Welcome to the #ICwS - Introducing one of our newest Associate Research Fellow's - Dr Pauline Martini, an academic and practitioner in international criminal justice. commonwealth.sas.ac.uk/people/dr-pa... #InternationalCriminalJustice #EnvironmentalCrimes #InternationalCriminalLaw

NEW EVENT RECORDING AVAILABLE 📹 👇 🌟 The recording of this year's Memorial2007 Annual Lecture delivered by Professor Patricia Viseur Sellers is now available to view on our website. commonwealth.sas.ac.uk/news-events/... #InternationalCrime #GlobalReparations #Slavery #SlaveTrade #Memorial2007

Join us next week for this roundtable dicussion with Tom Andrews, UN Special Rapporteur. 'Myanmar: The Invisible Crisis' Tuesday 9 December, 10:30am-12:00pm, Room 261, Second Floor, Senate House commonwealth.sas.ac.uk/news-events/... #UN #Myanmar #HumanRights #HumanitarianCrisis #London

ONE WEEK LEFT until our live Human Rights Day webinar! Join us on 10 December 2025 from 1pm-2pm (UK time) to hear about our Postgraduate Studies in Human Rights. www.london.ac.uk/news-events/... #HumanRights #HumanRightsLaw #Law #PostgraduateStudy #DistanceLearning #HumanRightsDay

NEW EVENT RECORDING AVAILABLE 📹 👇 🌟 The recording of our fireside chat with anti-apartheid activist, writer, and former Constitutional Court judge of South Africa, Albie Sachs is now available online: commonwealth.sas.ac.uk/news-events/... #AntiApartheid #HumanRights #AlbieSachs #SouthAfrica

Panel 4 of the Cultures of Democracy conference this afternoon entitled 'The Commonwealth, Democracy and New Technologies' was chaired by Dr Virginie Roiron with panellists: Ashonshok Kachui, Sumit Pathak and Dr. Meera Mathew #CommonwealthDemocracy #SocialMedia #India #Cyberspace #FreeSpeech

Panel 3 of the Cultures of Democracy conference this morning, 'Evolving Democracies in the Commonwealth: #Commonwealth Case Studies,' was chaired by Prof Melanie Torrent, University of Jules Verne Picardie It featured: Aliyu Ibrahim, Olakunle Michael Folami and Bodhi Ramteke #CommonwealthDemocracy

Day 2 of the Cultures of Democracy conference began with an engaging talk from our keynote speaker Professor Matthew Neuhaus entitled 'Reinforcing Democracy? The Commonwealth Ministerial Action Group (CMAG) 30 Years On’ 1/3

Panel 2 of the Cultures of Democracy conference, chaired by Dr. Cherisse Francis, featured Gargi Sakpal, Shireen Mushtaq, Kushboo Mangroo, David Jackson, and Lucy Slack. #Democracy #Commonwealth #CommonwealthDemocracy #SocialJustice #India #SocialMedia #Government #AngloMauritianTreaty #Chagossians

What difference can the Commonwealth and its institutions make in an "increasingly disordered world where might not right is ascendant", asks Dr James Chiriyankandath

Panel 1 of the Cultures of Democracy conference 'The Commonwealth and Democracy' featured James Chiriyankandath, Andrea Sau, Syed Kamall, Christopher Wylde and Bright Chimedza #Cultures #Democracy #Commonwealth #Activism #Empowerment #CommonwealthDemocracy #Zimbabwe #Hegemony #Gaza #Israel

We're delighted to be co-hosting the 2-day event on Cultures of Democracy' Day 1 has begun with opening remarks from Prof Sue Onslow and #ICwS Director Prof Kingsley Abbott who asked "Is there room for quiet diplomacy?" #Cultures #Democracy #Commonwealth #Activism #CommonwealthDiplomacy

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Sir Hilary Beckles, chair of the CARICOM reparations commission - "Here we are again, still at it, 190 years on, asking for compensation for the crimes and suffering that continue to this very day". Just now, speaking to @icws-sas.bsky.social #reparations

The Institute of Commonwealth Studies was privileged to host Sir Hilary Beckles, Vice-Chancellor of the University of the West Indies and Chairman of the CARICOM Reparations Commission, as he delivered a pivotal lecture this evening on reparatory justice for transatlantic slavery.

There’s still time to register for the 2-day hybrid conference NEXT WEEK: "Cultures of Democracy: Commonwealth leadership, grassroots actvism and people empowerment in times of crisis" 20-21 November 2025, Senate House and Online commonwealth.sas.ac.uk/news-events/...

Join us on 10 December 2025 from 1pm-2pm (UK time) for our live Human Rights 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 #HumanRightsDay

Forthcoming event hosted by St Mary’s University 👇👇👇 Second Annual Interdisciplinary Conference on the Commonwealth of Nations, 28 November 2025 The event will cover interdisciplinary approaches to issues affecting the #Commonwealth including, #HumanRights and #ClimateChange. shorturl.at/h5dJ1

There's still time to register on this hybrid event THIS WEEK 👇👇👇 The Legal Obligation for Genocide Prevention, Tuesday 4 November, 4:30pm-6:00pm, Room 264, Senate House and ONLINE commonwealth.sas.ac.uk/news-events/...

Forthcoming hybrid event: The Legal Obligation for Genocide Prevention, Tuesday 4 November, 4:30pm-6:00pm, Room 264, Senate House and ONLINE commonwealth.sas.ac.uk/news-events/... #Genocide #MinorityRights #HumanRights

Full Programme is now online! The conference brings together an exceptional group of speakers from across the globe to discuss critical questions at the intersection of law, human rights, and the environment www.promiseeurope.law.ucla.edu/conference-ecocide-human-rights-and-environmental-justice

Professor Corinne Lennox will be panellist at a hybrid webinar NEXT WEEK: 'Global caste-scapes: inequality and belonging in the 21st century' 29 October, 17:00 – 19:00 (GMT), City St George’s and ONLINE: city-ac-uk.zoom.us/j/83108880169 shorturl.at/f6iGv #Inequality #HumanRights #CasteInequality

The Responsible AI and Cultural Heritage Forum on 6 November will bring together the cultural heritage and research community to discuss current and future challenges of embracing AI in cultural heritage responsibly and ethically. Find out more and register: www.sas.ac.uk/digital-huma...

We're delighted to announce that the Convocation Trust has generously funded a new tuition fees #scholarship enabling one student to undertake the MA #HumanRights via distance and flexible learning from February 2026 Learn more: www.london.ac.uk/convocation-... #ConvocationTrust #PostgraduateStudy

What an inspiring and joyous evening celebrating 30 years of human rights education at the #ICwS! Thank you to the current students, alumni, panellists and staff, old and new, for celebrating this momentous occasion with us. Check our website soon for the event recording: commonwealth.sas.ac.uk

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