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/...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

New #ICwS event recording online👇 👇👇 'Litigating the right to a nationality: a guide for practitioners' commonwealth.sas.ac.uk/news-events/... #UNHCR #OpenSociety @bronwenmanby.bsky.social #Statelessness #Nationality #Identity #HumanRights #Law #Litigation #InternationalHumanRightsLaw

Finally released: the recording of the launch event in December on the Guide to litigating the right to a nationality published by UNHCR & Open Society Justice Initiative - feat. @berryadrianc.bsky.social Waikwa Wanyoike of OSJI & Anne Laakko of UNHCR #statelessness section - and myself

Welcome to the #ICwS - Introducing one of our newest Senior Research Fellows Dr. Miranda Kaufmann, the author of the Wolfson History Prize and Nayef Al-Rodhan Prize-shortlisted book Black Tudors: The Untold Story (2017). commonwealth.sas.ac.uk/people/miran... #BlackBritishHistory #Commonwealth

Welcome to the #ICwS - Introducing one of our newest Associate Research Fellows Kaeden Watts. He is an Indigenous rights advocate and policy expert. commonwealth.sas.ac.uk/people/kaede... #ClimateChange #IndigenousSovereignty #IndigenousPeople #IndigenousHealthSystems #Commonwealth

Registration is now open for the Humanities Summits 2025! Join a vital discussion about the future of the humanities with colleagues from across the UK. Manchester & London, 15 & 22 May. Register now: www.sas.ac.uk/news-events/...

Welcome to the #ICwS - Introducing one of our newest Associate Research Fellows Dr John Duncan who pursued his PhD research at the School of Advanced Study. His PhD research examined the role of human rights within radical UK-based social movements. commonwealth.sas.ac.uk/people/dr-jo...

Read the latest #ICwS newsletter - mailchi.mp/sas/icws-new... Subscribe here: shorturl.at/1xfCO #Commonwealth #RuleofLaw #HumanRights #DigitalDiplomacy #FreedomofExpression

Apply now for a full scholarship to the MA in Human Rights by distance learning!!! We are pleased to be partnering with Commonwealth Scholarship Commission to offer 5 full scholarships for the September 2025 intake. commonwealth.sas.ac.uk/news-events/... #Commonwealth #Scholarships #HumanRights

Forthcoming event - Indian Indenture: Histories, Continuities, 17 April 2025, 18:00 - 20:00 BST, 35 Marylebone Road London NW1 5LS. #ICwS Director @abbottkingsley.bsky.social will chair the event. Register here: www.eventbrite.com/e/cicc-schoo... #India #Labour #Commonwealth

On Thursday 15 May, join award-winning journalist Lindsey Hilsum for an urgent discussion about #war, #peace and the threat to #democracy, at Senate House, University of London. She will be in conversation with #ICwS Director @abbottkingsley.bsky.social Register here: shorturl.at/7HMLA