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Institute of Commonwealth Studies @icws-sas.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Join us today in Senate House where we’re displaying our research and related publications at the SAS Open Day! We’re here alongside @stopecocide.bsky.social so come by to learn more. #HumanRights #Ecocide #DecriminalisatioofPoverty #Commonwealth @sas-news.bsky.social @uolondon.bsky.social

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Institute of Commonwealth Studies @icws-sas.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

🌎 Study Human Rights from anywhere! 🌏 Applications are now open for the MA Human Rights by distance learning. Apply by 13 January for a February 2027 start. www.london.ac.uk/study/course... #HumanRights #EnvironmentalJustice #Genocide #WomensRights #GenderEquality #IndigenousPeoples

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Institute of Commonwealth Studies @icws-sas.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

ICwS Senior Research Fellow Prof Henning Melber shared his views on the challenges facing the UN on occasion of the high level general debate opening the 81st session of the General Assembly in an interview with Monocle Radio’s The Briefing on 21 Sep 2026. Listen here: monocle.com/player/?uuid...

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Institute of Commonwealth Studies @icws-sas.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Yesterday evening, the Institute was delighted to host an event with speaker, and Senior Research Fellow, Prof Luis Franceschi. He guided the audience in exploring an important topic on #InternationalLaw and the Art of the Possible. commonwealth.sas.ac.uk/news-events/... #Diplomacy #Peacebuilding

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Institute of Commonwealth Studies @icws-sas.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

The Commonwealth and Geopolitics, 3rd Annual Conference on the Commonwealth of Nations, 27 Nov 2026, St Mary’s University, Twickenham In an era of geopolitical uncertainty, what future does the Commonwealth have? estore.stmarys.ac.uk/product-cata... #Commonwealth #Diplomacy #GlobalGovernance

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Institute of Commonwealth Studies @icws-sas.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Forthcoming lecture from #ICwS PhD candidate in Human Rights Anna Gopsill: Masculinity and Vulnerability: Sexual Violence Against Men During #Genocide and #Conflict, 23 September 2026 at 12PM Pacific Time - Join on Zoom dornsife.usc.edu/cagr/2026/09... #HumanRights #Rwanda #Yugoslavia #Violence

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Masculinity and Vulnerability: Sexual Violence Against Men During Genocide and Conflict - Anna Gopsill - Center for Advanced Genocide Research

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Institute of Commonwealth Studies @icws-sas.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

FORTHCOMING EVENT IN 2 WEEKS👇 👇 👇 International Law and the Art of the Possible with Luis Franceschi, 30 September 2026, 6pm-8pm, The Senate Room, First Floor, Senate House commonwealth.sas.ac.uk/news-events/... #InternationalLaw #Commonwealth #Diplomacy #Peacebuilding #Multilateralism

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Institute of Commonwealth Studies @icws-sas.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

From 17–21 August 2026, Institute of Commonwealth Studies PhD researcher Joe Ruzvidzo attended the Utrecht Summer School course “Advocacy for Academic Freedom and Human Rights” at Utrecht University in the Netherlands. commonwealth.sas.ac.uk/news-events/... #AcademicFreedon #Democracy #HumanRights

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Academic Freedom and Human Rights in Focus at Utrecht Summer School

From 17–21 August 2026, Institute of Commonwealth Studies PhD researcher Joe Ruzvidzo attended the Utrecht Summer School course “Advocacy for Academic Freedom and Human Rights”.

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Institute of Commonwealth Studies @icws-sas.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Forthcoming event 👇 👇 👇 International Law and the Art of the Possible with Professor Luis Franceschi - 30 September 2026, 6pm-8pm, The Senate Room, First Floor, Senate House, Malet Street, London WC1E 7HU commonwealth.sas.ac.uk/news-events/... #InternationalLaw #Commonwealth #Multilateralism

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Institute of Commonwealth Studies @icws-sas.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

🌎 Study Human Rights from anywhere! 🌏 DEADLINE NEXT WEEK! Apply by 5 August for a September 2026 start. www.london.ac.uk/study/course... #HumanRights #EnvironmentalJustice #Genocide #WomensRights #GenderEquality #IndigenousPeoples #PostgraduateStudy #UniversityofLondon #DistanceLearning

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Institute of Commonwealth Studies @icws-sas.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

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 Elenor Smith ⭐ commonwealth.sas.ac.uk/news-events/...

