In December, CAHR students on the MA in Applied Human Rights and the LLM in International Human Rights Law and Practice completed their fieldwork in York, Cape Town, and online as part of their organisational placement.

Our scholar Leila explains why she chose to study at the Centre for Applied Human Rights.

Robert Kpadeh has been appointed as Liberia's representative to the International Maritime Organisation.

Two CAHR lecturers have been awarded funding from the Morrell Trust and the York Impact Accelerator Fund (YIAF) for a pilot research project entitled “Rethinking accountability from the bottom: Setting a research agenda on traditional grassroots justice mechanisms (TGJMs)”.

A year-long process of co-production culminated in this three-day event, from 3 to 5 July, designed to discuss and make final changes to these guidelines.

The Protective Writing Fellowship 2024 came to an end on the 14 July.

The Centre for Applied Human Rights (CAHR) stands in solidarity with former Fellow and current Advisory Board member, Meggie Nolasco and the other thirteen members of the Talaingod 18 who were unjustly convicted on 15 July 2024 for their peaceful activities defending the rights of indigenous people in the Philippines.

The June edition of the CAHR newsletter.

CAHR partner 'Watchlist on Children and Armed Conflict' has published its annual flagship report.

In the new Human Rights Leadership podcast series we meet with human rights defenders and activists to learn about their work and practice.

Dr Mattia Pinto participated in a workshop convened by Nora Jaber (University of Exeter) and Tor Krever (University of Cambridge) at the University of Exeter on 18 and 19 April. 

Dr José Gutiérrez is currently working as advisor to one of the peace processes going on in Colombia.

Piergiuseppe Parisi, Carolina Baltan Salazar and Pippa Cooper travelled to the University of Aberystwyth for the WOW Wales One World Film Festival.

A scholarship dedicated to the memory of Sam Pegram will support students to make a positive difference for the rights of people on the move.

Our latest newsletter covers our 15th anniversary, introduces our Chevening Scholars and our students discuss their placements.

The York Human Rights City Network (YHRCN) has today released its 8th Annual Indicator Report since York was declared as the UK’s first Human Rights City in April 2017.

Funded by the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO), the Beyond Compliance Consortium (BCC) Research Programme on ‘Building Evidence on Promoting Restraint by Armed Actors’ is a three-years applied research and knowledge exchange initiative.

CAHR's Generating Respect Hub Coordinator, Samantha Holmes, joined a discussion on children in armed conflict.

The University of York and the UK's Foreign and Commonwealth Development Office signed an agreement to start a three-year programme aiming to reduce the need for international aid and to prevent civilian harm.

Watchlist on Children and Armed Conflict and the Generating Respect Hub at the University of York’s Centre for Applied Human Rights (CAHR) are pleased to announce their strategic partnership for policy and practice-driven research.

On 30 January 2024, Professor Ioana Cismas and Samantha Holmes represented CAHR and the Generating Respect Hub at Watchlist’s Annual Policy Workshop on Children and Armed Conflict.

Read the latest publication on the Religion and Humanitarian Principles blog.

Each year, the University’s Centre for Applied Human Rights (CAHR) hosts human rights defenders at risk through its Protective Fellowship schemes.

On World NTD Day, we were pleased to launch ‘The Politics of Neglected Disease: Surviving and Overcoming Neglect’ blog.

The current CAHR fellows recently spent four days in London on a networking and advocacy trip.

To celebrate the 15th anniversary of the Centre for Applied Human Rights (CAHR) Alumni Voices spoke to Victoria Nolasco, an environmental advocate and educator of indigenous communities from the Philippines, who recently graduated from the University of York’s Protective Fellowship Scheme for Human Rights Defenders at Risk.