Welcome to the #ICwS - Introducing one of our newest Associate Research Fellow's - Dr Pauline Martini. Dr Martini is an academic and practitioner in international criminal justice. Her current research focuses on the prosecution of environmental crimes under international

NEW EVENT RECORDING AVAILABLE 📹 👇 🌟 The recording of the Memorial2007 Annual Lecture: 'Missing in Action: The International Crime of the Slave Trade' delivered by Professor Patricia Viseur Sellers, Visiting Fellow at Kellogg College, University of Oxford, is now available to

Join us next week for this roundtable dicussion with Tom Andrews, UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights in Myanmar. 'Myanmar: The Invisible Crisis' Tuesday 9 December, 10:30am-12:00pm, Room 261, Second Floor, Senate House As part of his official visit to London, Tom Andrews

ONE WEEK LEFT until our live Human Rights Day webinar! Join us on 10 December 2025 from 1pm-2pm (UK time) to hear about our Postgraduate Studies in Human Rights. Learn more about our MA, the modules you will study, and the career paths that the degree will open to ayou, during

NEW EVENT RECORDING AVAILABLE 📹 👇 🌟 The recording of our fireside chat with anti-apartheid activist, writer, and former Constitutional Court judge of South Africa, Albie Sachs is now available on our website. Watch it here: https://t.co/6h1FCivuph #AntiApartheid #HumanRights

Panel 4 of the Cultures of Democracy conference this afternoon entitled 'The Commonwealth, Democracy and New Technologies' was chaired by Dr Virginie Roiron, University of Strasbourg. Featuring panellists: - Ashonshok Kachui, Phd candidate, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT),

Panel 3 of the Cultures of Democracy conference this morning, entitled 'Evolving Democracies in the Commonwealth: Commonwealth Case Studies,' was chaired by Professor Melanie Torrent, University of Jules Verne Picardie / Institute of Commonwealth Studies It featured panellists:

Day 2 of the Cultures of Democracy conference began with an engaging talk from our keynote speaker Professor Matthew Neuhaus entitled 'Reinforcing Democracy? The Commonwealth Ministerial Action Group (CMAG) 30 Years On’ Professor Matthew Neuhaus addressed questions proposed by

Panel 2 of the Cultures of Democracy conference was chaired by Dr. Cherisse Francis and featuring online speakers: - Gargi Sakpal, Chevening Scholar, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine: ‘Procedural Democracy: Mental Health, Social Justice, and the Crisis of

Panel 1 of the Cultures of Democracy conference 'The Commonwealth and Democracy' featured: - James Chiriyankandath, Senior Research Fellow, Institute of Commonwealth Studies - ‘Protest, Silence and Repression: Gaza and the state of freedom and democracy in the Commonwealth and

We are delighted to be co-hosting the 2-day event "Cultures of Democracy: Commonwealth leadership, grassroots actvism and people empowerment in times of crisis". Day 1 has begun with opening remarks from Professor Sue Onslow and #ICwS Director Professor @AbbottKingsley who asked

In attendance at the Cultures of Democracy conference at Senate House, London, hosted by @ICwS_SAS, which opens with a an incredibly pertinent presentation on Gaza and the state of freedom and democracy in the Commonwealth and beyond #commonwealthdemocracy

The Institute of Commonwealth Studies was privileged to host Sir Hilary Beckles, Vice-Chancellor of the University of the West Indies and Chairman of the CARICOM Reparations Commission, as he delivered a pivotal lecture this evening on reparatory justice for transatlantic

"#Ecocide is emerging as an important way to think about war" - Dr Benjamin Neimark and Prof @Katemackintosh2 explore conflict-related ecocide incl. in #Gaza in a piece for The Conversation. Read the article 🔗 https://t.co/YzjQ2aL2qy #StopEcocide #EcocideLaw

There’s still time to register for the 2-day hybrid conference NEXT WEEK: "Cultures of Democracy: Commonwealth leadership, grassroots actvism and people empowerment in times of crisis" 20-21 November 2025, in Senate House and Online https://t.co/GoWZEbO21C #Cultures

Alumni Spotlight 🔦 🎓 3️⃣ 0️⃣ As part of the 30th Anniversary of Human Rights Education at the #ICwS, we will be profiling alumni and currents students on our MA and PhD programmes to highlight their contributions to securing human rights. ⭐ This month's alum is @PalekiAyang