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The Human Rights Centre at Essex boasts a global reputation for excellence in the promotion of world-leading interdisciplinary human rights education, research and practice. If you have any questions relating to your first steps into the Essex human rights family, or if you would like to start meeting potential colleagues, you can join the Essex Human Rights Postgraduate Students 2012-13 Facebook

group here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/essexhr2013/
Former students will be at hand to answer any questions you may have about courses, professors, social life, accommodation etc. Please feel free to take a look at the Essex Human Rights Centre website: https://www.essex.ac.uk/centres-and-institutes/human-rights

You can also follow us on Twitter () : https://twitter.com/EssexHRC
And connect with us on LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/pub/essex-human-rights-centre/46/69a/bb1

Essex Human Rights Clinic is doing brilliant work at the Centre, you can find out more on the website: https://www.essex.ac.uk/centres-and-institutes/human-rights/human-rights-centre-clinic

and their page https://www.facebook.com/EssexHumanRightsClinic

Alumni of the Human Rights Centre can join the Essex Human Rights Alumni Association on their website: http://www.ehraa.org/ and on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Essex-Human-Rights-Alumni-Association-EHRAA/150943914925948

Meet the Instructor: Governance of human rights NGOs.Our session with Daniel Genburg highlights the strategies and pract...
19/03/2025

Meet the Instructor: Governance of human rights NGOs.
Our session with Daniel Genburg highlights the strategies and practices of a range of human rights NGOs in the identification of priorities and in the allocation of their resources; and the potential for increasing effectiveness and efficiency.

Come join us!

📅 9–20 June 2025
💻Online
⏰ Mon–Fri, 1–4:30 PM (UK time)

Discover more and apply:
https://www.essex.ac.uk/short-courses/human-rights-summer-school

The Essex Human Rights Centre & the Essex Armed Conflict and Crisis Hub once again present their successful practical de...
13/03/2025

The Essex Human Rights Centre & the Essex Armed Conflict and Crisis Hub once again present their successful practical development course designed to provide the foundations for understanding the role of international law in situations of armed conflict.

Taught by leading practitioners in the field of international Human Rights and Armed Conflict at our Colchester campus, sessions will include an interactive approach combining presentations, discussion, and case-studies.

Suitable for humanitarian and human rights practitioners, staff from government & international bodies, post-graduate students and academics.

To apply please visit: https://www.essex.ac.uk/short-courses/international-law-in-armed-conflict

Meet the Instructor: Campaigning and theory of change/ Strategic communications and human rights framing.Our sessions wi...
12/03/2025

Meet the Instructor: Campaigning and theory of change/ Strategic communications and human rights framing.

Our sessions with Koldo Casla cover the following:
✨ Strategic Communications and Framing ✨
The power of human rights advocacy greatly depends on strategic communications and framing. Campaigning and advocacy are stronger when they show awareness of the power of words, because power is constituted through accepted forms of knowledge and understandings of what's true and what's right. This session will focus on the importance of understanding not only what a target audience thinks, but also how they think. Human rights advocacy needs messages that stick and resonate with people's minds, messages that meet them where they are. The seminar will look at what it is said, how it is said, and who says it: Who is speaking on behalf of human rights?

✨ Campaigning and Theory of Change ✨
While good research is essential, this seminar will explore what makes good research impactful. Combining Social Movement Theory with practical examples, this session will introduce the idea of Theory of Change as a key component of campaign development. It will discuss the timeliness of political opportunities, and how to recognise them as they unfold. The seminar will discuss the importance of assessing what can be reasonably achieved with existing mobilising structures. As words and cognitive cues can make a difference, participants will identify how framing processes can shape the outcome of a campaign.

Come join us!
📅 9–20 June 2025
💻Online
⏰ Mon–Fri, 1–4:30 PM (UK time)

Discover more and apply: https://www.essex.ac.uk/short-courses/human-rights-summer-school

The University of Essex Human Rights Summer School is back for 2025. We will deliver our course in an online, live, inte...
12/03/2025

The University of Essex Human Rights Summer School is back for 2025. We will deliver our course in an online, live, interactive format, split over two weeks from 9 to 20 June 2025. Taught by an interdisciplinary faculty of renowned academics and practitioners. Sessions will run from Monday to Friday, 1.00pm to 4.30pm BST.

💻To learn more about our course this , and to book please visit the link in our bio.

Meet the Instructor: Quantitative Methods: Statistics, Indicators and Human Rights.Our session with Judith Bueno De Mesq...
11/03/2025

Meet the Instructor: Quantitative Methods: Statistics, Indicators and Human Rights.