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Alumni Spotlight - Elenor Smith

Elenor Smith is a Senior Advisor of Human Rights in Supply Chains at Slave-Free Alliance where she supports businesses to identify and address risks of modern slavery.

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Institute of Commonwealth Studies @icws-sas.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

ICwS Asia Launch of the Practitioner's Guide on the Decriminalisation of Poverty and Status at the Commonwealth Association of Law Reform Agencies Conference in Singapore on 13 July 2026. 👇👇👇 Read more here: commonwealth.sas.ac.uk/news-events/... #LawReform #DecriminalisationPovertyStatus

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Institute of Commonwealth Studies @icws-sas.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Modules include: ➡️ Women's Human Rights ➡️ Business and Human Rights ➡️ Translating Human Rights into International Law ➡️ Genocide, gross human rights violations and reconciliation ➡️ Human Rights, Sustainable Development and Environmental Justice ➡️ Indigenous peoples, minorities and human rights 3/3

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Institute of Commonwealth Studies @icws-sas.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Join this online, practice-focused human rights MA to learn from, and with, human rights activists from around the world. Postgraduate Diploma and Postgraduate Certificate also available. Study from anywhere and pay per module! 2/3

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Institute of Commonwealth Studies @icws-sas.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

🌎 Study Human Rights from anywhere! 🌏 Apply by 5 August for the MA Human Rights by distance learning at the University of London! www.london.ac.uk/study/course... 1/3

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Institute of Commonwealth Studies @icws-sas.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

Join us NEXT WEEK on Monday for An evening with the CARICOM Reparations Commission on the occasion of its second official visit to the United Kingdom. 13 July 2026, 6pm-8pm, Chancellor's Hall, Senate House Register here: sas.sym-online.com/registration...

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Institute of Commonwealth Studies @icws-sas.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

⭐ Save the Date ⭐ An evening with the CARICOM Reparations Commission and other Guests, 13 July 2026, 6pm-8pm, Chancellor's Hall, Senate House sas.sym-online.com/registration... #CARICOMReparationsCommission #ReparatoryJustice #CARICOM #Reparations #CaribbeanHistory #Commonwealth

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Institute of Commonwealth Studies @icws-sas.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

🌟 GENEVA STUDY TOUR 2026 🌟 Another sunny day in Geneva for our MA and PhD Human Rights students there for their annual Study Tour this week. Here is the group enjoying an al fresco picnic by Lake Geneva! #HumanRights #Geneva #StudyTour #UnitedNations @sas-news.bsky.social @hrc-sas.bsky.social

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Institute of Commonwealth Studies @icws-sas.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

🌟 GENEVA STUDY TOUR 2026 🌟 Our MA and PhD Human Rights students are enjoying their annual Geneva Study Tour this week! Here are a couple of pictures from their trip, with the group jumping for joy at the gates of the UN Palais des Nations! #HumanRights #Geneva #StudyTour #UN #Commonwealth

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Institute of Commonwealth Studies @icws-sas.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

Join us THIS THURSDAY from 2pm-3pm (UK time) to hear about our Postgraduate Studies in Human Rights by distance learning from Programme Director Prof Corinne Lennox. us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi... #HumanRights #HumanRightsLaw #Law #PostgraduateStudy #DistanceLearning @sas-news.bsky.social

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Institute of Commonwealth Studies @icws-sas.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

The British Society of Criminology’s Green Criminology Research Network will hold its 2026 annual conference on 23 June 2026 Learn more here: commonwealth.sas.ac.uk/news-events/... #EnvironmentalJustice #GreenCriminology #Research

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Teaching Green Criminology: Developing the Next Generation

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Institute of Commonwealth Studies @icws-sas.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

Join us on 18 June 2026 from 2pm-3pm (UK time) to hear about our Postgraduate Studies in Human Rights by distance learning from Programme Director Prof Corinne Lennox. us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi... #HumanRights #HumanRightsLaw #Law #PostgraduateStudy #DistanceLearning @sas-news.bsky.social

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Institute of Commonwealth Studies @icws-sas.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

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 Patrick Duce ⭐ commonwealth.sas.ac.uk/news-events/...

