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Unfinished business? The final diplomatic conference on the Arms Trade Treaty

Programme Co-ordinator of the Oxford Martin School Programme on Human Rights for Future Generations  Dr Gilles Giacca is closely following the United Nations Conference on the Arms Trade Treaty in New York [more…]

Human Rights Blog Builds a Worldwide Community

The Oxford Human Rights Hub (OxHRH) Blog has fast become a leading source of human rights news and opinion.  Since its launch in July 2012, the blog has featured contributions from global leaders in human rights, including Helen Clark, former Prime Minister of New Zealand; Professor Sir Bob Hepple, Chair of the Equal Rights Trust; Clive Stafford Smith, Director of Reprieve, and Professor Frances Raday, leading human rights advocate and scholar.  It has developed a dedicated following, currently attracting over 8000 readers each month [more…]

Oxford Pro Bono Submissions on the Reform of India's Sexual Violence Laws

On the invitation of the Justice Verma Committee investigating the reform of India's sexual violence laws, Professor Sandra Fredman, with the assistance of members of Oxford Pro Bono Publico, has made submissions urging law reform on five central issues: a) the framing of the issue in human rights terms; b) the removal of the exception for marital rape; c) the definition of rape; d) discrimination under Article 15 of the Indian Constitution; e) services to support victims of rape. The Justice Verma Committee was established on 21 December 2012 following the brutal gang rape of an Indian woman the previous week [more…]