Wonderful to meet with our good friends Gianni and Nicoletta @uprinfo.bsky.social in Geneva to discuss the Universal Periodic Review 😀👏 @dralicestorey.bsky.social @dranazir.bsky.social

Room XXV 🇺🇳 is now full for the no-show of the US government for it’s own UPR pre-session @bernardharcourt.bsky.social @dralicestorey.bsky.social @us.theguardian.com

US pre-session is now open. The US gov is a no-show but 6 CSOs are presenting

Themes presented by CSOs in the US’s 🇺🇸UPR pre-session 🇺🇳; increased surveillance structures,

Permanent mission questions - Norway provides a question on the federal death penalty

The Head of OHCHR - stated its disappointment of the US not submitting its UPR National Report.

Themes presented by CSOs in the US’s 🇺🇸UPR pre-session 🇺🇳; the right to food, climate change, poverty, SOGI, access to abortion and reproductive health, racism, immigration and asylum, FGM/C, child marriage, online sexual exploitation, the shrinking space for CSOs, increased internal terror policy

Jamaica Ambassador states since the 3rd UPR cycle the government has improved services and support for persons with disabilities @uprinfo.bsky.social

Rule of law in the United States Content covering the rule of law in the US

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In a new article for the Journal of Human Rights Practice, DPRU Director Professor Carolyn Hoyle and the Death Penalty Project's Parvais Jabbar reflect on the collaborative process leading up to Zimbabwe's abolition of the death penalty in December 2024:

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A ☔️ day at 🇺🇳 today. The prospect of the U.S. attending their UPR pre-session also looks bleak @dralicestorey.bsky.social @uprinfo.bsky.social

It’s the 3rd day of the Pre-Sessions 50!

Join us today for sessions that will give us insights on the human rights situation in #Jamaica, #USA, #Andorra, #Panama and #Honduras. Stay tuned on twitter with #PS50!

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Second up 🇺🇸 UPR pre-session in U.N.🇺🇳 the room is buzzing with discussions of the US government not attending their own session 🙃

At the USA’s UPR Pre-session 🇺🇳 the UN’s OHCHR advised that the USA will not be engaging with its upcoming Universal Periodic Review due to take place on 7th November 2025. This could have catastrophic consequences for the future of the UPR and we would encourage everyone to sign our Joint Statement⬇️

Joint Statement: Concerns Over USA's Engagement with the UN UPR CONCERNS OVER USA’S ENGAGEMENT WITH THE UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL’S UNIVERSAL PERIODIC REVIEW Joint Statement of the UPR Project at BCU and UPR Academic Network regarding the United States of America’s ...

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At the U.S. UPR pre-session 🇺🇳 @norwayingeneva.norway.no raised the important issue of the federal death penalty. Our U.S. Stakeholder report on the DP can be downloaded here bcuassets.blob.core.windows.net/docs/usa-upr... @norwaymfa.government.no @dpruoxford.bsky.social

We arrived early for the UPR pre-sessions U.N. 🇺🇳
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Joint Statement: Concerns Over USA's Engagement with the UN UPR CONCERNS OVER USA’S ENGAGEMENT WITH THE UN UNIVERSAL PERIODIC REVIEW Joint Statement of the UPR Project at BCU and UPR Academic Network regarding the United States of America’s Fourth Cycle Universal ...

Sign our Joint Statement to call on the USA to engage with its upcoming UN Universal Periodic Review, which reviews all 193 UN Member States’ human rights record ⬇️

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Thanks to Professor @jonyorke.bsky.social’s for a brilliant keynote on International Law and Alabama’s Executions by Nitrogeon Gas Asphyxiation.

A great way to end the Rights & Justice Festival at the University of Worcester

Thanks @amicusalj.bsky.social 👏 and looking forwards to all the presentations and discussions organised by the amazing team at the University of Worcester @michael-lane.bsky.social 👍

It has been an honour & privilege to work with @anjliparrin.bsky.social @uchicagolaw.bsky.social & Gulika Reddy @stanfordlaw.bsky.social on this brief for intervention. David Wilson is represented by the formidable Bernard Harcourt. The aim is to raise the int. law violations in David’s case. 🤞

Model United Nations 🇺🇳

This is my favourite part of our course on international law 😀👏

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Global challenges and the role of the #UnitedNations.
Check out UPR Info's key takeaways from the "In Conversation with the Experts: The Future of the United Nations" conference at @bcuchr.bsky.social , now available online! @jonyorke.bsky.social @dralicestorey.bsky.social
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Another amazing Amicus Training organised by @margotravenscroft.bsky.social and the Amicus Team. Bravo 👏

Excellent and engaging discussion on the UN’s Pact for the Future, the challenges facing protecting our sustainable futures, and the complex relationship of state sovereignty and the protection of human rights 👏

Wonderful panel discussions - In Conversation with the Experts: The Future of the United Nations conference @mybcu.bsky.social

Hosted by the Centre for Human Rights at BCU @jonyorke.bsky.social @dralicestorey.bsky.social

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People sat at a desk before a projector screen

It’s a full house for our In Conversation with the Experts: The Future of the United Nations conference @mybcu.bsky.social

Hosted by the Centre for Human Rights at BCU @jonyorke.bsky.social @dralicestorey.bsky.social

UK's hierarchy of accents: 'I thought mine made me sound stupid' Sociolinguists say accent bias is prevalent in the UK and affects how people are perceived by classmates, colleagues and friends.

‘Accent’ has been a key focus of my ‘Working-Class Academics’ study that I’m currently working on. You can read more here ⬇️

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