CAHR events

In our October York Human Rights Workshop, we'll be joined by Chris Dworschak from the Centre for Conflict and Security in our Department of Politics and International Relations.

On Friday 27 September, the Centre for Applied Human Rights (CAHR) will host Professor Rachel López, who will present her latest paper, If Lived Experience Could Speak: A Method for Repairing Epistemic Violence in Law & The Legal Academy.

At this event, the UNESCO Chair will launch new guidelines on the temporary relocation of human rights defenders within universities.

This talk from Indian lawyer, Mohammad Aman Khan, will address the lack of legal capacity within communities most affected by hate crimes and targeted violence, both of which are currently on rise in India.

This talk explores the vital role of Women Human Rights Defenders (WHRDs) in Myanmar's ongoing struggle against the military coup and systemic discrimination.

Join us for this all-day colloquium: responses to past injustice.

Join us for the first of our 'Learning from Human Rights Defenders' summer talks to discuss the principles of the All UP Academic Employees Union (AUPAEU) as a militant, progressive, and nationalist union.

We invite you to a presentation of the Beyond Compliance Consortium's research programme, followed by a fireside chat with Consortium members.

Join us for an inspiring afternoon dedicated to human rights careers and the memory of Sam Pegram, an exceptional alumnus of the LLM programme in International Human Rights Law and Practice. 

In our May York Human Rights Workshop, we'll be joined by Victoria Hoyle.

In our April Human Rights Workshop, we'll be joined by Himani Bhakuni, and Lucas Miotto.

This event offers a unique opportunity to hear from staff of Khwendo Kor during a rare visit to the UK.

In our March York Human Rights Workshop, we'll be joined by Mary Laing and Laura Graham to discuss a new research proposal on collaborative research on sex work and human rights with sex workers

Investigative journalist Robert Wanjala, who reported on ICC proceedings both in Kenya and The Hague, shares his experiences in a politically charged environment.

In this talk, we'll be joined by three inspirational women who will share their different causes for joining the fight for human rights. 

In this talk, our speaker, Ador Akoy, will present the current context in South Sudan and share the work that is being done to claim back civic space in the country.

Join us to celebrate the 15th anniversary of the Centre for Applied Human Rights!

Join us for this meeting where the York Human Rights City Network (YHRCN) will present and discuss draft findings for their 2023 indicator report.

Our speaker shares the work she has been doing to bring about democratic change in Myanmar.

In this talk, anti-mining advocate, Marilou Verano, will discuss the impacts of mining and climate change, and the human rights violations of the vulnerable populations near potential mining sites.

In this presentation, we will examine the cases of Brazil and Colombia and analyse university reactions when staff and students are being attacked or in a situation of risk.

Join us to hear from a current CAHR Fellow and Video Activist, Nadiya Shafi, who will speak about the human rights situation in Kashmir.

Join this session to learn more about the Protecting Universities, Protecting Democracy: Universities as Sites of Protection and Activism.workshop, and the development of an African Human Rights Hub.

Bodies on the Line is a mini-exhibition, a conversation, and a dance intervention organised by the Art Rights Truth team at the University of York in collaboration with UNESCO Creative City of Media Arts, the Guild for Media Arts, and XR Stories.

Dr Ioana Cismas, Co-Director of the Centre for Applied Human Rights, will participate in the event ‘From Noma to Health for All: Addressing the imperative of the most neglected communities’.

York has been a Human Rights City for just six years but others have been operating for up to 25 years. What have been their successes and setbacks? What can York learn from the European and global networks of human rights cities?

This workshop will showcase the progressive potential of university-civil society collaborations: at the frontline of protests; integrating activists into teaching and research; and providing various forms of protection.

Talk discussing the repression of press freedoms in Central America, and why journalists are targeted by authoritarian governments.

Monica will discuss her role as a founding member of the Movimento Feminista Mexicano, her remarkable global piece, ‘El Tendedero/The Clothesline Project (1978)’ and her founding of ‘Polvo de Gallina Negra’ in 1983, the first feminist art collective.

