Register now for this forthcoming 2-day hybrid conference entitled: "Cultures of Democracy: Commonwealth leadership, grassroots actvism and people empowerment in times of crisis" 20-21 November 2025, Senate House & Online shorturl.at/av3vh #Democracy #Commonwealth #Leadership #Actvism #Empowerment

Calling all #graduates and #currentstudents of our post-graduate human rights programmes - join us this Thursday to celebrate our 30th anniversary of excellence in #HumanRights education! 🎉 🎉 🎉 16 October, Chancellors Hall, Senate House, 6pm-9pm commonwealth.sas.ac.uk/news-events/...

We're delighted to announce that Sir Hilary Beckles will be delivering an important lecture on reparatory justice next month: The Coming Enlightenment: Reparations Now for Tomorrow 17 November, 6pm-8:30pm, Senate House commonwealth.sas.ac.uk/news-events/... #ReparatoryJustice #Commonwealth

New Report of Joint Initiative on Investigating #EnvironmentalCrimes 🌍 ⚠️ A new report of a groundbreaking new joint initiative aiming to develop Guidelines on the Documentation and Investigation of Environmental International Crimes is now available! commonwealth.sas.ac.uk/news-events/...

Applications are now open for the Human Rights programmes at the University of London! Apply by 13 January for a February 2026 start: www.london.ac.uk/study/course... #HumanRights #EnvironmentalJustice #Genocide #WomensRights #GenderEquality #IndigenousPeoples #PostgraduateStudy #DistanceLearning

We’re honoured to host a special event this afternoon with @icws-sas.bsky.social & @ials.bsky.social: Albie Sachs in Conversation. The anti-apartheid activist, writer, and former Constitutional Court judge is sharing his experiences of overcoming adversity and reflecting on his time at the ICWS

We were honoured to be hosting a very special event this afternoon with The Warburg Institute and the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies: Albie Sachs In Conversation. See our LinkedIn post for key quotes from the event: www.linkedin.com/feed/update/... #AntiApartheid #HumanRights #SouthAfrica

Always a pleasure to listen to Albie Sachs, this evening in conversation with @abbottkingsley.bsky.social at the @icws-sas.bsky.social His passion for the struggle is infectious, and we were delighted that he contributed a moving dedication at the start of our Oxford Handbook of Peaceful Assembly

Every year, during Black History Month, the Institute of Commonwealth Studies is proud to host the annual Memorial2007 lecture. To learn how you can help the cause, visit: www.memorial2007.org.uk #BlackHistoryMonth #Memorial2007 #InternationalCrime #GlobalReparations #Slavery #SlaveTrade

One day left to book your place at our fireside in-person chat with Albie Sachs TOMORROW! 👇🏻👇🏻 www.sas.ac.uk/news-events/...

There's still time to register for the Memorial2007 Annual Lecture: 'Missing in Action: The International Crime of the Slave Trade' taking place THIS WEEK! 👇 👇 👇 Thursday 2 October 2025, 18:30 - 20:30 UK time, Chancellor's Hall, Senate House, London, WC1E 7HU www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/memorial20...

Register for the Memorial2007 lecture taking place Thursday next week! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/memorial20...

Albie Sachs in Conversation - read about our forthcoming event one week from today on 1st October 2025. 👇 👇 👇 www.sas.ac.uk/news-events/... Register for the event here: www.sas.ac.uk/news-events/... #SouthAfrica #AntiApartheid #Activist #HumanRights #AlbieSachs #Event #UniversityofLondon

Don’t miss our fireside in-person chat with Albie Sachs on 1st October! www.sas.ac.uk/news-events/...

Albie Sachs in Conversation, 1 October 2025, 4pm-5:30pm, Warburg Auditorium Join us for a fireside chat with Albie Sachs—anti-apartheid activist, writer, and former judge of the Constitutional Court of South Africa. #SouthAfrica #AntiApartheid #Activist #AlbieSachs www.sas.ac.uk/news-events/...

