Attended the @mybcu.bsky.social #CentreforHumanRights 10 year anniversary celebration last week and it was wonderful to hear such inspiring talks and to know I’m part of a fab community

And @dralicestorey.bsky.social gave a wonderful session with Claire Butler @amicusalj.bsky.social training 👏😀

It’s a full house in person and on Zoom today at Amicus training for @jonyorke.bsky.social’s fantastic talk on his work on the death penalty in the US 👏 www.amicus-alj.org

At the USA’s UPR Pre-session 🇺🇳 the UN’s OHCHR advised that the USA will not be engaging with its upcoming Universal Periodic Review due to take place on 7th November 2025. This could have catastrophic consequences for the future of the UPR and we would encourage everyone to sign our Joint Statement⬇️

We arrived early for the UPR pre-sessions U.N. 🇺🇳 @dralicestorey.bsky.social

A ☔️ day at 🇺🇳 today. The prospect of the U.S. attending their UPR pre-session also looks bleak @dralicestorey.bsky.social @uprinfo.bsky.social

It’s the 3rd day of the Pre-Sessions 50! Join us today for sessions that will give us insights on the human rights situation in #Jamaica, #USA, #Andorra, #Panama and #Honduras. Stay tuned on twitter with #PS50! #UniversalPeriodicReview #HumanRights #PS50

@dralicestorey.bsky.social and I are at the U.N. today for the US’s pre-session and we’ll post what happens @amnesty.org @hrw.org

Will the United States attend their UPR pre-session this morning at the UN in Geneva? As they did not submit their National Report to the HRC, the prospects look bleak @uprinfo.bsky.social @dralicestorey.bsky.social

Wonderful to meet with our good friends Gianni and Nicoletta @uprinfo.bsky.social in Geneva to discuss the Universal Periodic Review 😀👏 @dralicestorey.bsky.social @dranazir.bsky.social

Thanks to Professor @jonyorke.bsky.social’s for a brilliant keynote on International Law and Alabama’s Executions by Nitrogeon Gas Asphyxiation. A great way to end the Rights & Justice Festival at the University of Worcester

Sign our Joint Statement to call on the USA to engage with its upcoming UN Universal Periodic Review, which reviews all 193 UN Member States’ human rights record ⬇️ docs.google.com/document/u/0...

Later this month, I'll be giving evidence for the Joint Committee on Human Rights in Parliament on the United Nations Universal Periodic Review (UPR) with @dralicestorey.bsky.social and @jonyorke.bsky.social.

Peter Sullivan who has spent 38 years in jail for murder has conviction quashed

2025: Keir Starmer suggests that pressure on housing and public services is because of migrants 2020: Keir Starmer, "Poor housing, poor public services are not the fault of the migrants, they're political failure"

📣 Calling all UK-based civil society organisations focused on animal law or policy, my PhD student would be super grateful if you could take their survey! bcu.questionpro.eu/t/AB3u33HZB3...

Model United Nations 🇺🇳 This is my favourite part of our course on international law 😀👏 @dralicestorey.bsky.social @unhcr.org @uprinfo.bsky.social

Global challenges and the role of the #UnitedNations. Check out UPR Info's key takeaways from the "In Conversation with the Experts: The Future of the United Nations" conference at @bcuchr.bsky.social , now available online! @jonyorke.bsky.social @dralicestorey.bsky.social bit.ly/4jeh9Sz

Wonderful panel discussions - In Conversation with the Experts: The Future of the United Nations conference @mybcu.bsky.social Hosted by the Centre for Human Rights at BCU @jonyorke.bsky.social @dralicestorey.bsky.social

It’s a full house for our In Conversation with the Experts: The Future of the United Nations conference @mybcu.bsky.social Hosted by the Centre for Human Rights at BCU @jonyorke.bsky.social @dralicestorey.bsky.social

‘Accent’ has been a key focus of my ‘Working-Class Academics’ study that I’m currently working on. You can read more here ⬇️ www.bcu.ac.uk/research/law... @bcuchr.bsky.social www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

To celebrate the launch of BCU’s new United Nations student society, we're hosting In Conversation with the Experts: The Future of the United Nations 🗓️ Monday 27th January, 🕛 12-6pm 📍 Curzon Building BCU students and staff can sign up here 👇 https://forms.office.com/e/SDSc2qSqpa

We are almost full - so if you would like to join us on Monday for what will be an amazing conversation on important issues facing the world please register ASAP 👇 @bculandlr.bsky.social @mybcu.bsky.social @bcusociology.bsky.social PLEASE USE THIS LINK FOR REGISTRATION forms.office.com/e/eeEg0GGDnD

HOT OFF THE PRESS! Our Conference Brochure has arrived👏 If you would like to join us on Monday for ‘In Conversation with the Experts: The Future of the UN’ Please register below (places are now limited) 👇 forms.office.com/e/eeEg0GGDnD

‘Unprecedented’ rise in abortion prosecutions prompts call for law change from medical leaders www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

In 2019 we launched a project to support and engage with the UN’s Universal Periodic Review. So far we have filed 45 Stakeholder Reports in 43 member state UPRs Here’s the pic @dralicestorey.bsky.social launching the project and you can find our reports here - www.bcu.ac.uk/research/law...

“The men believe that having their sentences commuted would put them at a legal disadvantage as they seek to appeal their cases based on claims of innocence.”

‘In Conversation with the Experts: The Future of the United Nations,’ BCU, 27/1/25, Registration👇 We have an incredible line-up of speakers to discuss the UN’s ‘Pact for the Future.’ If you are in Birmingham, you might like to join our conversation 😀