Join us for this talk which explores the guidelines surrounding the prohibition of advocacy of national, racial or religious hatred.

We have the great pleasure to invite you to the public conference Engaging Religious Leaders to Generate Respect for Humanitarian Norms in Armed Conflict.

At this event, the York Human Rights City Network will present provisional findings for our sixth annual human rights indicator report.

The Centre for Applied Human Rights is deeply honoured to welcome three Afghan University of York students – Nazia Esmat Qani, Fawzia Ehsani, and Mamoon Khawar – to talk about the current human rights and humanitarian situation in Afghanistan

In 2021, Mexican feminist art collective Las Iluministas and UK-based Pink Collar Gallery teamed up to launch the RE:Imagine project, inviting artists to create art which changed the narrative on gender-based violence and femicide.

In this engaging talk, Carolina Baltan Salazar will reflect on the role of researchers in (re-)constructing the truth while working for the Colombian Truth Commission.

In this talk, Ron Dudai argues that the teleological outlook is misplaced, and that though the use of the death penalty has been gradually diminishing, its full global demise may not be so easily achieved.

Showcasing interdisciplinary contributions on a range of topics within global health justice.

CAHR is pleased to announce the launch event of a 3-year project funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC), titled: "Can the Arts Save Human Rights: Human Rights Truth-Claims in a Post Truth Era".

Join us for a hybrid event organised by the Huma Rights Defenders Hub to explore how human rights communities can foster self- and collective care amongst human rights defenders at risk while resisting oppression and calling for justice.

The Centre for Applied Human Rights (CAHR) is soliciting proposals from PhD students enrolled in the University of York for participation in an in-person poster workshop on Tuesday 28 June.

Join Protection International, ProtectDefenders.eu, and the University of York's Human Rights Defender Hub in celebrating the winners of our HRDs Poetry Challenge.

Baroness Ruth Lister of Burtersett explores key concepts around poverty, in particular making links between poverty and human rights, agency and citizenship.

A discussion and film screening focusing on women's resistance to the construction of the Grand Interoceanic Canal in Nicaragua.

Yorktivist Human Rights Film Festival takes place from 1 - 6 February 2022

The Generating Respect Project, hosted at the University's Centre for Applied Human Rights and York Law School, is delighted to invite you to the conference held online between 8-10 December 2021.

Human rights defender and researcher Abdul Kalam Azad will discuss the impact of the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and the National Register of Citizens (NRC) on the Miya Muslim minority in Assam, northeast India.

Human rights & environmental lawyer Monica Lopez will share the experience of engaging social movements in the protection of their rights.

This panel discussion examines judicial politics in five South Asian states: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka.

An online session that will present the first findings of a Geneva Health Forum workshop initiated in the framework of the Noma Project.

Brazil Forum UK is an annual event that aims to create a bridge between Brazil and the United Kingdom from 7 June until 12 June 2021.

Internationally renowned human rights defender and lawyer Azza Soliman will discuss the current state of civil society in Egypt.

Writers at York is delighted to welcome acclaimed authors Kit Fan and Ellen Wiles in conversation with Alice Nah about their debut novels.

Watch the documentary ‘Restoring Dignity’ free of charge and join a panel discussion led by noma survivors and academics including York's Ioana Cismas.

This lecture offers living examples from Scotland of combining human rights leadership at local, national and international levels.

Join us for the launch of the report and discussion of practical opportunities to establish National Focal Point delegations with the potential to effectively enhance the protection of human rights defenders.

This event aims to highlight the activities of women human rights defenders (WHRDs) in the Asia region and the challenges they face.

Amnesty International Moscow Office Director Natalia Zviagina discusses the affect of recent protests in Russia on human rights.

We'll be screening a selection of filmed interviews from a range of women about the impact of Covid on their lives.

Ugandan youth leader and human rights defender Johncation Muhindo discusses the implications of Uganda's recent presidential elections.

