Latest Human Rights developments in the news

Volunteer positions – Africa Programme

16th August 2011

Interights Established over 25 years ago, INTERIGHTS works to promote respect for human rights through the use of law. We achieve this through a range of activities: strategic litigation through co-representation, legal support to applicants and third party interventions before international, regional, and national human rights courts and bodies; advising lawyers on the use of international and comparative human rights law before their domestic courts; building capacity through litigation partnerships, targeted training activities and internships, and through the dissemination of…

3rd European Court of Human Rights Moot Court Competition Strasbourg, 8 April 2011

8th May.

The 2011 UCL European Court of Human Rights Moot was for the third consecutive year successfully organized by the UCL Students’ Human Rights Programme in collaboration with the UCL Institute for Human Rights.

UCL ECHR Moot Semi Finals - 4 March 2011

8th May.

Exceeding all expectations the Semi-Finals proved to be a highly accredited academic event attracting a rather significant audience.

New Constitution!

29th April.

The Programme went through a process of redrafting its Constitution from January to April 2011. This was done by a Constitution Committee, which any member of the Programme was free to join. Please find a draft copy here. It has not been finalised, but will be ratified before the summer, barring last minute changes.

Welcome to the UCLSHRP Alumni Newsletter!

13th April.

Welcome to the first edition of the UCLSHRP Alumni Newsletter, a new biannual update to keep you informed about the Programme‟s activities, and to help you stay in touch with other alumni.

3rd European Court of Human Rights Moot Court Competition Strasbourg, 8 April 2011

8th April.

The 2011 UCL European Court of Human Rights Moot was for the third consecutive year successfully organized by the UCL Students’ Human Rights Programme in collaboration with the UCL Institute for Human Rights.MORE.

Arrest of bloggers in Azerbaijan

1st August.

Amnesty International has accused Azerbaijan of using fabricated charges in order to clamp down on public dissent.

Censorship of public criticism in Saudi Arabia

1st August.

Human Rights watch has appealed to the Saudi Arabian government to reform its broad and ambiguous libel laws following the arrest of blogger Nasir al-Subai’i. 

Jamaican Young Offenders Caught up In Prison Riots

1st August.

The shortcomings of Jamaica’s correctional system were again highlighted this month after a riot at the Horizon Adult Remand centre.

Violence against transgender people in Turkey

1st August.

Several human rights organisations, including Human Rights Watch and other LGBT groups, have sent an open letter to the Turkish government calling for the protection of transgender people from violent attacks.

EQUAL RIGHTS TRUST launches report on stateless persons

21st July.

ERT Launches “Unravelling Anomaly: Detention, Discrimination and the Protection Needs of Stateless Persons”