Our session with Judith Bueno De Mesquita examines the use of socio-economic and administrative statistics, as well as indicators, for human rights monitoring and research.

Come join us!
📅 9–20 June 2025
💻Online
⏰ Mon–Fri, 1–4:30 PM (UK time)

Discover more and apply: https://www.essex.ac.uk/short-courses/human-rights-summer-school

📢 Book your place on the Essex  Human Rights Summer School 2025! Gain essential skills to enhance your expertise and imp...
07/03/2025

📢 Book your place on the Essex Human Rights Summer School 2025!

Gain essential skills to enhance your expertise and impact as a human rights defender or researcher.

📅 9–20 June 2025
💻Online
⏰ Mon–Fri, 1–4:30 PM (UK time)

Discover more & apply: https://www.essex.ac.uk/short-courses/human-rights-summer-school

🌏 Join us for Day one of the 17th Human Rights in Asia Conference 🌏Don't miss your chance to join us for insightful disc...
06/03/2025

🌏 Join us for Day one of the 17th Human Rights in Asia Conference 🌏

Don't miss your chance to join us for insightful discussions on displacement in Asia!

📅 Date: Saturday 8 March 2025 - THIS SAT!
📍 Location: NTC3.05, University of Essex
🔗 RSVP & More Details: https://www.essex.ac.uk/events/2025/03/08/17-human-rights-in-asia-conference-day-1

The Human rights in Asia Conference is an annual, student-led initiative from the Human Rights Centre (HRC) at the University of Essex since 2009. Its objective is to provide a platform to highlight and discuss human rights issues in Asia with a diverse audience of students, academics, activists, or general members of the public around the globe.

We look forward to seeing you there!

Join us on Wednesday 5 March, 12-2pm, for this extremely timely discussion on the impacts of recent efforts to de-fund i...
03/03/2025

Join us on Wednesday 5 March, 12-2pm, for this extremely timely discussion on the impacts of recent efforts to de-fund international organisations, block international aid and impede civil society space. The event is part of our Speaker Series. It will be in-person only, Room 3.108, Colchester Campus; all are welcome

Part of the Human Rights Speaker Series Choosing the Governed

The Essex Transitional Justice Network,  the Essex Human Rights Centre, and Government at University of Essex invite you...
26/02/2025

The Essex Transitional Justice Network, the Essex Human Rights Centre, and Government at University of Essex invite you to participate in two events to commemorate this anniversary. These events are meant to complement each other, but you are welcome to attend either.

Film Screening: Quo Vadis, Aida?
More information: https://www.essex.ac.uk/events/2025/03/11/quo-vadis-aida

Panel Event: Reflections on the Srebrenica genocide
Speakers include, Carla Ferstman, Matthew Gillett, Ismene Gizelis, Prabin Khadka and Ebba Lekvall
More information: https://www.essex.ac.uk/events/2025/03/12/reflections-on-the-srebrenica-genocide

The Essex Human Rights Summer School will cover a wide range of topics related to professional practice in human rights....
12/02/2025

The Essex Human Rights Summer School will cover a wide range of topics related to professional practice in human rights. Taught by an international faculty of leading experts in the field, the Summer School will examine human rights research methods, advocacy and campaigning strategies, and aspects of professional development.

Running online from Monday 9 to Friday 20 June 2025. Sessions will run from Monday to Friday, 1.00pm to 4.30pm BST.

💻 https://www.essex.ac.uk/short-courses/human-rights-summer-school

Apply today!

"Human Rights Local" is a crucial initiative of the Essex Human Rights Centre led by Koldo Casla to ensure that human ri...
30/01/2025

"Human Rights Local" is a crucial initiative of the Essex Human Rights Centre led by Koldo Casla to ensure that human rights resonates with and is made relevant to the concerns of local communities around the University of Essex and in local communities throughout the UK.

Koldo Casla has recently submitted evidence to the UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights as part of their inquiry into the state of socio-economic rights (incl the right to housing, food, education, social security, health, access to work and good working conditions) in the UK.