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Alumni Spotlight - Patrick Duce

Patrick Duce is a housing and homelessness professional with more than 15 years’ experience working at the intersection of human rights, social justice and public policy.

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Institute of Commonwealth Studies @icws-sas.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

Join us NEXT WEEK on 2 June 2026 from 6pm in Senate House for a special community screening: THE PEOPLE'S EMERGENCY BRIEFING 👇👇👇 commonwealth.sas.ac.uk/news-events/... #PEBuk #FilmScreening #London #Event #ClimateChange #EnvironmentalJustice #HumanRights

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People's Emergency Briefing - Teaser Trailer

YouTube video by The National Emergency Briefing

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Institute of Commonwealth Studies @icws-sas.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

On 19 May 2026, the ICwS together with its partners hosted the launch of two groundbreaking initiatives: the Practitioners’ Guide on a Human Rights-Based Approach to the Decriminalisation of Poverty and Status, and the People-Centred Public Safety Fellowships. commonwealth.sas.ac.uk/news-events/...

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Institute of Commonwealth Studies @icws-sas.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

We are delighted to host the UK launch of the People-Centred #PublicSafety Fellowships and the Practitioners’ Guide on a Human Rights-Based Approach the #Decriminalisation of #Poverty and Status. View the full programme here: commonwealth.sas.ac.uk/news-events/... #HumanRights #Commonwealth

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Institute of Commonwealth Studies @icws-sas.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

Join us on 2nd June for a special community screening: THE PEOPLE'S EMERGENCY BRIEFING. Watch the Trailer: www.youtube.com/watch?v=JaI-... Seats are free but limited so please book in advance: commonwealth.sas.ac.uk/news-events/... #PEBuk #FilmScreening #London #ClimateChange

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Institute of Commonwealth Studies @icws-sas.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

‼️ CALL FOR PAPERS ‼️ 3rd Annual Interdisciplinary Conference on the #Commonwealth of Nations, St Mary’s University, Twickenham, Friday 27 November 2026 Theme: The Commonwealth and #Geopolitics Abstract deadline: 1 July 2026 www.commonwealthroundtable.co.uk/general/jour... #Multilateralism

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Institute of Commonwealth Studies @icws-sas.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

Congratulations to all of our graduating students including Brenda Kositany and Wai Hon Chiu pictured here at the ceremony yesterday. In honour of the #UoL graduation this week, here's a look back to the SAS ceremony in February: commonwealth.sas.ac.uk/news-events/... #UoLGrad2026 #HumanRights

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Institute of Commonwealth Studies @icws-sas.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

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 Michael Mperembe ⭐ commonwealth.sas.ac.uk/news-events/...

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Alumni Spotlight - Michael Mperembe

Michael Mperembe is a Malawian human rights practitioner currently serving as a Principal Child Rights Officer at the Malawi Human Rights Commission (MHRC).

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Institute of Commonwealth Studies @icws-sas.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

We are delighted to announce that Professor Luis Franceschi is our newest Senior Research Fellow. commonwealth.sas.ac.uk/news-events/... Read more about Prof Franceschi's incredible accomplishments here: commonwealth.sas.ac.uk/people/profe... #Commonwealth #RuleOfLaw #HumanRights #Fellowship

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Institute of Commonwealth Studies @icws-sas.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

⭐ SCHOLARSHIP FOR THE MA HUMAN RIGHTS ⭐ ONE WEEK LEFT TO APPLY! We're honoured to offer the Yusuf Ali #Scholarship to students resident in #India, #Pakistan and #Bangladesh to enable one individual to study on the MA #HumanRights. www.london.ac.uk/study/fees-f...