To celebrate LGBT+ history month, CAHR has invited three of its former visiting human rights defender fellows to reflect on what defending LGBT+ rights looks like in the time of a global pandemic.

The event seeks to raise awareness about noma, a disease affecting children living in extreme poverty. Whilst easily treatable if diagnosed early on, in later stages noma destroys the facial tissue and leads to death in 90% of cases.

An Amazon community's struggle against transnational mining impacts.

A week-long programme of exciting events in York from 28th November to 5th December around the United Nations International Day of People with Disabilities on 3rd December. There’s something of interest for both adults and families – disabled and non-disabled – and almost all are FREE. So plenty of chances to learn, debate and have fun!

A talk by Jestina Mukoko, renowned human rights defender and ardent peace practitioner and campaigner.

The first in this year's series of CAHR HRD talks is with Assam-based human rights defender and former CAHR fellow Bondita Acharya.

Despite laudable progress in the advancement and defence of human rights as well as efforts towards building a protection regime for human rights defenders on a global scale, the need for protection mechanisms and a robust infrastructure to support human rights defenders at risk has never been more acutely felt.

CAHR is offering two free webinars, on 30 July or 14 August.

Generating respect for international humanitarian law (IHL) and human rights law in times of armed conflict is at the top of humanitarian practitioners’ agenda and at the heart of legal scholarship. Traditionally, humanitarians have directly engaged parties to armed conflict in an effort to achieve the incorporation of humanitarian norms in the parties’ internal rules, training and accountability mechanisms. As this has had a limited effect, complementary avenues of compliance-generation are increasingly being sought.

The Syrian government has used enforced disappearances and torture as part of a systematic attack against the civilian population and the opposition since 2011. At least 98,000 persons have been forcibly disappeared in Syria since March 2011, according to the latest report by the Syrian Network for Human Rights (SNHR). As a previous detainee, Joumana Alshtiwi will discuss prison conditions in Syria, focusing particularly on the situation of women. Joumana will discuss her own experience of 10 months in detention, as well as more recent cases, supported by evidence from human rights organisations and individuals working on the ground.

An evening of music and visual arts exploring what activism means for female human rights defenders working across the globe. Art works and music have been created by visiting human rights defenders at the Centre for Applied Human Rights, together with Newcastle based Afro-Latin percussion & brass duet Ladies of Midnight Blue. There will be an opportunity for Q&A with the activists and artists.

In 2005, Nigerien civil society started mobilising citizens to fight against the exorbitant costs of living that were a result of a government decision to tax basic necessities. After having arrested and held civil society movement leaders for over a week, the government agreed to release them and also to engage in negotiations to abandon the unpopular tax measures. It was during these negotiations that civil society activists realised that Niger draws less than 5% of its revenues from uranium - exploited by the French mining giant Areva (now called ORANO) - but it accounted for 70% of its exports. This led to the creation of a network called ROTAB (Reseau des organisations pour la transparence et l'analyse budgetaire) campaigning for a revision of the mining code in 2006. The new mining code allocates 15% of the mining revenues back to the affected communities and led to an increase in mining royalty from 5% to 9% to 12% depending on production volumes. It was however only in 2014 that the government obliged AREVA to comply with the new mining code after several demonstrations (including during a visit from the then French president Hollande) and the arrest of one of the key civil society leaders, Ali Idrissa. By the end of 2017, a new financial law emerged. Civil society had begun to advocate against the law with Nigerien authorities to renounce the law’s anti-social measures and to abandon the tax incentives granted to multinationals. Despite these attempts the law was adopted and as a response civil society activists organised days of citizen's action which resulted in the imprisonment of several civil society leaders for 4, 6 and 20 months respectively. Nigerien civil society continues its fight for a just and equitable Niger to this day. In this talk Ali Idrissa, currently visiting fellow at the Centre for Applied Human Rights, University of York, addresses the multiple challenges civil society activists face when challenging multinational corporations engaged in extractive industries such as uranium mining, and talks of what the future will hold for Niger and its civil society.

