Rights in Crisis: A Theatre of Death: Assessing the Death Penalty in India
Prof. Anup Surendranath, Executive Director of Square Circle Clinic (formerly: Project 39A) at NALSAR, Hyderabad
Prof. Jon Yorke, Executive Director of Square Circle Clinic (formerly: Project 39A) at NALSAR, Hyderabad
Notes & Changes
Please note that the event will now be held in Seminar Room G in Manor Road Building.
Accessibility: There is ramped access to the main entrance of the Manor Rd Building, with a powered entrance door and level access around the building. Seminar Room G is located on the third floor and accessible via a lift. It has level access and flexible furniture to allow for any user's needs. An infra-red system is in use in all teaching rooms when required. Wheelchair-accessible toilets are available on all floors. A quiet room is available for building users on the third floor (lift access) - a code is required to access the room and is available to all at reception. Limited on-site designated parking for Blue Badge holders is available. Please contact the organisers as soon as possible if you require a spot.
A detailed access guide is available at Manor Road Building | Access Guide.
Event Details
The Oxford Human Rights Hub and the Oxford India Centre for Sustainable Development are hosting a series of conversations titled 'Rights in Crisis'. In our second conversation for the Rights in Crisis series , we will be hosting Prof. Anup Surendranath and Prof. Jon Yorke to discuss the death penalty in India.
Professor Anup Surendranath is the Executive Director of Square Circle Clinic (formerly: Project 39A) at NALSAR, Hyderabad and one of India’s leading voices on constitutional law, criminal justice, and the death penalty. Under his leadership, Square Circle Clinic has produced landmark empirical research on capital punishment, legal aid, and mental health in the criminal justice system. Anup has argued and advised on several death penalty cases before the Supreme Court of India, combining rigorous scholarship with impactful legal advocacy. Prior to NALSAR, Anup taught at National Law University, Delhi.
Prof. Jon Yorke is the Professor of Human Rights and the Director of the Centre for Human Rights (CHR) at Birmingham City University. He is an expert in international human rights law and has advised the United Nations, the European Union, and numerous governments including, Gambia, Myanmar, Spain and the United Kingdom. He has acted in human rights cases in the United States, Sudan, and the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights, and has submitted amicus curiae briefs in death penalty cases.
