty, Law and Development in Africa" Thursday 19 June 2025, 15:00–17:00 BST, SOAS

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#Africa #Politics #Economics #Law #Development

Launch - Initiative to Develop Guidelines on the Documentation and Investigation of Environmental International Crimes We are pleased to present their joint initiative to develop practical, multidisciplinary Guidelines on the Documentation and Investigation of Environmental International Crimes.

Launch - Initiative to Develop Guidelines on the Documentation and Investigation of Environmental International Crimes 👇 👇 👇

This is an important step toward greater accountability for environmental international crimes and the advancement of justice.

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#EnvironmentalCrimes

Join us THIS FRIDAY on 20 June 2025 from 14:00 - 15:00 (BST) at our live #RefugeeDay webinar to find out more about our Postgraduate Studies in Human Rights.

Register your place here: www.london.ac.uk/news-events/...

#HumanRights #HumanRightsLaw #PostgraduateStudy #DistanceLearning

Call for papers - Cultures of democracy: Commonwealth leadership, grassroots activism and people empowerment in times of crisis How well-equipped is the Commonwealth to face the multiplicity of challenges posed to a rules-based international system?

Call for papers – Cultures of democracy: Commonwealth leadership, grassroots activism and people empowerment in times of crisis - Deadline: 30 June 2025

More information here: www.commonwealthroundtable.co.uk/general/jour...

#Commonwealth #CallForPapers #Democracy #Activism #SocialMedia #AI

Welcome to the #ICwS - Introducing one of our newest Senior Research Fellows, Dr Rachel Seoighe, a criminologist concerned with state violence and resistance.

Read more here: commonwealth.sas.ac.uk/people/dr-ra...

#StateViolence #SriLanka #Justice #HumanRights #Feminism #WomensImprisonment

Join us NEXT WEEK on 20 June 2025 from 14:00 - 15:00 (BST) at our live Refugee Day webinar to find out more about our Postgraduate Studies in Human Rights.

Register your place here: www.london.ac.uk/news-events/...

#HumanRights #HumanRightsLaw #Law #PostgraduateStudy
#DistanceLearning #RefugeeDay

ICwS meeting with the new Secretary General of the Commonwealth On 11 June 2025, Professor Kingsley Abbott and Dr Olivia Lwabukuna had the privilege of meeting with the new Secretary General of the Commonwealth, the Hon Shirley Botchwey.

Today, Professor Kingsley Abbott, ICwS Director, and Senior Lecturer, Dr. Olivia Lwabukuna, had the privilege of meeting with the new Secretary General of the #Commonwealth, the Hon Shirley Botchwey.

Read more here: commonwealth.sas.ac.uk/news-events/...

#HumanRights #Democracy #RuleofLaw

Welcome to the #ICwS - Introducing our new Senior Research Fellows, Dr Tamsin Mitchell, an independent researcher and consultant and an alumnus of our MA in Understanding and Securing Human Rights.

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#HumanRightsLaw #FreedomOfExpression #HumanTrafficking

Join us on 20 June 2025 at our live Refugee Day webinar to find out more about our Postgraduate Studies in Human Rights.
From 14:00 - 15:00 (BST)

Register your place here: www.london.ac.uk/news-events/...

#HumanRights #HumanRightsLaw #Law #PostgraduateStudy #DistanceLearning #RefugeeDay

New Article Published in #TheRoundTable: 'Widening the Reparations Debate' written by #ICwS Senior Research Fellow Martin Plaut doi.org/10.1080/0035...

This article expands the scope of current #reparations discussions and explores wider historical contexts.

#Slavery #Colonialism #Commonwealth

World-Leading Ecocide Law introduced in Scotland Scotland to Introduce Ecocide Bill

World-Leading Ecocide Law introduced in Scotland 👇 👇👇

#Scotland is poised to become the first UK nation to criminalise #ecocide under a new Member’s Bill introduced by MSP Monica Lennon. Professor Damien Short was a member of the Expert Advisory Group.

Read more: shorturl.at/Cnmrn #HumanRights

Ongoing Conflict in Eastern DRC: Challenges to Governance, the Rule of Law and Development - On 30 April 2025, we co-hosted this event alongside SOAS's Africa, Law and Development Research Cluster.

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#DRC #Governance #RuleofLaw #Development

New #ICwS Event Recording - 'Global Activism for Indigenous Peoples’ Rights: Challenges and Opportunities in the Anthropocene', 12 March 2025

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#IndigenousPeoples #SelfDetermination #GlobalGovernance #Pluralism #Anthropocene #EnvironmentalJustice #HumanRights #ClimateAction

HYBRID EVENT TOMORROW: 'Revisiting Gandhi in the Age of Masculinity and Majoritarianism', 20 May 2025, 5pm-7pm BST, Room 261, Senate House and ONLINE.

Register here:
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#India #Politics #Masculinity #Majoritarianism #Hindutva #Identity #Decolonisation #Gandhi

Webinar NEXT WEEK 👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻

#HumanRights in the #media, 20 May 2025, 1pm-2pm BST, Online

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Co-hosted by the International Bar Association's Human Rights Institute (IBAHRI) and the Human Rights Lawyers' Association (HRLA). The #ICwS are a supporting partner of this event.

Newly published: 'Canada is not for sale: What constitutional history teaches us about the 51st state discourse' by ICwS Associate Research Fellow Han-Ru Zhou and law student Béatrice Légasse for Policy Options. policyoptions.irpp.org/magazines/ma...

#US #Canada #MarkCarney #DonaldTrump