LGBT people have to live a double life: they have much to lose if their wives, husbands, parents, other relatives, neighbours, teachers or employers find out about their sexual orientation or gender identity. There are no guarantees of protection because of explicit homophobia within the police force, and there is a huge risk of reprisals.In this talk, Dilrabo Samadova, a human rights lawyer from Tajikistan, will discuss the risks and difficulties faced by the LGBT community in Tajikistan, and how human rights defenders can better support and engage in the protection of LGBT people.

Pakistani journalist and human rights defender Urooj Fatima will kick off CAHR's Learning from HRDs spring lecture series with a talk addressing children's rights in Pakistan.

This talk is postponed to take place on 6 March 2020.

Queer rights and youth activist Rukshana Kapali challenges notions of Nepal being progressive when it comes to LGBTIQ rights, and discusses how a new generation of activists has stepped up to promote LGBTIQ rights in the country.

Former Amnesty International Director in Russia, Sergei Nikitin, discusses the difficulties experienced by human rights defenders in Russia, including police harassment and the attempted closure of the Amnesty office.

We will be holding a workshop in York on 4-5 November 2019 on civil society strategies to push back against shrinking space. The workshop will ‘take the long view’ by focusing on 1) empirical, evidence-based studies of civil society resistance and resilience, and 2) historical precedents, lessons and insights of relevance to current situations. Panels will include human rights defenders from Africa,Turkey, Hong Kong and Brazil.

CAHR visiting fellow, human rights defender Betty Abah, discusses protecting the rights of girls and women in Nigeria.

Interactive workshop exploring links between artistic practice and research + trying out walking methods Does your research involve people? or places? or people and places?

with artists from Bangladesh and Uganda

CAHR visiting human rights defender Laíze Benevides discusses the dangers of defending human rights in Brazil, with a specific focus on the case of murdered councilwoman Marielle Franco.

Jim Oleske, professor of U.S. constitutional law at Lewis & Clark Law School, discusses high-profile controversies pitting religious freedom claims against equality laws in courts in both the UK and the US.

What strategies do we employ and what resources do we wish were there when human rights defenders inevitably are faced with crises designed to overwhelm and demoralize them?

CAHR's visiting human rights defender Han Hui Hui launches the book she has worked on during her Protective Fellowship, #YearningForJustice, discussing the current human rights situation in Singapore.

An afternoon of music and visual arts exploring creative activism.

On International Women's Day CAHR together with Unite the union is honoured to host a panel discussion on women and human rights with Thabitha Khumalo Hon MP (Zimbabwe).

Death penalty abolition campaigner Andrei Paluda discusses what human rights defenders do to end capital punishment.

Ezequiel Heffes, Thematic Legal Adviser for Geneva Call, will speak about his experiences of engaging a variety of non-state armed groups in humanitarian dialogue.

Youth activist Johncation Muhindo speaks of the increasingly restricted space human rights defenders have to do their work in Uganda.

Exiled Saudi Arabian human rights defender Ameen Nemer discusses contemporary human rights issues in his home country, including women's rights and recent policy reforms.

Experienced human rights defender from Kazakhstan, with particular experience in work on freedom from torture, discusses the protection of human rights in her country.

Leading Turkish human rights defender and civil society activist Emel Kurma speaks of the most recent socio-political developments in Turkey and how these are affecting on the work of human rights defenders.

The Interdisciplinary Global Development Centre (IGDC) and CAHR co-host this research seminar on human rights advocacy in Africa, chaired by Dr Alan Msosa with panelists from CAHR's Protective Fellowship Scheme for Human Rights Defenders at Risk.

Human rights defender Prosper Tiringindi will speak of his work in defense of socio-economic rights in post-Mugabe Zimbabwe.

Human rights activist and former CAHR visiting fellow Ruki Fernando discusses the current political crisis in Sri Lanka, the prospects for rights and reconciliation, and the challenges human rights defenders face.

Singapore is known for its economic success. But how many people are aware of the human rights situation in Singapore? Activist Han Hui Hui talks about the human rights situation and activism in Singapore.

