Welcome to the #ICwS - Introducing one of our newest Associate Research Fellows - Dr Makanatsa Makonese

She is a human rights lawyer, researcher, and published author with over 20 years of experience across #SouthernAfrica.

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#HumanRights #Democracy #Law

Alumni Spotlight 🎓 🔦 3️⃣ 0️⃣

As part of the 30th Anniversary of Human Rights Education at the #ICwS, we are profiling alumni & currents students to highlight their contributions to securing human rights.

⭐ This month's alum is Antonia Mulvey ⭐

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New on the #ICwS blog: 'Slavery in the Indian Ocean World' written by Senior Research Fellow Martin Plaut

This new piece focuses primarily on the history of slavery in East Africa and the wider Indian Ocean world.

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#Slavery #EastAfrica

A Human Rights-Based Approach to Decriminalizing Conduct Associated with Poverty and Status The ICwS and partners presented at a recent side event at the 61st session of the Human Rights Council.

On 3 March 2026, the #Commonwealth Secretariat, #ICJ and #ICwS held a side event at the #UN #HumanRights Council to showcase their Practitioners’ Guide on a human rights-based approach to #criminallaw.

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#Poverty #Homelessness

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Alumni Spotlight - Shahindha Ismail Shahindha Ismail has advocated for hundreds of protesters arbitrarily detained and tortured during the movement for democracy in the Maldives from 2004.

Alumni Spotlight 🎓 🔦 3️⃣ 0️⃣

As part of the 30th Anniversary of #HumanRights Education at the #ICwS, we will be profiling alumni from our MA/PhD programmes to highlight their contributions to securing human rights.

⭐ This month's alum is Shahindha Ismail ⭐

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Alumni Spotlight - Ellie McDonald Ellie McDonald campaigns for the development, use and governance of digital technologies in a way that defends and extends human rights.

Alumni Spotlight 🔦 🎓 3️⃣ 0️⃣

As part of the 30th Anniversary of Human Rights Education at the #ICwS, we're profiling alumni and their contributions to securing human rights.

⭐ This month's alum is Ellie McDonald ⭐

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#AlumniSpotlight #HumanRights

Read this new piece entitled 'From Policy to Practice: Operationalising Environmental Justice' co-authored by #ICwS Associate Research Fellows Maud Sarliève and Dr. Pauline Martini.

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#EnvironmentalJustice #InternationalLaw #ICC #ClimateJustice

Read the latest #ICwS newsletter 👇 👇👇

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This edition includes Institute highlights, event recordings, Fellow updates, programme info, new scholarship student profiles and more!

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#Commonwealth #RuleofLaw #HumanRights #Ecocide

Alumni Spotlight - Deekshya Illangasinghe Deekshya Illangasinghe has over 15 years of experience working for human rights, peace and democracy at the national, regional and international level.

Alumni Spotlight 🔦 🎓 3️⃣ 0️⃣

As part of the 30th Anniversary of Human Rights Education at the #ICwS, we are profiling alumni on our MA and PhD programmes.

⭐ This month's alum is Deekshya Illangasinghe ⭐

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#AlumniSpotlight #HumanRights #UniversityofLondon

Welcome to the #ICwS - Introducing one of our newest Associate Research Fellow's - Dr Pauline Martini, an academic and practitioner in international criminal justice.

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#InternationalCriminalJustice #EnvironmentalCrimes #InternationalCriminalLaw

We're delighted to be co-hosting the 2-day event on Cultures of Democracy'

Day 1 has begun with opening remarks from Prof Sue Onslow and #ICwS Director Prof Kingsley Abbott who asked "Is there room for quiet diplomacy?"

#Cultures #Democracy #Commonwealth #Activism #CommonwealthDiplomacy

What an inspiring and joyous evening celebrating 30 years of human rights education at the #ICwS!

Thank you to the current students, alumni, panellists and staff, old and new, for celebrating this momentous occasion with us.

Check our website soon for the event recording: commonwealth.sas.ac.uk

Welcome to the #ICwS - Introducing one of our newest Associate Research Fellow's Dr. Arvind Kumar

Dr Kumar is a Visiting Lecturer in Politics & International Relations at the University of Hertfordshire.

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#Politics #Criminology #Sociology #Justice #SouthAsia

Announcing a new book out TODAY written by #ICWS Senior Research Fellow Dr. Miranda Kaufmann: 'Heiresses: Marriage, Inheritance and Caribbean Slavery'.

