In Episode 2 of our ECCE podcast, former chairperson of the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) Professor Ann Skelton explains how the views and expertise of civil society feed into the work of high-level treaty bodies working in Geneva. You can find the full episode on our website.

It’s easy to think human rights law happens somewhere else. In big lofty rooms in Geneva or New York. In this part of the conversation, we get into how the system can be used by civil society, and how they can be empowered to develop human rights in their states from the bottom up. buff.ly/BExMVRj

(1/8) The Committee on the Rights of the Child recognised children’s right to early childhood care and education (ECCE) in its recent Concluding Observations on Ghana - a major victory for children & civil society groups (which we also discuss in our ECCE podcast)🎙️: buff.ly/yMGqLud More below👇️

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Learning is a cumulative process, and children from low-income backgrounds often don't have access to early childhood education, which makes it more difficult to be well equipped when starting school. Olivier De Schutter, UN Special Rapporteur on Extreme Poverty, tells us more: 🎙️ buff.ly/BExMVRj

“Investment in early childhood has the highest returns.” About two thirds of adult outcomes are attributable to factors beyond the individual, with a lack of access to early education and care exacerbating inequalities. Learn more in our ECCE podcast series: buff.ly/yMGqLud

Episode 2 is out! Listen here: buff.ly/5ehF4Rq In the second epsiode of this series we speak to Rajakumari Michaelsamy, programme manager at Right to Education Initiative (RTE) and Africa Early Childhood Network (AfECN) representatives Alicia Lutomia and Esther Nyamatini.

The Right to Early Childhood Care and Education – Part 2 | OHRH

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Keep an eye (and an ear) out tomorrow for Episode Two of our podcast series on Early Childhood Care & Education🎙️ 📚️ 👨‍🎓

The Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights says that "climate change threatens...a range of human rights including those to life, water and sanitation, food, health, housing, self-determination, culture and development”. Below, we've gathered some Hub resources for Earth Day👇️

Early childhood care & education is crucial for a child to learn to communicate, build confidence and relationships, affecting their life outcomes. Listen to episode one of our podcast series about shaping human rights law interpretation and enforcement through practical advocacy. buff.ly/qwzr3BJ

🎙️NEW PODCAST In episode 1 of our new series, we explore how early childhood care and education can be advanced as a human right through both grassroots advocacy and international legal action. Featuring Prof Alan Stein, Olivier De Schutter, and Prof Sandy Fredman Listen here:

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Canada’s Supreme Court has ruled that excluding refugee women from subsidised childcare is discriminatory. This is a major step forward for intersectional equality under the Charter, recognising how gender and immigration status overlap. Read more about the wider implications 👇

A Bright Future for Canadian Equality Law? | OHRH

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American Constitutional Law in the Shadows ⚖️ Prof Charles W. “Rocky” Rhodes writes that the US Supreme Court's role is to “say what the law is”, with reasoned justification so that other branches of government and lower courts respect and implement it. Enter the “the shadow docket.”👇️

American Constitutional Law in the Shadows | OHRH

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In the third episode of our collaborative series with @oxindiacentre.bsky.social we discuss unconditional cash transfer schemes. While these schemes are often designed to enhance women’s financial inclusion and autonomy, they could also reshape their relationship with the state.👇️

This International Women’s Day, we’re sharing two podcasts that inspired us to think about how we can “Give To Gain”. We hope they inspire you too. Through donations, knowledge, mentoring, advocacy, or education, we can support women’s advancement to build a more connected world. Find out more👇️

In Episode 2 of this series, Justin Winchester speaks to Dame Laura Cox KC — a former Justice of the England and Wales High Court between, and former Chairperson of the Bar Council Sex Discrimination Committee — about Baroness Harman's 2025 report on bullying & sexual harassment at the Bar. Link👇️

Dame Laura Cox KC on sex equality in the UK, and at the Bar of England of Wales - Part 2

In the second episode of this two-part series, Justin Winchester speaks to Dame Laura Cox KC — a Justice of the England and Wales High Court between 2002 and 2016, and former Chairperson of the Bar Co

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In the first episode of this new two-part series, Justin Winchester speaks to Dame Laura Cox KC — a Justice of the England and Wales High Court between 2002 and 2016, and former Chairperson of the Bar Council Sex Discrimination Committee — about women's equality in the United Kingdom. Link👇️

Social justice is about whether people can live and work with dignity, protection and opportunity. Human rights law is one of our most powerful tools to build a socially just world. To stay up to date with the latest developments, subscribe to our quarterly newsletter: ohrh.law.ox.ac.uk/subscribe/

In our latest blog, Rachel Wechsler examines the TSRA, a landmark law giving trafficking survivors protections in American federal court. This has been a crucial development in implementing the non-punishment principle and advancing human rights in the US. ohrh.law.ox.ac.uk/trafficking-...