Kenyan human rights defender and anti-corruption blogger Wanjeri Nderu kicks off CAHR's autumn public lecture series.

Like in many other countries across Eastern Africa and globally, the civic space is shrinking in Sudan. What does this mean for civil society organisations and human rights defenders?

Join us for an afternoon of music and visual arts exploring what activism means for women human rights defenders working across the globe.

Woman human rights defender Anima Poudel discusses her work in the remote, rural areas of Nepal, and how traditional practices impact on women's ability to enjoy basic rights.

Ibtihel Abdellatif, Chair of the Women's Committee within the Truth and Dignity Commission, Tunisia, will give a talk on Gender and Transitional Justice.

Henry Koh (Fortify Rights, Malaysia) will discuss his work and the recent report by Fortify Rights on the growing restrictions facing students and academics in Malaysia.

What is it like to work for the rights of lesbian, bi and queer women in the conservative coastal regions of Kenya?

CAHR's Dr Alice Nah gives a lecture at the Centre for Women's Studies on women, leadership and risk based on her current research on human rights defenders.

Roman from the NGO "Truth Hounds" discusses his experiences of working in a war zone in Ukraine.

Rosa Borras, a Mexican artist and activist, will lead an Embroidery for Peace workshop.

As a part of its 10th anniversary, CAHR is organising its first alumni event - a day of human rights talks and networking.

Can doing and thinking like an artist expand the political imagination?

A performance at the Basement, City Screen York, by The Ladies of the Midnight Blue and John Otieno Rapasa.

From 25th to 26th January CAHR will be hosting a workshop under the auspices of the Human Rights Defender Hub on the arts and human rights research.

The Centre for Applied Human Rights' 10th anniversary celebrations start on the 24th of January with a public event hosted by the Vice-Chancellor of the University of York.

Many of us are content to exist in the world as it is, but some people are inspired to change it or urgently need to. How does it actually feel to navigate the risks of fighting for justice, equality and liberty in today's world? and how can we imagine new ways of doing this?

Egyptian human rights defender Nea'ma Allah Hisham kicks off the spring term Learning from Human Rights Defenders lecture series with a talk on monitoring and documenting human rights violations in Egypt.

CAHR and Centre for Women's Studies are screening Wang Nanfu's 2016 documentary about the Chinese feminist activist Ye Haiyan, a.k.a. Hooligan Sparrow.

Human rights defender Brian Okollan discusses the challenges he faces in advocating for LGBTI rights in rural Kenya.

Dr. Gül İnanç introduces Opening Universities for Refugees (OUR), an independent initiative building knowledge networks and consortia to offer higher education to communities in need.

CAHR's Learning from Human Rights Defenders lecture series opens this autumn on 12 October.

Azerbaijani human rights defender Mehriban Rahimli kicks off CAHR's autumn term Learning from Human Rights Defenders lecture series with a timely discussion on the increasing pressure on civil society in her country.

CAHR together with York ASEAN Society host a talk by Mr Rafendi Djamin, Senior Adviser of the Human Rights Working Group - Indonesia.

The 4th York Human Rights Festival takes place from 17-19 March 2017 across the city of York.

CAHR together with York Human Rights City Network participate in York International Women's Festival.

Lawyer and human rights defender Doaa Mostafa Hassan discusses the increasingly difficult environment human rights lawyers face in Egypt when defending the rights others.

Chadian human rights defender Nodjigoto Charbonnel will discuss the current political crisis in his country and the work he does in the field of rehabilitation of torture victims.

Freelance journalist Marc Niyonkuru discusses the current human rights crisis in his native Burundi, and what this means for freedom of expression in the country.

Azmi Sharom (University of Malaya) discusses from both an academic and practitioner point of view how laws are used in Malaysia to curb human rights.

A lecture by Ethiopian journalist Getachew Simie kicks off CAHR's Learning from HRDs lecture series in the spring term.