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#Caribbean #Slavery #Inheritance #Marriage #Britain #Commonwealth

Welcome to the #ICwS - Introducing our new Associate Research Fellow's Rothna Begum, Legal Advocacy Director at the Clooney Foundation for Justice’s Waging Justice for Women initiative.

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#HumanRights #WomensRights #InternationalLaw #MigrantWorkersRights

Successful Conclusion of the 2nd International Training on Modern Chest Wall Surgery Techniques The ICWS has successfully concluded its second global training program for chest wall surgery techniques, enhancing skills for thoracic surgeons worldwide.

Successful Conclusion of the 2nd International Training on Modern Chest Wall Surgery Techniques #China #Guangzhou #Chest_Wall_Surgery #ICWS #Wang_Procedure

Inaugural Global Chest Wall Surgery Conference Unites Experts in Guangzhou A successful inaugural Global Chest Wall Surgery Conference took place in Guangzhou, bringing together medical experts to discuss innovations in surgery.

Inaugural Global Chest Wall Surgery Conference Unites Experts in Guangzhou #China #Guangzhou #Chest_Wall_Surgery #ICWS #Nuss_Procedure

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Welcome to the #ICwS - Introducing one of our newest Senior Research Fellows, Dr Rachel Seoighe, a criminologist concerned with state violence and resistance.

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#StateViolence #SriLanka #Justice #HumanRights #Feminism #WomensImprisonment

Welcome to the #ICwS - Introducing our new Senior Research Fellows, Dr Tamsin Mitchell, an independent researcher and consultant and an alumnus of our MA in Understanding and Securing Human Rights.

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#HumanRightsLaw #FreedomOfExpression #HumanTrafficking

New Article Published in #TheRoundTable: 'Widening the Reparations Debate' written by #ICwS Senior Research Fellow Martin Plaut doi.org/10.1080/0035...

This article expands the scope of current #reparations discussions and explores wider historical contexts.

#Slavery #Colonialism #Commonwealth

New #ICwS Event Recording - 'Global Activism for Indigenous Peoples’ Rights: Challenges and Opportunities in the Anthropocene', 12 March 2025

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#IndigenousPeoples #SelfDetermination #GlobalGovernance #Pluralism #Anthropocene #EnvironmentalJustice #HumanRights #ClimateAction

Webinar NEXT WEEK 👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻

#HumanRights in the #media, 20 May 2025, 1pm-2pm BST, Online

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Co-hosted by the International Bar Association's Human Rights Institute (IBAHRI) and the Human Rights Lawyers' Association (HRLA). The #ICwS are a supporting partner of this event.

Forthcoming #ICwS event: 'Revisiting #Gandhi in the Age of #Masculinity and #Majoritarianism', 20 May 2025, 5pm - 7pm BST, Room 261, Senate House. Free to attend - register here:

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#India #Politics #Identity #Decolonisation #AnanyaVajpeyi

On Thursday 15 May, join award-winning journalist Lindsey Hilsum for an urgent discussion about #war, #peace and the threat to #democracy, at Senate House, University of London.

She will be in conversation with #ICwS Director @abbottkingsley.bsky.social

Register here: shorturl.at/7HMLA

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#Commonwealth #RuleofLaw #HumanRights #DigitalDiplomacy #FreedomofExpression

CICC School – Panel: Indian Indenture: Histories, Continuities How did the system of Indian indenture operate in the British Empire and what are its legacies today?

Forthcoming event - Indian Indenture: Histories, Continuities, 17 April 2025, 18:00 - 20:00 BST, 35 Marylebone Road London NW1 5LS. #ICwS Director @abbottkingsley.bsky.social will chair the event.

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#India #Labour #Commonwealth

Welcome to the #ICwS - Introducing one of our newest Associate Research Fellows Dr John Duncan who pursued his PhD research at the School of Advanced Study. His PhD research examined the role of human rights within radical UK-based social movements.
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Welcome to the #ICwS - Introducing one of our newest Associate Research Fellows Kaeden Watts.

He is an Indigenous rights advocate and policy expert.
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#ClimateChange #IndigenousSovereignty #IndigenousPeople #IndigenousHealthSystems #Commonwealth

Welcome to the #ICwS - Introducing one of our newest Senior Research Fellows Dr. Miranda Kaufmann, the author of the Wolfson History Prize and Nayef Al-Rodhan Prize-shortlisted book Black Tudors: The Untold Story (2017).
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#BlackBritishHistory #Commonwealth