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Institute of Commonwealth Studies @icws-sas.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

Welcome to the #ICwS - Introducing one of our newest Senior Research Fellows - Dr Basuli Deb, a Global Scholar at the Institute for Research on Women at Rutgers where she co-founded the international Research Group on Dalit and Adivasi Studies. Read more here: commonwealth.sas.ac.uk/people/dr-ba...

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Institute of Commonwealth Studies @icws-sas.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

‼️ SCREENING RESCHEDULED - DATE CHANGE ‼️ Due to the tube strike, tomorrow's screening has been rescheduled for 2nd June 2026. commonwealth.sas.ac.uk/news-events/... WATCH THE TRAILER HERE: www.youtube.com/watch?v=JaI-... #PEBuk #London #ClimateChange #EnvironmentalJustice #HumanRights

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Institute of Commonwealth Studies @icws-sas.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

Welcome to the #ICwS - Introducing one of our newest Associate Research Fellows - Laura Baron-Mendoza, a Colombian lawyer with a Doctorate in Law from McGill University and an LL.M. from the Geneva Academy of #InternationalHumanitarianLaw and #HumanRights. commonwealth.sas.ac.uk/people/laura...

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Institute of Commonwealth Studies @icws-sas.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

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. commonwealth.sas.ac.uk/people/dr-ma... #HumanRights #Democracy #Law

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Institute of Commonwealth Studies @icws-sas.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

‼️ DATE CHANGE ‼️ Join us on 2nd June for a special community screening: THE PEOPLE'S EMERGENCY BRIEFING. Watch the Trailer: www.youtube.com/watch?v=JaI-... Seats are free but limited so please book in advance: commonwealth.sas.ac.uk/news-events/... #PEBuk #FilmScreening #London #ClimateChange

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Institute of Commonwealth Studies @icws-sas.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

⭐ SCHOLARSHIP FOR THE MA HUMAN RIGHTS ⭐ We're honoured to offer the Yusuf Ali Scholarship to students resident in India, Pakistan and Bangladesh to enable one individual to study on the MA Human Rights. www.london.ac.uk/study/fees-f... #Scholarship #HumanRights #India #Pakistan #Bangladesh

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Institute of Commonwealth Studies @icws-sas.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

Join us on the 21st of April for a special community screening: THE PEOPLE'S EMERGENCY BRIEFING. Watch the Trailer here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=JaI-... Seats are free but limited so please book in advance: commonwealth.sas.ac.uk/news-events/... #PEBuk #FilmScreening #London #ClimateChange

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People's Emergency Briefing - Teaser Trailer

YouTube video by The National Emergency Briefing

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Institute of Commonwealth Studies @icws-sas.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

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 ⭐ commonwealth.sas.ac.uk/news-events/...

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Institute of Commonwealth Studies @icws-sas.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

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. Read more here: commonwealth.sas.ac.uk/news-events/... #Slavery #EastAfrica

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Institute of Commonwealth Studies @icws-sas.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

📢 Community screening: People’s Emergency Briefing, a powerful new film with leading UK scientists explaining the climate & nature crisis - and what it means for food, health, weather & cost of living. 📍 Beveridge Hall, Senate House 📅 21 April 2026 🕖 6pm-8:30pm 🎟️ shorturl.at/kMHWX #London #PEBuk

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Institute of Commonwealth Studies @icws-sas.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

We congratulate to Senior Research Fellow Martin Plaut on being awarded The Round Table’s latest Peter Lyon prize for his article, ‘Widening the reparations debate’, from the June 2025 issue of The Round Table. www.commonwealthroundtable.co.uk/the-round-ta... #Commonwealth #Reparations #Policy

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Peter Lyon prize - The Round Table

This is an annual prize by Routledge, the publishers of The Round Table, for the best policy-oriented article on a theme of significance for the contemporary Commonwealth published in the

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Institute of Commonwealth Studies @icws-sas.bsky.social · 14/03/2026

Apply NOW for a full scholarship to the MA in Human Rights by distance learning!!! Applicants must already have been offered a place on our MA Programme so please apply by 16 March: www.london.ac.uk/study/course...

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MA Human Rights

Designed and run by activist scholars based at the Human Rights Consortium, this practice-based online Master's will develop you as a human rights practitioner.

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