A new consortium of academics and practitioners led by the University of York has been awarded up to £5 million by the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office to research ways to prevent and reduce civilian suffering in armed conflicts around the world.

As a community, we are shocked and saddened by the unfolding of events in Israel and Palestine.

Our scholars, Christian, Mauricio and Mahdi explain why they chose to study at the Centre for Applied Human Rights.

A series of talks are taking place over autumn by human rights defenders. We hope these talks will inspire others to fight for human rights.

Zachariah Mampilly and José Gutiérrez examined rebels' taxation practices in Colombia in their new paper, A tax like any other? Rebel taxes on narcotics and war time economic order.

Lecturers from the Centre for Applied Human Rights (CAHR) have worked together on a new edited volume on 'Transformative Justice and Agrarian Conflict: Elements for a Necessary Debate'.

Monthly York Human Rights Workshops, organised by the Centre for Applied Human Rights in collaboration with the York Centre for Modern Studies, will be starting in October 2023.

Worldwide, one in six children – or about 449 million – live in conflict zones. Their rights are often affected by the activities of State and non-State parties to armed conflicts.

York has been a Human Rights City for just six years, but others have been operating for up to 25 years.

On 15 May, we held a Welcome Lunch for the new human rights defenders.

The Centre for Applied Human Rights is deeply concerned by the passing of the Anti-Homosexuality Bill by the Ugandan Parliament, which introduces severe punishments for members of the LGBTI+ community and activists, including the death penalty.

If you've met or worked with any effective human rights protagonist, you may have been impressed by their dedication, their courage, and their ability to make a difference.

Have you applied to study with us at the Centre for Applied Human Rights in the academic year 2023/24 and hold a conditional or unconditional offer?

More needs to be done to protect the City’s low-income households and vulnerable residents as the cost of living crisis pushes more people towards poverty, according to a new report published today.

In March, fieldwork took place in Maputo, Mozambique, as part of the TRANSIST research project.

A RPP research team, which included Piergiuseppe Parisi, Ana Deida Secue Rivera, Carolina Baltán Salazar, and Nicolás Braguinsky Cascini , conducted a three-month field research in the Nasa indigenous territory of Huellas Caloto (Colombia).

Piergiuseppe Parisi (CAHR), jointly with Diana Granados (University of Cauca - Colombia), organised a conference to present and discuss the 'Considerations and Guidance for the Humanitarian Engagement with Religious Leaders'.

On Friday 3 March, York MP, Rachael Maskell visited CAHR and joined staff and current human rights defenders for lunch.

The Rt Hon the Lord Mayor of York, Councillor David Carr and the Lord Mayor’s Consort, Lynda Carr invited the human rights defenders and members of the Friends of defenders scheme to the Mansion house at the end of February.

From 22 to 24 March, Paul Gready and Pippa Cooper from CAHR attended the ICORN (International Cities of Refuge Network) networking meeting in Brussels.

On 10 April 2023, the York Press published a front-page article and detailed commentary on findings of a report written by postgraduate students at the Centre for Applied Human Rights (CAHR) and the York Law School.

On 14 March a panel discussion took place at the Ron Cooke Hub Auditorium to officially open David Kato College.

The University of York has honoured the life of human rights defender and gay rights activist, David Kato, with the official opening of its newest college.

Between 13 and 14 March 2023, CAHR launched the UNESCO Chair in Protection of Human Rights Defenders and Expansion of Political Space (held by Paul Gready), and a working paper titled Universities as Sites of Activism and Protection.

Life is especially difficult for many people just now. The theme of this year's York International Women's Week is Solidarity reflecting the importance of getting together from all walks of life.

In this Arctivism Conversation, artists and activists from the Instituto Fazendinhando of São Paolo speak to Joao Nunes about a project of urban renewal and the transformative potential of art.

CAHR lecturer Mattia Pinto has recently published a new article on the Modern Law Review, entitled ‘Coercive Human Rights and the Forgotten History of the Council of Europe's Report on Decriminalisation’.

The website of the Ritualising Protection Project is now live.

The first exhibits to form part of a new campus art trail will be installed on 8 February in the Spring Lane Building.

On Wednesday 11 January, University of York researchers headed to the Houses of Parliament to raise awareness about the neglected disease, noma, and the ongoing campaign for its formal recognition by the World Health Organisation as a neglected tropical disease.

University of York researchers have raised awareness of the neglected disease, noma, at an event at the Houses of Parliament.

The three current CAHR fellows spent 5 days in London on a networking and advocacy trip.