To mark the anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, you are kindly invited to the launch of the first annual York Human Rights Indicator Report, in the Huntingdon Room of King's Manor at 5pm on Thursday December 8th, 2016. Tea and coffee with fruit and mincepies will be available from 4:30 pm.

Professor Ho Sik Ying (Petula) from the University of Hong Kong discusses the Umbrella Movement and how campaigning for democratization of society might have an impact on the democratization of family relationships.

Indian cartoonist and human rights defender Aseem Trivedi will be interviewed on his work by the York Press chief feature writer Stephen Lewis.

CAHR's visiting human rights defender Mahad Omar Diriye will address the challenges affecting Somali journalists in exile.

Join us for a preview of a report on the UK's detention of stateless persons to be launched the following day in London! This presentation provides an opportunity to be briefed on new research on the effects of statelessness in the UK and to meet with the author of the report.

CAHR's "Learning from human rights defenders" autumn lecture series launches in October.

Launching this autumn's Learning from HRDs lecture series, human rights lawyer Johana Rocha Gomez addresses human rights in the context of environmental conflict and extractive industries in Colombia.

Emily Arnold-Fernández will use Asylum Access, a leading global refugee human rights organization, as a case study in illuminating and analyzing the effectiveness of various strategies for actualizing refugees' human rights.

The Human Rights Defender Hub is hosting a documentary film show and panel discussion.

Claudia Samayoa and Ruki Fernando share their experiences as defenders at risk.

The Centre for Applied Human Rights (CAHR) is organizing a one-day conference to mark the 20th anniversary of the South African TRC's first public hearings.

BIHR is coming to York

Gacheke Gachihi will talk about his work as a social justice activist in Kenya.

Academics from York and Liverpool will talk about their new report on the Policing of the Barton Moss Community Protection Camp

Human rights defender Geetha Fernando addresses land grabbing in Sri Lanka.

The newly established Human Rights Defender Hub at the Centre for Applied Human Rights (CAHR), University of York, is pleased to announce the participation of the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of Human Rights Defenders at the official launch of the Hub.

Meet our academics and hear about our two postgraduate programmes in human rights.

Human rights defender Monica Paulus discusses defending the rights of people faced with sorcery allegations in the Papua New Guinean highlands.

Dominique Mueller (CAHR HRD Hub) and Geetha Fernando (National Fisheries Solidarity Movement, Sri Lanka, and CAHR visiting fellow) discuss issues faced by activist when working on human rights issues in situations where rights and corporate interests clash.

CAHR's Director, Professor Paul Gready, and York Human Rights City Network (YHRCN) Co-ordinator Harkirit Boparai discuss the work conducted by the York Human Rights City Network in order to make York the UK's first 'human rights city'.

Human rights activist and CAHR Chevening Scholar Katrina Jorene Maliamauv speaks about working for refugees and migrants and ending modern day slavery in Malaysia.

CAHR's spring Learning from HRDs lecture series is kicked off by Egyptian lawyer and woman human rights defender Azza Soliman.

CAHR's Martin Jones and Juliana Mensah discuss different experiences working with refugees, migrants, and those who have been temporarily relocated.

Dr Alice M Nah and Sanna Eriksson (CAHR) discuss the protection of human rights defenders abroad and through temporary relocation to the UK.

CAHR together with AI and HRSJ launch a Special Issue in the International Journal of Human Rights in conjunction with the Human Rights Researcher's Network and the visit of the UN Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights Defenders, Michel Forst.

Martin Jones and Chloe Gilgan (CAHR) and Simon Parker and Claire Smith (Politics) are speaking at a panel event on the Syria crisis organised by the University's United Nations Association.

Learn more about studying at CAHR at the University of York's Postgraduate Virtual Open Day!

CAHR together with Amnesty International and HRSJ (London Metropolitan University) have recently launched a Special Issue in the International Journal of Human Rights on 'Critical Perspectives on the Security and Protection of Human Rights Defenders'. An online discussion will be hosted by New Tactics to stimulate the discussion about the protection of defenders explored in this research.