The book Launch for 'Unbroken Chains: A 5,000 year history of African enslavement' written by ICwS Senior Research Fellow Martin Plaut took place on 28 August 2025. This is a new, full history of slavery in Africa, from the Pharaohs to the present. shorturl.at/xqcb2 #HumanRights #Africa #Slavery

Calling all graduates and current students of our postgraduate human rights programmes - join us in London to celebrate our 30th anniversary of excellence in human rights education! 16 October 2025, Senate House, 6pm-9pm commonwealth.sas.ac.uk/news-events/... #HumanRights #Alumni #CurrentStudents

Welcome to the #ICwS - Introducing one of our newest Associate Research Fellow's Dr. Arvind Kumar Dr Kumar is a Visiting Lecturer in Politics & International Relations at the University of Hertfordshire. commonwealth.sas.ac.uk/people/dr-ar... #Politics #Criminology #Sociology #Justice #SouthAsia

Announcing a new book out TODAY written by #ICWS Senior Research Fellow Dr. Miranda Kaufmann: 'Heiresses: Marriage, Inheritance and Caribbean Slavery'. Learn more here: commonwealth.sas.ac.uk/news-events/... #Caribbean #Slavery #Inheritance #Marriage #Britain #Commonwealth

Book your place for the Memorial2007 Annual Lecture to be delivered by Professor Patricia Viseur Sellers, Visiting Fellow at Kellogg College, University of Oxford 2 October 2025, 18:30 - 20:30 UK time, Senate House shorturl.at/h16Mz #InternationalCrime #Slavery #SlaveTrade #Memorial2007

Welcome to the #ICwS - Introducing our new Associate Research Fellow's Rothna Begum, Legal Advocacy Director at the Clooney Foundation for Justice’s Waging Justice for Women initiative. commonwealth.sas.ac.uk/people/rothn... #HumanRights #WomensRights #InternationalLaw #MigrantWorkersRights

SAVE THE DATE AND PRE-REGISTER NOW! 👇 👇 👇 'Ecocide, Human Rights, and Environmental Justice Conference' 31 October 2025, Senate House, London Bringing together scholars, activists, diplomats and lawmakers. commonwealth.sas.ac.uk/news-events/... #Ecocide #HumanRights #EnvironmentalJustice

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: www.london.ac.uk/study/course... #HumanRights #Genocide #GenderEquality #IndigenousPeoples #DistanceLearning

Read the latest #ICwS newsletter 👇 👇 👇 mailchi.mp/sas/icws-new... And subscribe here: shorturl.at/uhnaG #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. youtu.be/_lql4JG0sYM?... View the event details here: shorturl.at/O420Z #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. www.london.ac.uk/study/course... #EnvironmentalJustice #Genocide #WomensRights #IndigenousPeoples

Call for papers - deadline today! 👇 👇 👇 www.commonwealthroundtable.co.uk/general/jour...

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: commonwealth.sas.ac.uk/news-events/... #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

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. commonwealth.sas.ac.uk/news-events/... #Commonwealth #Geneva #UnitedNations

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: uolpress.co.uk/book/refugee...

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👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻 www.london.ac.uk/news-events/...

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 shorturl.at/8GyyA #Africa #Politics #Economics #Law #Development

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. shorturl.at/RN6XC #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 - 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

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. commonwealth.sas.ac.uk/people/dr-ta... #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 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. Read more: commonwealth.sas.ac.uk/news-events/... #DRC #Governance #RuleofLaw #Development

New #ICwS Event Recording - 'Global Activism for Indigenous Peoples’ Rights: Challenges and Opportunities in the Anthropocene', 12 March 2025 youtu.be/KNCI0WQr0Ak #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: commonwealth.sas.ac.uk/news-events/... #India #Politics #Masculinity #Majoritarianism #Hindutva #Identity #Decolonisation #Gandhi

Webinar NEXT WEEK 👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻 #HumanRights in the #media, 20 May 2025, 1pm-2pm BST, Online www.ibanet.org/conference-d... 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.