Trafficking Survivors Relief Act: A Significant Step Towards Improved Implementation of the Non-Punishment Principle in the U.S. | OHRH

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Over 7 million children worldwide are deprived of their liberty each year. Whether its unaccompanied children detained in migration centres or child soldiers, the numbers and the living conditions are unacceptable. UN reports on Children & Armed Conflict set out clear recommendations for change👇️

In our latest blog, Adina Portaru examines Union of Atheists v. Greece, using it to unpack what state neutrality under the ECHR truly requires—and why neutrality need not mean the erasure of religious symbols from public life. ohrh.law.ox.ac.uk/neutrality-i...

Neutrality is not Amnesia: Religious Symbols and the European Convention on Human Rights | OHRH

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In 2015, the UN adopted the Sustainable Development Goals to end poverty, protect the planet and promote prosperity. Goal 5 aims to achieve gender equality and end harmful practices, including child marriage and female genital mutilation (FGM). To learn more, you can listen to our podcast👇

The 27th of January marks the anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau in 1945, the largest Nazi death camp. Eighty-one years on, we remember the six million Jewish men, women and children who were murdered in the Holocaust, and the millions more murdered by the Nazi regime. #HMD2026

Today on #InternationalDayofEducation we reaffirm that education is a human right. Education is foundational to human dignity & substantive equality, and we're proud to share work that pushes the conversation forward. Explore three essential resources on the right to education via the links below:

This #HumanRightsDay celebrating the theme #OurEverydayRights, @OxHRH helps re-engage people with human rights by showing how they shape our daily lives. Follow us to advance understanding & protection of human rights & equality. @oxfordlawfac.bsky.social ohrh.law.ox.ac.uk

UKSC's decision in R (Jwanczuk) v Secretary of State for Work & Pensions prioritised proportionality review over considering disability as a suspect ground of discrimination. Mustaqim Iqbal comments on the decision. ohrh.law.ox.ac.uk/a-long-shado...

A Long Shadow: Jwanczuk, SC, and Incommensurability | OHRH

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In June 2025, Federal Court of Malaysia in SIS Forum v Jawatankuasa Fatwa Negeri Selangor held that there couldn't be a fatwa declaring SIS as ‘deviant’ as it is a corporation & cannot profess the religion of Islam. Zheng Hong See analyses the decision. ohrh.law.ox.ac.uk/malaysian-fe...

Malaysian Federal Court Held that a Fatwa Cannot Declare a Company ‘Deviant’ from Islamic Teachings | OHRH

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Alexander Hughes analyses 2 #ECtHR decisions highlighting the Court's inconsistent approach to determining complaints made by women in the context of domestic & sexual violence. ohrh.law.ox.ac.uk/the-inconsis...

The Inconsistent Approach to Violence Against Women by the European Court of Human Rights | OHRH

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In 2025, UN Special Rapporteur on VAWG, Reem Alsalem, released a report scapegoating gender-diverse individuals for violence against women & girls. Émilie Weidl comments how the report breaches the Special Mandate Code of Conduct. bit.ly/4ozn8DZ

Transphobia at the highest level: UN Special Rapporteur Reem Alsalem’s report on Violence Against Women and Girls in breach of the Special Mandate Code of Conduct | OHRH

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Sajjad Hussain Nekokara urges Pakistan to uphold and protect the right of children to legal identity, which remains a distant dream for orphans, street children, and those without parental presence. ohrh.law.ox.ac.uk/right-to-chi...

Right to Children’s Identity in Pakistan | OHRH

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"Community supervision' in Australia's immigration control regime includes electronic ankle bracelets, nightly curfews, & mandatory reporting to authorities. Han Lu analyses the stakes in High Court's considerations of such unconstitutional practices. ohrh.law.ox.ac.uk/australias-h...

Australia’s High Court Reconsiders Freedom: The New Constitutional Battle over Post-NZYQ Immigration Detention | OHRH

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