Aida Baijumanova, human rights defender and CAHR visiting fellow, discusses the experiences of the NGO BirDuino Kyrgyzstan in protection of the rights of vulnerable people and victims of injustice. She will also address the more recent challenges they face with the shrinking political space human rights organisations have to act.

Lionel Blackman, Co-founder and current chair of the Solicitors' International Human Rights Group (SIHRG), speaks of his experiences on difficult human rights fact-finding missions.

Khwendo Kor founder and CEO Maryam Bibi discusses Khwedo Kor's work in the highly volatile areas of north west Pakistan.

CAHR's visiting human rights defender Natalia Zviagina discusses challenges they face working for human rights NGOs in Kyrgyzstan and Russia.

Speakers from Spain and Greece address the topic of austerity in Southern Europe, discussing particularly grassroots struggles for rights.

CAHR's Learning from Human Rights Defenders autumn lecture series starts on 16 October.

Bondita Acharya from Assam, India, kicks off CAHR's Learning from Human Rights Defenders lecture series this autumn.

Indian documentary filmmaker and researcher Shweta Ghosh screens her award-winning debut documentary "Accsex", a film exploring notions of beauty, body, sexuality and disability, and reflects on the representation of persons with disability on screen and the value of inclusive, participatory filmmaking processes.

CAHR visiting fellow Tewodros Yalew discusses how law impacts on human rights violations in Ethiopia.

Have you thought about a master's degree in human rights? Would you like to find out more?

Gwen Burnyeat discusses the relationship between a scholar-activist and a rural Colombian peasant community, the Peace Community of San José de Apartadó.

York Human Rights Film Festival is taking place 23-29 March 2015, screening both international and local films.

CAHR's visiting human rights defenders perform at York Theatre Royal during York International Women's Week.

CAHR visiting human rights defenders from Yemen and Mexico discuss combating violence in their local communities.

The Artistic Director of Simorgh Film Association of Culture and Art discusses making films, TV series, and plays for the promotion on women's and human rights in Afghanistan.

Two prominent social justice activists and human rights defenders discuss the current state of human rights in Brazil, focusing on São Paulo and Paraíba.

CAHR's visiting human rights defenders celebrate International Human Rights Day with stories, narratives and testimonies.

Celebrating the 25th Anniversary of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, CAHR together with other York organisations is organising a series of events, "Breaking Chains, Gaining Rights", from 13-20 November 2014.

Former CAHR visiting fellow Ruki Fernando discusses the risks human rights defenders face in the current political climate in Sri Lanka.

In the last lecture in this autumn's Learning from HRDs lecture series Hikma Ahmed will speak about defending the rights of women in Sudan.

The British Institute of Human Rights in partnership with CAHR and York Human Rights City Network present the Human Rights Tour 2014 in York.

Katsiaryna Borsuk from "GayBelarus" will discuss the development of the LGBTQ movement in Belarus in the past 20 years.

CAHR's visiting human rights defenders will speak about their work during the autumn term lecture series.

CAHR's Learning from Human Rights Defenders lecture series 2014/15 is opened by grassroots activist and woman human rights defender Ruth Mumbi from Nairobi, Kenya.

Sri Lankan human rights defender, former CAHR visiting fellow Ruki Fernando discusses the current human rights situation in Sri Lanka.

Department of Politics together with the Centre for Applied Human Rights are organising a mini film festival screening two films relating to political evil and forgiveness at City Screen Picture House.

CAHR visiting fellows participate in York International Women's Week with a performance at York Theatre Royal.

Canadian human rights lawyer Dennis Edney QC discusses defending the rights of Omar Khadr detained at Guantánamo.

The UN Head in Liberia speaks about continued peace-building in the country 10 years after the end of the civil war.

'Learning from Human Rights Defenders' lecture series focuses on speaking up for women's rights in Iran.

Abdiaziz Abdinur Ibrahim speaks of his work as a journalist in Somalia.