By Dr Koldo Casla Dr Koldo Casla, project lead of Human Rights Local, has submitted evidence to the UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights for their inquiry into the state of soc…

Interested in human rights and international criminal law? Iulia Motoc was very generous with her time and we are so ver...
10/01/2025

Interested in human rights and international criminal law? Iulia Motoc was very generous with her time and we are so very grateful to her for giving an absolutely brilliant talk - the Essex Human Rights Centre's Eighth Human Rights Annual Lecture 2024, in conversation with Dr Matthew Gillett and introduced by Carla Ferstman, the Centre's Director. Please feel free to have a listen below. https://youtu.be/f9Qi26CFu6k

We were delighted to have an international criminal law focus this year, as we launched in 2024/25 a brand new LLM in International Criminal Law https://www.essex.ac.uk/courses/PG01588/1/LLM-International-Criminal-Law

Information on all our prior Annual Lectures is located on our website: https://www.essex.ac.uk/centres-and-institutes/human-rights/events/annual-human-rights-lecture

This year’s lecture was delivered by Judge Iulia Motoc in conversation with Dr Matthew Gillett, Senior Lecturer, Essex Law School and Professor Carla Ferstma...

17/12/2024

"The Human Rights Leadership Lab provides a safe space to open up about challenges & learn from both the experience of participants & the theory around leadership”

Americas Edition - 24hrs live online training led by Essex Human Rights Centre Fellow Liz Griffin between April and June 2025.

Find out more https://tinyurl.com/yc22p6be

To mark  , we carried on our annual tradition of inscribing the Universal Declaration of Human Rights on the university ...
10/12/2024

To mark , we carried on our annual tradition of inscribing the Universal Declaration of Human Rights on the university steps between squares 3 and 4.

Later on in the squares, we read aloud significant human rights milestones from 1948 – the year that the Universal Declaration of Human Rights was adopted , up to 2024, celebrating achievements and remembering challenges in the human rights movement.

Then this afternoon we shared Readings of Poetry and Fiction on Human Rights Themes, as we reflected on the enduring importance of in our world today.

Special thanks to all who took part today, it was great to see so many members of the Essex Human Rights Community get involved!

In-person now not available as of 9/11/2024: IMPORTANT FORMAT CHANGE - Moving to 100% online deliveryDue to unforeseen p...
04/12/2024

In-person now not available as of 9/11/2024: IMPORTANT FORMAT CHANGE - Moving to 100% online delivery

Due to unforeseen personal circumstances, Sir Adrian Fulford PC will not be able to join us, so we have made the decision to transition the event to a fully online format. While we were excited to meet you in person, we are pleased to announce that you can still participate in the event live via Zoom Webinar.

The event will be delivered in an interactive format, allowing you to engage with speakers and ask questions, all from the comfort of your home or office. We understand this may be an unexpected change, and we truly appreciate your flexibility and understanding. Thank you for your continued support, and we look forward to seeing you online!

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REMINDER: The Human Rights Centre's Annual Lecture is fast approaching! Please join us on Wednesday 11 December from 4.30 pm for the Eighth Annual Lecture of the Human Rights Centre which will take place at the University of Essex Colchester Campus in Ivor Crew Lecture Hall A.

We're delighted to share the updated programme. This year’s lecture Accountability for Mass Atrocity Crimes: A Human Rights Imperative, will now be delivered by Sir Adrian Fulford PC (Former International Criminal Court (ICC) Trial Division Judge who delivered the ICC’s first guilty verdict in March 2012) and Judge Iulia Motoc, ICC, Pre-Trial Division, in conversation with Dr Matthew Gillett with Introduction by Professor Carla Ferstman, Essex Human Rights Centre Director.

Please read our latest blog post by Iain Byrne, Amnesty International on the historic ruling - ECOWAS Court strikes down...
28/11/2024

Please read our latest blog post by Iain Byrne, Amnesty International on the historic ruling - ECOWAS Court strikes down colonial-era vagrancy laws that criminalise poverty.
A landmark victory for hashtag and dignity in West Africa, ending centuries of discrimination against vulnerable populations.

By Iain Byrne* The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Court of Justice’s landmark 7 November 2024 judgment in a case Amnesty International intervened in co…

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If you have any questions relating to your first steps into the Essex human rights family, or if you would like to start meeting potential colleagues, please feel free to take a look at the Essex Human Rights Centre website: http://www.essex.ac.uk/hrc/ You can also follow us on Twitter (@EssexHRC) : https://twitter.com/EssexHRC And connect with us on LinkedIN: http://www.linkedin.com/pub/essex-human-rights-centre/46/69a/bb1 Essex Human Rights Clinic is doing brilliant work at the Centre, you can find out more on the website: http://www.essex.ac.uk/hrc/ and their page: https://www.facebook.com/pages/University-of-Essex-Human-Rights-Clinic/101490496616074 Alumni of the Human Rights Centre can join the Essex Human Rights Alumni Association on their website: http://www.ehraa.org/ and on facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Essex-Human-Rights-Alumni-Association-EHRAA/150943914925948