Adolfo Pérez Esquivel, artist, educator, author and promoter of non-violence, was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1980 for his defence of human rights in his native Argentina and throughout Latin America. In his talk he will reflect on the evo

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Nov 2nd, 2017 1h 10m

Human Rights ConsortiumHuman rights, Disappearances, Debt and Free Trade in Argentina and Latin America: In Conversation with Nora Cortiñas and Beverly KeeneNora Cortiñas (Co-founder of the Mothers of Plaza de Mayo)Beverly Keene (Director

New Protection Tactics for Human Rights Defenders and Activist Scholars

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Human Rights Consortium Activist Scholarship in Human Rights: New ChallengesClosing Panel: New Protection Tactics for Human Rights Defenders and Activist ScholarsChair: Dr Aziz Choudry(McGill University)James Savage (Progamme Office..

Defining the Contours of Activist Scholarship in Human Rights

Jun 27th, 2017

Human Rights Consortium Activist Scholarship in Human Rights: New ChallengesWelcome and Introduction Dr Corinne Lennox (Associate Director of the Human Rights Consortium and Senior Lecturer at the School of Advanced Study, University of L

Indigenous peoples and Colonialism

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Human Rights ConsortiumIndigenous peoples, genocide and the stand-off at Standing RockIndigenous peoples and Colonialism Professor Colin Samson(University of Essex)This seminar aims to look into the historic genocide of indigenous peo.

An American Genocide

Mar 7th, 2017

Human Rights ConsortiumIndigenous peoples, genocide and the stand-off at Standing RockAn American GenocideProfessor Benjamin Madley(UCLA)This seminar aims to look into the historic genocide of indigenous peoples, the growing understan.

Redefining Genocide

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Human Rights ConsortiumIndigenous peoples, genocide and the stand-off at Standing RockRedefining GenocideDr Damien Short(Human Rights Consortium)This seminar aims to look into the historic genocide of indigenous peoples, the growing u.

Book Launch: Reconciling Rwanda

Mar 21st, 2016 29m 42s

Human Rights Consortium Book Launch: Reconciling RwandaChair: Dr Catherine Gilbert(Centre for Postcolonial Studies)Dr Jennifer Melvin (University of Roehampton)Dr Jennifer Melvin introduces her new book: Reconciling Rwanda: Unity, N..

Surveillance and Human Rights

Mar 7th, 2016 1h 2m

Human Rights Consortium Surveillance and Human RightsKirsty Brimelow QC(Doughty Street Chambers)Silkie Carlo (Liberty)Discussant: Dr Judith Townend(Institute of Advanced Legal Studies) Kirsty Brimelow QC specialises in interna...

Solidarity or self-interest? The EU's common asylum policy - between politics and desperation

Feb 4th, 2016

Human Rights ConsortiumSolidarity or self-interest? The EU's common asylum policy - between politics and desperationMadeline Garlick(Guest Researcher)The International Refugee Law Seminar Series is a core activity of the Refugee Law Init

Critical Perspectives on the Security and Protection of Human Rights Defenders - Panel 1

Dec 2nd, 2015 28m 27s

Human Rights ConsortiumCritical Perspectives on the Security and Protection of Human Rights DefendersWelcomeCorinne Lenox(Senior Lecturer in Human Rights and Associate Director of the Human Rights Consortium, School of Advanced Study)In

Critical Perspectives on the Security and Protection of Human Rights Defenders - Panel 2

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Safety Zones in Countries of Origin: A Violation of International Law?

Nov 6th, 2015

Human Rights Consortium Safety Zones in Countries of Origin: A Violation of International Law?Dr Bríd Ní Ghráinne(University of Sheffield)In the post-Cold War era, the recognition of refugees was no longer seen as a political act highl..

The Sustainable Development Goals: Whither Human Rights?

Oct 15th, 2015

Human Rights ConsortiumThe Sustainable Development Goals: Whither Human Rights?Corinne Lennox(Senior Lecturer, Institute of Commonwealth Studies)Priya Nath(Global Policy and Advocacy Advisor [Post-2015] - VSO and Gender and Development

Extreme Energy; a message from down under

Oct 15th, 2015

Human Rights Consortium Extreme Energy; a message from down underDr Mariann Lloyd-Smith(Senior Policy Advisor, National Toxics Network/IPEN)

The Naqab Bedouin: New Perspectives - Opening remarks

Oct 5th, 2015

Human Rights Consortium The Naqab Bedouin: New Perspectives Opening remarksSophie Richter-Devroe (Institute of Arab and Islamic Studies, University of Exeter)Carl Soderbergh (Minority Rights Group International)Damien Short (Human Right

The Naqab Bedouin: New Perspectives Panel 1 - 2

Oct 5th, 2015

Human Rights Consortium The Naqab Bedouin: New Perspectives Panel 1: Grassroots and international legal struggleChair: Mansour Nasasra, Ben Gurion University Sana Ibn Bari(Association for civil rights in Israel): Legal Aspects in the .

The Naqab Bedouin: New Perspectives Panel 1 - 1

Oct 5th, 2015

Human Rights Consortium The Naqab Bedouin: New Perspectives Panel 1: Grassroots and international legal struggleChair: Mansour Nasasra, Ben Gurion University Ahmad Amara (New York University): Beersheba in historical Perspective: Otto.

The Naqab Bedouin: New Perspectives Panel 2 - 1

Oct 5th, 2015

Human Rights Consortium The Naqab Bedouin: New Perspectives Panel 2: Bedouin women's perspectives and the Prawer PlanChair: Richard Ratcliffe (Oxford University)Amal al-Sana al-Hjooj(McGill University): Between community activism, w..

Lives in the Balance: Asylum Adjudication by the Department of Homeland Security in the United States

May 13th, 2014

Human Rights ConsortiumLives in the Balance: Asylum Adjudication by the Department of Homeland Security in the United StatesProf. Philip Schrag Georgetown University Prof. Jaya Ramji-Nogales Temple University

Going to Extremes: The project to develop unconventional gas extraction in Britain

Dec 4th, 2013 1h 53m

Human Rights ConsortiumSpeaker: Paul MobbsA review of the Government's policies on unconventional gas in Britain, and how these fit into the greater issue of resource depletion and growth. Experience from around the world indicates that bot

The Right to Seek and Obtain Asylum under the African Human Rights System

Oct 16th, 2013 1h 22m

Human Rights ConsortiumDr Chaloka Beyani, UN Special Rapporteur on IDPs, London School of Economics and Political Science Chaloka Beyani is Senior Lecturer in International Law in the Law Department, a member of the Centre for the Study of

Social resistance to unconventional gas activities: is Australia’s present Britain’s future?

May 19th, 2013

Human Rights ConsortiumA license to drill? Social resistance to unconventional gas activities: is Australia’s present Britain’s future?Speakers Abstract:Dr Mariann Lloyd-Smith is a Senior Advisor to both the National Toxics Network (NTN) .

The Limits of Refugee Law - Human Trafficking and Challenges to the International Protection Regime

Feb 21st, 2013

International Refugee Law seminar series: The Limits of Refugee Law - Human Trafficking and Challenges to the International Protection RegimeSpeakers: Ryszard Piotrowicz is Professor of Law at Aberystwyth University. He has also taught at the

Fracking for Shale Gas – Extreme Energy in the UK

Nov 29th, 2012

Human Rights ConsortiumPaul Mobbs (author of numerous books including 'Energy Beyond Oil')The Government in Westminster is pressing ahead with support for a new set of "unconventional" fossil fuel technologies in an attempt to boost the UK