Rommel Durán Castellanos, a Colombian lawyer and human rights defender, talks about the continuing risks human rights lawyers and defenders face in Colombia, and about the work he does in land and environmental rights.

CAHR visiting human rights defender and youth activist will speak about his work on sexual rights in Nigeria.

Learning from Human Rights Defenders lecture series focuses on defending women's rights in Pakistan and Egypt.

Learning from Human Rights Defenders lecture series takes a focus on disability rights.

Starting this autumn's Learning from Human Rights Defenders lecture series are two long-term human rights activists from countries in conflict.

The 3 September 2013 marks the 60th anniversary of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) coming into force.

The British Institute of Human Rights' Human Rights Tour arrives in York in October.

A week long series of events exploring the relationship between chocolate and human rights is being organised in conjunction with the Human Rights City Project and the Centre for Applied Human Rights. York has a rich history with chocolate, and this week of events will explore this connection, as well as wider themes such as fair trade and its alternatives.

Are you aged 11 – 18? If you are we’d like to invite you to submit a short story of up to 1000 words on the theme of chocolate and human rights.

Four books on different human rights issues will be explored in book groups over the summer - join us for reading and discussions!

Students at the Centre for Applied Human Rights together with the York Human Rights City Project and Refugee Week organise a 2-day event screening films made by international documentary makers as well as students from local schools.

The Centre for Applied Human Rights hosts Dr. Linda Rabben for a public talk on the past, present and future of refugee protection.

Next up in the Learning from Human Rights Defenders Lecture Series are Honduran journalist Dina Meza and Liberian radio presenter Varnetta Johnson.

Women human rights defenders from Africa, Asia and Latin America share their experiences and discuss challenges they face in their human rights work.

Romany artist, writer and film maker Damian James Le Bas speaks about his work in relation to the larger social context and historical backdrop of experiences of the Roma.

CAHR hosts Nagi Musa Khairelseed and Nolwandle Simunyu as speakers in the Learning from Human Rights Defenders Lecture series.

Fred Pearce, environmental author and journalist, will be discussing his latest book, focusing on the phenomenon of 'land-grabbing', at a public talk at CAHR.

The Centre's Learning from Human Rights Defenders series continues with an insight into the challenges of defending LGBT rights in Iran.

Next up in the "Learning from Human Rights Defenders" series are a human rights activist from Sri Lanka and a women human rights defender from Somaliland, talking about the challenges they face in their work.

John Kampfner and Stephen Bowen will discuss offensive comments on Facebook and Twitter from a human rights angle.

Human rights are under attack. Too many of our political leaders and some sections of the media want to go backwards, not forwards. Join the fight back at the BIHR 2012 Human Rights Tour. Human rights go to the heart of the kind of society we want to be.

The York Human Rights City Project is organising a series of events as part of the Human Rights Festival taking place in York on 10-15 December.

Mahmoud Abu Rahma, a visiting human rights defender at CAHR, will reflect on human rights and issues concerning international humanitarian law in the Occuppied Palestinian Territories.

Jeroen Jansen, the Head of the Programmes Unit at Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF-UK), is giving a talk on the challenges and dilemmas faced by humanitarian workers at MSF.

Mark George, QC, will give an introduction to the death penalty in the USA at a public talk at CAHR on 13 November.

William Gomes from Bangladesh and Karak Miakol from South Sudan are visiting fellows in the Protective Fellowship Scheme for Human Rights Defenders at Risk at CAHR. They will start the CAHR's "Learning from Human Rights Defenders" guest talk series, talking about their respective human rights work.

Richard Clarke, the Director of Child Soldiers International is giving a talk entitled 'From Research through to Policymaking: Louder Than Words' at the CAHR on Tuesday 16 October.

The Centre for Applied Human Rights starts teaching on 8 October 2012

The Centre's students, visiting human rights defenders and staff participate in a debate, exhibition and a panel discussion

The conference "Transforming Post-Conflict Societies: Everyday Violence and Access to Justice" is taking place on 22 May 2012 in London.